By David Nkolo, JKNewsMedia Contributor RISING UNIVERSITY tuition fees are pushing some Nigerian students to defer admission or abandon their studies, while public universities with relatively low charges are attracting greater attention ahead of the 2026/2027 admission exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the renewed focus follows the Nige...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter VISA REFUSALS issued to Nigerian applicants reached 1,344,595 between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, placing Nigeria second globally for total UK visa refusals behind India, according to data from the United Kingdom Home Office. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the data showed that Nigerians accounted ...
By Joke Kujenya WHEN THE sun sets in many villages across Sub-Saharan Africa, darkness settles in almost instantly. It’s been like that for eons of years. Often, thousands of homes without electricity rely on kerosene lamps or candles, while families prepare evening meals over smoky wood fires that fill kitchens with harmful fumes. JKNe...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Lionel Messi is Highest Scorer With 6 Goals. France is Highest Scoring Team With 10 Goals. THE GROUP stages of the 23rd FIFA men’s world cup parading for the first time 48 countries from six continents came to an end Sunday 28th June morning Nigerian time with […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE UNITED States, US Vice President JD Vance, returned home from Switzerland this Monday, June 22, 2026, announcing that the foundations of peace with Iran have been laid. But in reality, there are many obstacles to the peace deal. These include President Donald Trump threatening to level Iran if it again shuts […]
By Kofoworola Fekeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, after discovering 7.5kg of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE SOMEONE ACCOSTED me recently and asked the question: Why are you Yoruba always the troublers of Nigeria? And my mind immediately went to the same question King Ahab had asked Prophet Elijah in the Bible! “And it came to pass, when (King) Ahab saw (Prophet) Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art […]
By Babafemi Ojudu FEW ISSUES in contemporary Nigeria command as much consensus as the need to improve security. Across the country, citizens live with fear. Farmers are afraid to go to their farms. Traders worry about travelling on our highways. Parents fear for their children. Communities once known for peace now sleep with one eye […...
It has been dubbed the “World Cup of Chaos” for its ongoing logistical, political, and competitive anomalies. Despite the chaos, fans have been treated to the best of the game on and off the field, CHRISTIAN OKPARA of The Guardian Newspaper, writes. FOR THE first time in FIFA World Cup history, the 2026 edition is […]
By Joke Kujenya SINCE YESTERDAY, few public remarks have exposed Nigeria’s economic anxieties as sharply as First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s comments that small grants can help women build livelihoods by frying akara, roasting corn or producing kuli-kuli. The backlash was immediate. To many Nigerians battling rising living costs, the ...
