By Paul Ejime CHIEF EMEKA Anyaoku, Africa’s first Commonwealth Secretary-General (1990-2000), has praised his late predecessor Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal of Guyana for championing “the universal recognition of the Commonwealth as an organisation with a capacity to operate globally in the service of the wider international community.” “It wa...
By Sunday Dare ACROSS NIGERIA’s 36 states, a now obvious and relentless economic transformation is unfolding—driven by the bold, strategic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From Benin City to Birnin Kebbi, Lagos to Lafia, the signs are increasingly clear: the Renewed Hope Agenda is not just about empty political sloganeering—it is a nat...
By JKNewsMedia DISPUTED RESULTS from the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship primary in Shomolu have triggered a legal battle, with former Lagos lawmaker Rotimi Olowo dragging the party before the Lagos State High Court in Yaba. He is demanding to be declared the rightful winner of the election held on 10 May. Olowo alleged that [&he...
By Joke Kujenya JIMMY SWAGGART, the fiery Pentecostal preacher whose voice once echoed through packed stadiums and into millions of American and global homes, has died at the age of 90. His passing was confirmed by SonLife Broadcasting Network, the media arm of his global ministry, in a statement released Tuesday. He died following a […...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DEEP ANCESTRAL connections linking Saint Lucia to Nigeria echoed through the island’s bicameral parliament during President Bola Tinubu’s joint session on his State Visit. Addressing lawmakers and dignitaries from across the Caribbean, Saint Lucia’s Senate President, Alvina Reynolds, cited a ...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter HIGHEST NATIONAL recognition in the Caribbean Island was conferred on Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who received the title of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL) in tribute to his leadership and efforts to strengthen enduring cultural and historical bonds between Africa and the Island n...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TOBACCO-LINKED diseases have killed over 8 million people each year, yet billions in public funds continue to flow into mitigating the damage caused by one of the world’s most harmful industries, the Make Big Tobacco Pay (MBTCP) coalition has said. Governments worldwide, the MBTCP notes, includ...
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report and a powerful declaration from the World Conference on Tobacco Control reignite global calls to hold the tobacco industry liable in order to end decades of deadly deception, Joke Kujenya reports. INSIDE A brightly lit hall in Ireland, delegates from over 100 countries stood and applauded, not for [...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter CENTURIES-OLD ties between Saint Lucia and Nigeria took centre stage in Parliament as lawmakers welcomed President Bola Tinubu during a landmark state visit. Lucia’s Senate President Alvina Reynolds, citing an 1815 British census, revealed that of the 3,488 African-born enslaved people in Saint Lu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIAN HAS formalised diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia as President Bola Tinubu declared a renewed Pan-African vision anchored in shared heritage, economic collaboration, and cultural exchange with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Addressing a special joint session of...
