By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PAGES OF religious books hid parcels of cocaine bound for Saudi Arabia, uncovered by NDLEA operatives during a sweep of export cargo at a Lagos courier facility. The 500-gram consignment, split into 20 parcels, was discovered on 15 April 2025, exposing a bold trafficking attempt and triggering a str...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu is expected to arrive back in Nigeria today following a 19-day “working visit” to Europe, a trip that drew heavy criticism from opposition leaders as insecurity escalated across parts of the country. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, con...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter CHAOS ERUPTED, Saturday, on Oremeta Street, Ojodu-Berger, after a three-storey structure buckled under its own weight, killing five and injuring at least 15. The building, home to the bustling Equal Right Restaurant on its ground floor, collapsed around 8:30am, sending shockwaves through the Lagos ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FIRST Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died on Easter Monday aged 88 at his residence in the Vatican. This brings to an end his transformative and often turbulent 12-year papacy. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who confirmed that the pontiff [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PA JOLA Ogunlusi, a respected journalist and lifelong advocate for justice, has died at the age of 91, following a brief illness. Widely known as Papa Jola, the revered patriarch passed away peacefully at 9:54am on Saturday, 19 April 2025, leaving behind a legacy deeply woven into the fabric of [&he...
By Joke Kujenya BENJAMIN BEST Nnanyereugo, popularly known as Killaboi, has been extradited to Nigeria to face charges in connection with the alleged murder of 21-year-old Augusta Onuwabhagbe, a first-class student at Lead City University, Ibadan. The Nigeria Police Force confirmed his return from Doha in the early hours of Saturday following...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HOPE AND determination rang through President Bola Tinubu’s Easter message as he addressed the nation during wha he described as a season marked by spiritual reflection and national challenge. With the country navigating economic strain and ongoing insecurity, the President used the Christian celebr...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS OF employees filled the townhall at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, Towers, Abuja, as Bashir Bayo Ojulari, newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), made his first formal address to staff—committing to a transformative journey aimed at repositioning the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GUNMEN OPENED fire on a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) team during a late-night raid in Abuja, leaving three officers wounded and hospitalised with gunshot injuries. The operation, which took place on Thursday night in the Jahi district of the Federal Capital Territory, targeted an unc...
By Paul Ejime TO AVOID getting into trouble, the conventional wisdom for many is not to get involved – mind your business. It is also a convenient excuse for pro-establishment or politically correct individuals who dread rocking the boat. Persons with these tendencies abound in all strata of society, corporate establishments, social gro...
