By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NIGERIAN national, James Junior Aliyu has been sentenced in the United States (US) over a $4.1 million wire fraud scheme. JKNewsMedia.com reports that he was also ordered to forfeit $1.2 million and pay restitution to victims. Aliyu is at the centre of a multimillion-dollar cybercrime scheme...
By Olukorede Yishau A LITTLE over a fortnight ago, I was in Bryan, a city some minutes away from College Station in Texas. I needed to fuel my car and noticed that the cost per gallon was hovering around three dollars. I assumed it was the usual higher price in places far from parts of […]
By Joke Kujenya FRESH AMENDMENTS to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) framework will take effect from 1st May 2026, introducing new rules that affect users of the Nigerian banking system both locally and in the diaspora. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a circulated statement and signed by its governor, Olaye...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent WARM DIPLOMATIC exchanges marked Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s state visit as King Charles III delivered a speech welcoming him and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to Windsor Castle, expressing gratitude for the journey and extending wishes of peace, blessings and joy. JK...
By Joke Kujenya MILLIONS OF preventable child deaths continue despite decades of progress, with new estimates showing 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figures, released in a new report titled Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, show most of these ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ENDURING TIES between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) took were highlighted at Windsor Castle as President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed a shared history and future built on partnership, mutual respect, and common values. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President expressed appreciation to King Ch...
By Bola BOLAWOLE It is no longer news that Kayode Egbetokun has ceased to be Nigeria’s topmost police officer; the new sheriff in town, as it were, is Olatunji Disu. The change of batons took place less than a month ago. It was a case of one “family member” handing over to another “family member”. […]
By Humphrey Ukeajah THERE IS a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria’s more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks or make international emergency headlines. It builds slowly, meal by meal, sip by sip, until it arrives as a stroke at the age of 45, a diabetes diagnosis at 38 years, a hypertension […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FORMAL HONOURS at Windsor Castle marked the start of President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom (UK), the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, received a 42-gun salute by the King’s Troop Royal Horse A...
By Owei Lakemfa FUEL PRICES in Nigeria went up an average 40 percent within days of the United States (US), and Israel attacking Iran. Diesel prices went up 50 percent. This development shot up prices of transportation, and more Nigerians who cannot afford the price hike took to trekking. Mr. Peter Obi, former Anambra State […]
