By JKNewsMedia FOLLOWING THE success of its Zero Transfer Fees campaign, Sterling Bank has extended its support to easing the daily burdens faced by Lagosians by providing free transportation throughout May 2025. The initiative, which began last week, sees branded buses stationed at major locations across Lagos, including Obalende, Ikorodu, T...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN UPSCALE 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, masquerading as a hub for drug distribution, was stormed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), leading to the discovery of illicit substances valued at over ₦1 billion. The operation, carried out between Friday 25th and...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PETER NWACHUKWU, husband of the late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Federal Capital Territory High Court found him guilty of culpable homicide. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, presiding at the Wuse Zone 2 court in Abuja, ruled on Monday that the prosecu...
By JKNewsMedia FORMER LAGOS State governorship candidate Abdulazees Adediran and Director General of The Progressive Institute (TPI), Dr Lanre Adebayo, have both affirmed that younger Nigerians can find renewed hope under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During a visit to TPI in Abuja on Friday, Adediran, popularly known as “Jan...
By JKNewsMedia LAGOS GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday pitched Nigeria’s commercial capital as an investor’s dream, unveiling bold infrastructure strides and economic ambitions before an international audience at Harvard Business School. Addressing students during Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s course, Understanding Africa: Business, E...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FORTY-THREE individuals with no legal right to remain in Britain have been deported to Nigeria and Ghana, as part of the United Kingdom (UK)’s renewed drive to enforce immigration laws through international cooperation. The Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) jointly ...
By JKNewsMedia CHAOS ERUPTED near Pen Cinema Bridge on Saturday when a fully laden truck lost control and plummeted from the bridge onto two stationary commercial buses, leaving the driver critically injured. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the serious incident, which unfolded along Agege, Old Abeokuta Road. Ad...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter INTENSIFYING EFFORTS to end the war in Ukraine took centre stage at the Vatican on Saturday, as United States (US) Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky held urgent private talks during the funeral of Pope Francis. Against the backdrop of mourning, the two leaders met for 15-minutes inside St Peter’s ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA IS aiming for a bold 7% annual economic growth rate, with plans to leverage agricultural productivity, digital infrastructure, and oil production as the primary engines of expansion. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, revealed the new target while addre...
By Joke Kujenya BENEATH A vivid spring sky, an immense gathering of red-robed cardinals, world leaders, and faithful Catholics filled St Peter’s Square to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff whose enduring call for a humbler, more inclusive Church reshaped the Catholic world. Gregorian chants echoed solemnly through the air a...
