By Owei Lakemfa Aliko Dangote is a likeable man. He is into philanthropism, smiles and even dances in public. However, the issue is not his person but his businesses. In the last few years, he has been engaged in endless fights over the operation of his refinery. But one of the most unnecessary is his […]
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN JANUARY 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an elected civilian administration. Moshood Abiola was actively canvassing to inherit that mantle. As Chief Justice of […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DRUG ENFORCEMENT operatives intercepted two million two hundred and forty-eight thousand (2,248,000) pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg disguised as multi-vitamins at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. The consignment, with an estimated street value of Three Billion Nine...
By JKNewsMedia COMMITMENT TO Nigeria’s growth and development has earned commendation for Globacom from the Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Signals (NASS), Major General Kennedy Osemwegie, who indicated the school’s willingness to partner with the company in advancing its mandate. Speaking during a visit to Globacom’s corporate head...
By JKNewsMedia EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are ushering in what Julius Berger Nigeria PLC described as an era of “Construction Intelligence,” where its driven solutions are being applied to engineering and project delivery. Managing Director of the company, Engr. Dr. Peer Lubasch, made the declaration during the 2025...
By Olukorede Yishau IN OCTOBER, it will be thirty-nine years since the murder of Sunmonu Oladele Giwa, better known as Dele Giwa, the subject of ‘Born to Run’, the thrilling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dele Olojede and Dr. Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, now of blessed memory. Though published about a year after Giwa’s shocking...
By JKNewsMedia GROSS EARNINGS of N149.27 billion have been projected for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2025 by Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc (“Sterling HoldCo” or “the Group”), sustaining the growth momentum achieved earlier in the year. The filing on the Nigerian Exchange shows that the Group’s outlook builds on its first-h...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of Sunday, 14 September, 2025). THE OLUNLOYOs family of Ibadan needs no elaborate introduction. Who does not know Dr. Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo: For his brilliance, especially his globally established wizardry in Mathematics; his eccent...
By Owei Lakemfa ISRAEL, UNDER the Nethanyahu regime, and shielded from international sanctions by countries like the United States, US, and Britain, has become like a rabid dog. Just on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, it carried out a second attack within 24 hours on a flotilla in the Tunisian port planning to break its aid […]
By JKNewsMedia Trends THINNEST SMARTPHONES in Apple’s history made its debut at the company’s Cupertino launch, where the iPhone Air was unveiled at 5.6 millimetres thick. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook described the device as a “game changer” during Tuesday’s presentation. Apple confirmed that the iPhone Air, priced at $999, will be positi...
