By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE UNITED States of America has issued a renewed warning to Nigerians seeking to travel for the sole purpose of giving birth on American soil, cautioning that such visa applications will be denied under tightened scrutiny of “birth tourism.” In a statement posted Monday on its official X (form...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent REDEMPTION CAME from 12 yards as Chloe Kelly converted the decisive penalty to crown England champions of Europe once again, following a tense 3-1 shoot-out victory over Spain after a 1-1 draw in the Women’s Euro 2025 final in Basel. Six of the Lionesses had been travelling a long road [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia TRAVELLING BACK campus after a court externship break, six Nigerian Law School students were seized along a dangerous stretch between Benue and Nasarawa states, with their abductors now threatening to execute them if a revised ransom demand of ₦50 million per person is not paid. The incident occurred on Saturday 26 July as [&he...
By JKNewsMedia LIGHTNING SOLUTIONS are reshaping classroom access across Nigeria, as Fidelity Bank Plc donates 1,000 solar-powered school bags to pupils in public primary schools across Ogun State under its new “Lighting Young Minds” initiative. Unveiled in Abeokuta on 4 July 2025, the initiative addresses the persistent issue of limited elec...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia SYNTHETIC CANNABIS disguised in moimoi sachets and Canadian Loud concealed in imported canned food have been intercepted in sweeping nationwide operations by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), with dozens of other couriers arrested across 13 states and over 71,000 pills of opioids seized. Lian...
By JKNewsMedia THOUSANDS OF Nigerians have benefitted from Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN)’s fourth edition of the Save and Win Palli Promo, which culminated in a grand finale where three customers walked away with ₦5 million each. The nationwide campaign, which launched in December 2024 and ended in May 2025, has now delivered over ₦330 [&hellip...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in my “On the Lord’s Day” column, Sunday Tribune newspaper, Sunday 27 July 2025, page 22) ‘BUHARI’s PRESIDENCY was a colossal disaster. He left behind a country poorer, more fractured, and more despairing than he found it. Let those who govern today and tomorrow draw the right lesson: Power is transient, [...
By Joke Kujenya MOROCCO’s TWO-goal lead crumbled under Nigeria’s relentless second-half surge as the Super Falcons stormed to a 3-2 victory and secured a record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Rabat on Saturday night. A dramatic turnaround saw Jennifer Echegini fire home the decisive goal in the 88th minute, sealing a f...
By JKNewsMedia TONIGHT MARKS a pivotal moment as Nigeria’s Super Falcons prepare to take on host nation Morocco in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat. President Bola Tinubu has rallied national support for the team, commending their conduct, performance, and unity throughout the tourname...
Illness in Nigeria is no longer driven solely by poverty or lack of access to healthcare. Increasingly, it stems from what people eat. Processed foods high in salt, sugar, and saturated fats, poorly labelled and aggressively marketed, are fuelling a sharp rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, stroke, and cardiovascu...
