By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent WORSENING LIVING conditions in Nigeria are driving millions deeper into extreme poverty, the World Bank has warned, placing the country among 39 fragile and conflict-affected states experiencing severe socio-economic decline. In ITS recent post-pandemic review, the World Bank identified Nigeria ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE DEATH of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has set in motion the next phase of succession in Ibadanland, where the city’s centuries-old royal tradition prepares to usher in a new Olubadan. The mantle is expected to fall on High Chief Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State and [&hel...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THUNDERSTORMS AND widespread rain are expected across much of Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) released a fresh weather forecast warning of unstable atmospheric conditions. The outlook anticipates cloudy skies with morning thunderstorms over parts o...
By JKNewsMedia JUST TWO days after marking his 90th birthday, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, has passed away. The monarch died in the early hours of Monday, one year after officially receiving his staff of office from Governor Seyi Makinde on July 12, 2024. Born into the Okugbaja family in Ita Baale, […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE WORD Bank in its May 2025 Report stated that 75.5 per cent of rural Nigerians are engaged in deadly combats with poverty. The number in the urban areas, it said, is 41.3 per cent with an additional 13 million Nigerians, projected to slip below the poverty line by the end of […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of Sunday, 6 July, 2025). WHAT A cenotaph! And what a controversy! What memories – bitter and sweet – of the dead! And what engaging scuffles among the living! In all of these, however, we learn useful lessons – […]
By Steve Osuji Listen Now I DIDN’T know I was attending a security briefing: The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), held her Biennial National Convention in Enugu from June 26th – 29th, 2025. The theme of the occasion was, Building A Secure And Cohesive Nigeria: The Role of Dialogue, Inclusion and The Media. The Keynote […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has suspended Mr Steve Osuji for breaching confidentiality rules during its 25th Biennial National Convention held in Enugu. According to a statement signed by Guild President Eze Anaba and General Secretary Onuoha Ukeh, the decision follows Mr Osuji’s unautho...
By Joke Kujenya CAPTURED IN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, a Nigerian man forced into war under Russia’s penal system has emerged as a grim symbol of Moscow’s foreign recruitment drive. Kehinde Oluwagbemileke, 29, had been living in Russia for four years before being arrested on drug-related charges. His prison sentence was commuted on the co...
By Joke Kujenya HEAVY RAINS tore through Texas Hill Country overnight, unleashing flash floods that claimed at least 27 lives and left dozens missing, including over 20 girls from a Christian summer camp near Kerrville. Media reports note that more than 10 inches of rain pounded central Kerr County within hours, causing the Guadalupe River [&...
