By Ken Ugbechie THE GUILD of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), the holy grail of online publishing in Nigeria, has told its own story. A privilege. Not many associations live to etch their story on the boulders of history. GOCOP is the foremost body of online publishers in Nigeria. And it has just told its story. […]
By JKNewsMedia The All Progressives Congress (APC) has notified that it will convene its National Executive Committee meeting on July 24 to nominate a substantive National Chairman following the resignation of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Details of the upcoming meeting were disclosed on Monday by the Deputy National Secretary of the APC, Festu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SMOKE FILLED the cabin of a Rano Air flight on Sunday, forcing pilots to initiate emergency procedures and return to base mid-air. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has now grounded the aircraft pending a full investigation into the incident. The affected flight, operated by aircraft...
By Joke Kujenya NEARLY ONE million deaths worldwide are now tied to loneliness, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has raised alarm over the escalating health toll of social isolation. One in six people worldwide is affected, as loneliness and social isolation drive up the risk of strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, depress...
By Owei Lakemfa PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu in commemoration of Democracy Day 2025, conferred posthumous national honours on famous writer and environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogonis hanged in 1995. I attended part of their trial in Port Harcourt and had no doubt that the Tribunal was working towards a pre-conceived conclusion....
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency holds a pivotal place in shaping Africa’s next strategy on drug control and crime prevention, according to the African Union Commission (AUC). During a strategic assessment visit to the NDLEA national headquarters in Abuja, the Commission said the Agency’s work ...
By Robert Egbe WHEN, DURING the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent cough, throat irritation, and other related diseases, tobacco companies – fearing a threat to their profits – began a devious media blitz. Using mostly models who posed as doctors, they falsely claimed that cigarettes were [&h...
By Joke Kujenya AFTER MEETING both the Nigerian leader, President Bola Tinubu and Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, a Nigerian medical student, Bob Chikwem Amadi, has described the moment as profoundly inspiring. On being introduced to the two leaders. Amadi, said President Tinubu’s state visit to Saint Lucia has left a lasting impression on h...
By Joke Kujenya A STARK warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) has reignited calls for urgent global action as rising tobacco industry interference stalls momentum in public health efforts. The new Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report, launched at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, presents a mixed picture, documentin...
By JKNewsMedia CLARIFYING THE significance of President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Saint Lucia, Nigerian authorities have emphasised the move as a deliberate diplomatic engagement to strengthen ancestral, cultural, and economic ties between the two nations. The visit comes amid misinformation and misguided public commentary, prompting offic...
