By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TWO PILLARS of international football have died in separate incidents, casting a dark shadow over the global sporting arena. Former Nigerian Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, 61, died in Lagos after a prolonged illness. Merely hours later, Portuguese and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has pass...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has issued its first global guideline to help healthcare professionals improve pregnancy outcomes for women living with sickle cell disease, marking a significant step toward addressing what it calls a growing and life-threatening maternal health challenge. Sickl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIANS RESIDING in Saint Lucia received renewed assurances from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who for a second day engaged with the community to address issues affecting their stay in the Caribbean nation. President Tinubu met with members of the diaspora on Wednesday at the Windjammer Resort...
By O’tega Ogra FOR ALL the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. In an era where continents compete not just on GDP but on supply chains, self-reliance, and economic coherence, that figure is a quiet [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia A NEW digital innovation space has opened in Abeokuta as Ogun State Government, in collaboration with GFA Technologies and the American Consulate, unveiled the ‘Window on America’ project to equip Nigerian youths with critical skills in Information and Communication Technology. Governor Dapo Abiodun, speaking at the...
By JKNewsMedia ROAD CONSTRUCTION projects expanded in Ogun State as new approvals secured for major routes and security upgrades during the latest executive council meeting. Ogun State Executive Council has approved the reconstruction of additional roads across key local government areas, reinforcing the government’s strategic push for consis...
By JKNewsMedia WORLD ENVIRONMENT Day 2025 inspired a powerful call to action as Union Bank of Nigeria Plc partnered with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation to tackle plastic pollution through a high-impact symposium held at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos. The event convened corporate leaders, environmental advocates, and sustainabilit...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014. ON 26 JANUARY 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe State in north-east Nigeria. Around the same time, an anti-terrorism campaign by the government of Nigeria in Yobe State and […]...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper of Wednesday, 3 July, 2025). THREE HIGHBROW resignations of recent are those of the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale; the NNPC Limited spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, and now the chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STUDENTS FROM the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will begin studies in Nigerian universities from the next academic year under a new scholarship scheme unveiled by President Bola Tinubu. The initiative was announced during a joint press conference held in Gros Islet, Saint Luci...
