By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FALSE DATA and manipulated statistics have continued to dominate campaigns by local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to influence the United States to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said. T...
By Tunde Rahman IN AN age when the lines between truth and falsehood are getting increasingly blurred, I was nonplussed when President Trump labelled Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern on October 31. My incredulity was heightened given that his action stemmed from unproven allegations of genocide against Christians. Was it another deepfa...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MONTHS OF surveillance culminated in the arrest of a wanted drug baron, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, while he attempted to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Um...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RESIDENTS AFFECTED by the ongoing Ibadan Circular Road project received a measure of relief as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, extended financial assistance to those whose properties were demolished during the exercise carried out by the Oyo State Government. The minister, who is also a 2027 gov...
By Ofem John , JkNewsMedia Intern RENEWED PROSPECTS for Cross River State’s tourism and economy have emerged following the official transfer of ownership of the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to the state government, a move that has drawn commendation from Senator Eteng Jonah Willia...
By JKNewsMedia SUBSCRIBERS CAN now test their knowledge and win exciting rewards through a new interactive trivia game, Glo Take A Guess, unveiled by telecommunications company Globacom to combine entertainment with cash, data, and airtime prizes. Globacom Telecommunications Company described the initiative as an innovative lottery-style trivi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter ENERGY COOPERATION between Nigeria and Germany entered a new phase following the signing of a Joint Declaration of Intent on Bilateral Energy Transition Dialogue and Cooperation, which formally cements both countries’ partnership to strengthen Nigeria’s technical capacity for clean and sustainable energ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INTERNATIONAL DRUG cartels suffered another major setback as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) secured a combined 21-year jail sentence against five members involved in the trafficking of 68.9 kilograms of cocaine and tramadol through the Murtala Muhammed Internatio...
By Olukorede Yishau FOREIGN INTERVENTION has never been the cure for internal troubles. Lest we forget, every time powerful nations have marched into weaker ones with promises of salvation, the outcome has been heartbreak, not healing. Somalia learnt this bitter lesson in the early 1990s when American troops landed to restore peace but left b...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FIRM ASSURANCE came from President Bola Tinubu on Thursday that Nigeria will defeat terrorism and other threats to national security as the government sustains its reform agenda to deliver steady economic growth, stability, and prosperity. Speaking at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting...
