By Owei Lakemfa A DOZEN Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), met in Lungi, Sierra Leone on July 19, 2026. They issued the usually bland communique on a single currency, supported the illegal violation of a sister country’s sovereignty and made false declarations on the region’s political situat...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line BRITISH NIGERIAN former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua (AJ) on Saturday night at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia suffered a surprise two first round knock downs from his test opponent Kristian Prenga of Albania. Prenga had shoved a left upper cut on AJ in the […...
By Olukorede Yishau A FEW days ago, we marked what would have been Nelson Mandela’s birthday. He was born on July 18, 1918, and although he has been gone for years, his shadow still stretches across continents and it will stretch for many, many decades to come. His birthday left me with one troubling question: […]
By JKNewsMedia TWO UNIVERSITY of Lagos (UNILAG) students who emerged winners at the inaugural Rite Foods National Academic Excellence Awards have presented their scholarship cheques to the University’s management. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the recipients, Chinedu Okeke Christian, Overall Best Matriculating Student in the South-West Z...
By JKNewsMedia FANS OF Netflix’s The Polygamist will see South African actors Gugu Gumede and S’Dumo Mtshali on this week’s edition of Globacom sponsored African Voices, CNN’s 30-minute magazine programme. Hosted by Larry Madowo in Johannesburg, the episode brings the on-screen couple together for a conversation about ...
By JKNewsMedia COMMITMENT TO advancing Nigeria’s heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry received fresh support as JMG Limited sponsored the inauguration of the new President of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Nigeria Chapter, Engr. Olatinwo Olatunde Lookman. JKNews...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line NIGERIA’s SUPER Falcon is the team to beat as the 14th edition of the Total Energy Women’s African Cup of Nations WAFCON takes off in Morocco on Sunday 26th July 2026. Cover photo is Africa’s Champions, Super Falcons at the last tournament. 16 teams have been drawn […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TEXTBOOK ASSESSMENT and ranking fees have been reduced by the Federal Government ahead of the implementation of the National Textbook Ranking System (NTRS). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the review was announced in a statement personally signed by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Resea...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter COUNTERING TERRORISM and strengthening security cooperation between the United States (US) and Nigeria featured prominently as United States President Donald Trump praised President Bola Tinubu for his decisive leadership on behalf of the Nigerian people. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a letter dated J...
With Rimamnde Shawulu THAT QUESTION has generated enormous speculation—but what do the facts actually show? In this week’s episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu examines verified evidence from Nigeria and the wider Sahel to explain the relationship between ISIS, Al-Qaeda, JNIM, ISWAP and the emerging Lakurawa network. ▶️ Watch, sh...
