By JKNewsMedia Faiths NEWLY SELECTED Pope Leo XIV assumes office amid a turbulent legacy of financial scandals, opaque accounting, and stalled reforms at the heart of the Catholic Church. The American-born pontiff is reported to inherit not only spiritual leadership over 1.4 billion Catholics but also responsibility for stabilising the Vatica...
By Joke Kujenya RUSSIA’s MILITARY posture is fuelling urgent warnings across Europe after Western intelligence officials revealed that President Vladimir Putin is preparing for potential conflict with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) within a year of the Ukraine war’s end. At Moscow’s Red Square on Friday, Putin presided over one...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ISSUES OF agricultural investment and food security took centre stage at the State House in Abuja, where President Bola Tinubu received a special envoy from the Amir of Qatar to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation. The envoy, Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, who serves as Qatar’s Minister ...
By JKNewsMedia STRATEGIC COOPERATION is gaining momentum in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector as two industry giants commit to a united push for energy security and national prosperity. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals (DPRP) have expressed their commitment to deepening...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SWEEPING INTERVENTIONS to reverse decades of developmental neglect in Anambra State and the Southeast took centre stage on Thursday as President Bola Tinubu addressed a civic reception in Awka. Addressing a crowd at Alex Ekwueme Square, Tinubu committed to resolving Anambra’s omission from both the Nati...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE INDEPENDENT Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for trimming Nigeria’s projected economic growth in 2025 from 3.2 percent to 3.0 percent, arguing the assessment overlooks the country’s broader economic evolution beyond oil. In a policy statemen...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON IT IS a privilege to share this rich, erudite, and deeply reflective review of my book, “Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist,” by Prof. Toyin Falola—one of Africa’s most respected historians and public intellectuals. In this sweeping critique, Prof. Falola not only interrogates the themes and tensio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MICROSOFT CO-founder Bill Gates will dissolve the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by 31 December 2045, bringing forward the end of one of the world’s largest philanthropic institutions. The decision marks a significant acceleration in Gates’ lifetime giving, as he pledges to divest 99% of his pe...
Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SILENCE SWEPT the nation as King Charles led a solemn service at Westminster Abbey, commemorating 80 years since Victory in Europe Day and the end of the Second World War in Europe. Floral tributes, wartime letters, and peace pledges mark 80 years since Nazi Germany’s surrender. The King led Thursday’s...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter UNITED STATES of America (USA) President Donald Trump has called the election of Pope Leo XIV “a great honour for our country,” after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His announcement was delivered from the Vatican on Thursday by French Ca...
