By Reuben Abati IN THE early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, there was the shocking news of a military intervention in the Republic of Benin, led by one Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri who seized the Beninese National TV, along with his co-putschists and announced that President Patrice Talon had been deposed, all borders leading […...
By Babafemi Ojudu I READ Ray Ekpu’s moving tribute to our departed brother, Dan Agbese, with a mixture of sadness and admiration. Sadness, because we have lost a fine mind and a gentleman of the craft. Admiration, because even in grief Ray’s pen remains as evocative and commanding as ever. Ray has endured three personal […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE INTERNATIONAL Press Institute (IPI), Nigeria, part of a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025,blacklisted three serving Nigerian leaders. It found Governor Umo Bassey Eno of Akwa Ibom, his Niger State counterpart, Umaru Bago and, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE IT IS not a surprise that attacks and demands for more expose, as some of the commentators have called it, trailed the first and second instalments of “Sixty-Fifth birthday fire-works…” between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose. The two personalities involved are ne...
IN 1776, Benjamin Franklin the Father of America’s nationalism arrived France as America’s First Ambassador to the then monarchy. As a media owner back home, he helped shaped public opinion in favour of the thirteen colonies taking up arms against their then colonial masters – the United Kingdom. When he arrived in France, he helped […]...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter RECOGNITION OF philanthropy formed the focus of an event where World Women Organisation (WWO) honoured Olori Janet Afolabi with the International Philanthropy Award (IPA). The organisation stated that the award came “in recognition of your philanthropy and contributions in innovative food distribution in rural areas an...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXTERNAL RESERVES surged past the $45 billion mark, reaching levels not seen since July 2019, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported. Latest figures by the apex bank shows the reserves now stand at $45.04 billion, up from $42.03 billion on September 19, 2025, representing an accumulatio...
By Tope Fasua IN RECENT weeks, a wave of commentary has suggested that Nigeria’s new tax regime may scare away investors, trigger capital flight, or damage business competitiveness. These concerns, although understandable in an environment where fiscal reforms attract intense public scrutiny, are largely misplaced. The 2025 tax reforms, ancho...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SECURITY DISCUSSIONS dominated the agenda in Abuja as a visiting United States (US) congressional delegation met with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to examine steps for strengthening nationwide protection. The US Congressman, Riley Moore described the meetings as focused on ...
By Owei Lakemfa I HAVE worried that President Bola Tinubu did not appreciate the fact that our country is at war against vicious, unfeeling bandits and terrorists who massacre babies, children, the young and the old. But on November 26, 2025, he proclaimed a state of emergency declaring war on these criminals some of who […]
