By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 200 bodies have been recovered in the aftermath of devastating floods that swept through Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, as authorities scramble to manage an escalating humanitarian crisis. Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Ahmad Suleiman confirmed ongoing recovery efforts,...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter, Ekiti State LIFE IMPROSONMENT has been imposed on Ajewole Olamilekan after a High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti found him guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman inside an uncompleted building in Ijero-Ekiti. The offence, which took place on 5 January 2023, involved Ajewole and another man, Omoyajowo Ayo...
By Joke Kujenya GLOBAL LIFE expectancy plunged by 1.8 years between 2019 and 2021—wiping out a decade of progress, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s newly released World Health Statistics (WHS) 2025 report. The sharp drop, the steepest in recent history, reflects the far-reaching toll of the year 2020 COVID-19 pandemic on lon...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Electricity Regulatory Commission has barred individuals from holding directorships in more than two companies within the country’s electricity industry, citing risks of conflict of interest and impaired performance. This directive was issued in the Commission’s newly released Code of Corpo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter TERRORIST NETWORKS operating across the Sahel are intensifying efforts to push southward toward West Africa’s coastline, raising urgent alarms over potential coastal access that could supercharge smuggling, arms trafficking, and transnational terrorism. The warning came from United States Africa Com...
By Owei Lakemfa THE BAZAAR of partisan politics is in open swing. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which has been attracting opposition politicians to itself like magnet, held its National Summit on May 22, 2025, inside the Aso Rock Presidential Palace. The venue is symbolic of the President’s powers and could not be a […]...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s REFORM agenda gained fresh international credibility following Moody’s Investors Service’s decision to upgrade the country’s long-term foreign-currency issuer rating from Caa1 to B3, assigning a Stable Outlook. The Federal Government described the move as a pivotal acknowledgment of the na...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that local content, rule of law, and durable infrastructure delivery are the hallmarks of his government, The President also directed an uncompromising compliance to this adherence as he commissioned the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PILGRIMS BOUND for Saudi Arabia were intercepted at Kano Airport with cocaine pellets in their bodies, leading to the unmasking of a major trafficking syndicate operating under the guise of religious pilgrimage. Two suspected couriers, Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado, were arrested ...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIANS HEADING to Saudi Arabia for Hajj now have access to specially discounted data and voice roaming rates, courtesy of Globacom’s latest offer. The telecommunications provider has rolled out a series of competitively priced packages designed to ease communication for pilgrims and other travellers during their stay in the ...
