By Tony Monye IN POINT of fact, Lagos State is beyond a state. And that is written without any sense of exaggeration. Lagos is more or less a country. The state can be compared to the other countries in Africa, especially along the continent’s west coast. Take a look at the state’s GDP and compare […]
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter FALSE CLAIMS linking President Bola Tinubu to a planned constitutional amendment to rename Nigeria as the United States of Nigeria and abolish Sharia Law in the North have been dismissed by the Presidency. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Info...
By Stephen Okoroafor OMOYELE SOWORE has spent much of his public life presenting himself as a permanent victim of power. Every confrontation with authority becomes persecution, every court appearance becomes a stage, and every allegation against him becomes proof that the state fears his voice. That routine has served him for years, but recen...
By JKNewsMedia DIRECT FOCUS on the health and environmental impact of sugary drinks in Nigeria shaped the premiere of “Sweet Poison”, a new documentary unveiled by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media and Communications Officer, CAPPA, ...
By Olukorede Yishau WHEN I.O. Echeruo fed us three years ago, our palates were filled with assorted dishes, dishes that cater to varying needs. He called these dishes ‘Expert in All Styles and Other Stories’ and we were treated to stories teeming with scandals, sorrow, tears, blood, violence and sex. In the collection, both saints...
By Owei Lakemfa THE UNITED States (US) and some of its partners, notably the United Kingdom (UK) went to Venezuela and carted away 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium. The materials which can be used to fuel commercial nuclear plants or in research reactors, are from an inheritance research reactor in Venezuela. The research which was [&hellip...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper of Wednesday, 20 May, 2026). IF THE Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, thought he would be applauded for the Federal Government policy excusing applicants seeking admission into the country’s Colleges of Education from writing th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia THE APPOINTMENT of Professor Segun Aina as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been announced by President Bola Tinubu. He will succeed Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure is expected to end on 31 July 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Professor Aina, who turns 40 ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNTION OF tobacco control efforts across Africa followed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s announcement of the World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards, with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and two Nigerian born public health experts named among five African regional winners. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Corpo...
By Olajide Okunola PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu may still have more than a year before the next major electoral cycle fully unfolds, but inside the All Progressives Congress (APC), the struggle for political positioning has already begun with unusual intensity. Across Nigeria, APC primaries are no longer just routine party exercises. They are becomi...
