By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LONG WANTED founder and self-acclaimed general overseer of a religious body called “The Turn of Mercy Church”, a prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly masterminding multi...
In Nigeria’s southeast, fear is palpable, and human rights have taken a back seat due to a grim new reality. Young, able-bodied men vanish without a trace after being arrested by joint law enforcement operatives. For the women left behind, wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters, life has become a haunting echo of the classic play […]
By JKNewsMedia A PERMANENT travel restriction has been announced by Ibom Air on a passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, following what the airline described as a violent incident aboard its Uyo-Lagos flight on Sunday, 10 August 2025. According to a statement by Akwa Ibom Airlines Limited, Ms Emmanson’s conduct posed a serious threat to crew, passe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent LEGAL ACTION has been initiated by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over alleged intimidation of Minna-based Badeggi FM and threa...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THUNDERSTROMS, HEAVY rains, and significant flood risks are expected across several regions of Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday, according to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in its latest weather outlook released on Sunday. The agency urgently advised residents, emergency services, an...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed concern over remarks by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, who stated that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what ...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 10 August 2025). WHEREAS MY resolution was not to comment on the controversy surrounding the burial of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, pressure from readers caused me to rethink. “Are you afraid?”, one [&he...
By Olabode Akinwale ONDO STATE is no doubt one of the few states in the federation that takes the issue of education management which encompasses the administration and leadership of educational systems at the secondary school level very seriously and conscientiously in a way that is motivated by moral and official sense of right and […...
By JKNewsMedia INTRODUCING NEW restrictions aimed at reducing lithium battery-related incidents, Emirates Airlines has announced the prohibition of the use of power banks on all flights from 1 October 2025, In a statement, the Dubai-based carrier said passengers will still be permitted to carry one power bank per person, rated under 100 watt-...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent REVISED COSTS for prepaid electricity meters will be taking effect from 6 August 2025, Ikeja Electric has confirmed in a public statement released via its official X handle. The company said the updated prices, which apply to both single-phase and three-phase meters, include Value Added Tax and...
