By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter URGENT CALLS for government action to secure the safe return of abducted pupils and teachers intensified in Ibadan as Civil Society (CSOs) groups staged a protest over the incident in Oyo State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that eighteen days after, protesters demanded urgent action as they marched throug...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter WORRIES OVER the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State prompted a high-powered Federal Government delegation to visit Esiele and Yawota communities, where President Bola Tinubu approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards and ordered intensified rescue effor...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Awaits Benin in Final Hurdle to the World Cup. THE FLAMINGOES of Nigeria (U17 female football team) on Sunday at the Remo Star Stadium in Shagamu, Ogun State of Nigeria whipped their Guinean counterparts 6-0 after drubbing the Guineans 5-0 in the first leg in Abidjan, Ivory […]
By Emeka Monye NIGERIA’s DEMOCRACY is not a comedy show. Yet as we edge closer to the 2027 general elections, the conduct of many political gladiators suggests otherwise. The stage is filling up fast. As of the last count, over ten presidential aspirants have already emerged across major and fringe political parties. On paper, this […]...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ILLICIT DRUG consignments concealed in water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands to Lagos have been uncovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), while officers also intercepted military grade ammunition in Kaduna and arrested suspected drug traffickers in se...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line THE PARIS Saint Germain PSG of France on Saturday in Budapest the Hungarian capital retained their title as Champions of Europe beating archrival Arsenal FC of England 4-3 via penalty kicks. It was an encore of last years semifinal that PSG in the semifinal eliminated Arsenal 1-0 […]
By Robert Egbe In 2009, Brazil banned electronic smoking devices (including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other emerging nicotine delivery systems. However, a loophole in the law left open a pathway for Big Tobacco and their allies to seek approval if they could demonstrate that their products were safe. Nearly two decades later,...
By Joke Kujenya THERE IS a quieter form of political courage in Nigeria that rarely receives sustained attention. It is not the courage of those who hold office or command party structures. It is the courage of individuals who attempt to enter those spaces, fully aware of how tightly controlled they are. That is the […]
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA AVOIDED imminent bankruptcy and has begun a gradual economic recovery following the removal of fuel subsidy, President Bola Tinubu said on Friday while hosting state governors who visited him to celebrate the third anniversary of his administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports that among those in...
By Joke Kujenya MORE THAN 1.17 billion people worldwide were living with mental health disorders in 2023, marking a 95.5 per cent increase from 1990, according to a new study published in The Lancet. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the study, led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), analysed data from 204 countries as [&hell...
