By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 22 October, 2025). “When beggars die, there are no comets seen/The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes”- Spoken by Calpurnia in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. THE TRUISM in these immortal words of the ...
By JKNewsMedia OGUN STATE Governor Dapo Abiodun has pledged that his administration will provide dedicated budgetary support to enhance cancer awareness, early detection, and treatment across the state. The governor made the commitment on Tuesday in Abeokuta while receiving a Cancer Awareness and Screening delegation during the commissioning ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THREE YEARS after its commercial introduction, Nigeria’s fifth-generation (5G) network remains inaccessible to most citizens, restricted largely to affluent users in major urban centres despite its promise of faster connectivity and digital transformation. Latest data from the Nigerian Communic...
By JKNewsMedia THE LAGOS State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, setting the stage for his re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general election. The endorsement was announced during the party’s stakeholders’ forum held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos...
By Duro Obalola, JKNewsMedia Intern ENDORSEMENT OF Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was on Tuesday transmitted via a formal letter by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate, requesting his confirmation. According to the communication sent to the upper chamber, the nomination of Dr Doro [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SET TO deepen its renewable energy drive, Nigeria has signed a landmark agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd, the world’s largest producer of solar panels, for the establishment of a 1,000-megawatt-capacity solar panel manufacturing plant in the country. The deal, facilitated by...
By Joke Kujenya GROWING MEDICAL evidence has revealed that more than ninety-nine percent of all heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure cases are linked to just four modifiable risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and tobacco use. A recent global study published in the Journal of the American College ...
By Joke Kujenya DAILY DIETARY choices can significantly influence how well the liver performs its vital functions in the human body. Often described as the body’s detox powerhouse, the liver filters harmful substances from the bloodstream, processes nutrients, and converts toxins into forms that can be safely excreted. It also stores essentia...
…If we must uncover the secrets of his many mouth-gaping successes? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE UNEASY, THEY say, lies the head that wears the crown. “Crown” here symbolises not the cap or whatever that traditional rulers use to cover the head but those in position of authority, for instance, presidents, governors, ministers, commissioners, local gov...
By JKNewsMedia TRACTION BUILDS across Africa’s agrarian sector as Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) 2025 prepares to convene under the bold theme “Survival of the Greenest: Reclaiming Africa’s Food Destiny.” The event, set for 6–7 November 2025 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, will bring together the continent’s leading voices in agriculture, fi...
