By JKNewsMedia INTERCEPTION OF 204 pump-action rifles and firearm components at Tin Can Island Port has intensified concerns over international arms trafficking through Nigeria’s ports ahead of the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the weapons were concealed in a 20-foot container, TEMU 184536/9, which arrived from Turkey a...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH SCRUTINY has emerged over Nigeria’s social protection spending after the Auditor-General for the Federation said the disbursement of N33.751 billion to more than 3.29 million households in 2023 could not be verified against genuine beneficiaries. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the concerns were cont...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PREPARATIONS FOR the 2027 General Election have entered a new phase, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launching a six-zone national readiness tour from Lagos and announcing plans for a real time tracker to monitor election preparations across the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …England forces Canada to 1-1 draw FIFTEEN-YEAR-old local player of Tambours FC of Benin Republic, Romaine Gandonou born 13th of November Saturday night triggered a protracted heartache for the Mexico U20 girls at Arena Katowice in Poland when she singularly wrecked her opponents to Cl...
By Rimandale Shawulu Please read this — it changes how you understand Nigeria’s northeast security situation. When Nigerian media says: “Boko Haram,” they are almost always describing two different organisations that split in 2016 and have been fighting each other ever since. Boko Haram — now called JAS — and ISWAP split bec...
By JKNewsMedia THE NEW Learner Identification Number (LIN) system will give Nigerian students permanent, traceable academic identities while improving education data and planning nationwide. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the initiative, led by the Federal Ministry of Education, is designed to track students’ academic journeys and support bette...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CARGO THROUGHPUT rose by 12.3 per cent to 35.7 million metric tonnes across Nigerian ports in the second quarter of 2026, reflecting increased cargo movement, vessel traffic and container activity. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)...
By JKNewsMedia MERCHANDIESE FOREIGN trade surged to N41,444.89 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up from N34,788.59 billion recorded in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the latest figure reflects an increase in the value of goods traded between Nigeria and the rest of the w...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTED COCAINE trafficker, Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, who posed as a herbal tea merchant, has been arrested in Lagos as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency uncovered illicit drug consignments across nine states, including a fuel tanker fitted with a concealed compartment for cannabis. JKNewsMedia....
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Debutante hosts Poland Shock Argentina 3-0 ONE OF four African representatives at the 12th world U20 female football cup, The Twiga Stars of Tanzania slumped badly in their first ever match at the world stage on Saturday afternoon losing 1-4 to the Samba girls of Brazil in […]
