By JKNewsMedia THE WIGWE University has joined the global remembrance of its late founder, Dr Herbert Wigwe, CFR, on the occasion of his 59th posthumous birthday. The institution described the day as a solemn tribute to a visionary whose determination and leadership established what it called a citadel of knowledge and innovation. In a statem...
By Owei Lakemfa ANAS JAMAL al-Sharif cried on air as he reported the on-going starvation of Gaza, a city of 2.1 million people. In so doing, he signed his death warrant. The regime in Israel said he was trying to mobilise the world against it by such sentiments. When the Israelis began to mount propaganda […]
I BELIEVE in Nigeria. But belief without truth is delusion. And the truth is this: if Nigeria is to thrive, some things must change, and radically too. Without changes, incompetence will continue to defer dreams and lives will be buried beneath the weight of preventable tragedies. The things that need to change are not mysteries. […]
JKNewsMedia COURT OF Appeal, Abuja Division, has overturned the Federal High Court’s April 2023 decision that had annulled Senator Ifeanyi Araraume’s removal as non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Board and awarded him N5 billion in damages. The appellate court ruled the lower court’s judgment was...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE STRUCTURAL rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State will require more than N3trillion, according to the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Umahi said underwater and structural assessments revea...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE DIRECTOR-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to introduce social safety nets to support vulnerable Nigerians facing economic hardship from ongoing reforms. Speaking to journalists on Thursday after a meeting with President ...
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could...
THE NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged State Governments to strengthen year-round community engagement to curb the spread of Lassa fever. In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from three reported the previous week. This, the NC...
By Peace Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern THE LAGOS State Government has reported marked improvements in fire safety for 2024, rescuing 450 lives and preserving properties valued at N117.12 billion, following a 20 per cent reduction in fire-related incidents across the state. Details were disclosed at the second Lagos International Fire Safety Confer...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE RIVERS State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a self-acclaimed cleric, identified as 41-year-old Pastor Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, in connection with the alleged maltreatment of children within his church premises in Port Harcourt. The arrest followed the circulation of a video online show...
