By Kunle Oyatomi BUSINESSMAN AND entrepreneur, Elon Musk, is not one to mince words. At a time of global connectivity and quick information dissemination, he observes quietly, weighs in when he believes an issue deserves public debate and even ignites conversations. As the owner of X, formerly Twitter, Musk has often criticised American and Eu...
By Joke Kujenya PAINFUL MEMORIES, missed classrooms and broken childhoods framed the mood as survivors, nurses and advocates gathered ahead of the United Nation’s women’s summit, warning that millions of girls remain at risk of genital cutting and menstrual neglect despite world leaders’ promises to end both by 2030, with barely 58 months lef...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “Men at some times are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings… ” – Cassius to Brutus in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. I DARE to say that it is not the absence of laws that has denied Nigeria free […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE SECOND Nigerian coup on July 29, 1966, was quite brutal. That is the brutal truth. To avoid what may be brutal, I do not set out to write the truth, but what is historical. There are two main strands protruding from that coup like a buried corpse with two visible hands. […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FIFTY-THREE migrants are feared dead after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that only two Nigerian women were rescued during a search-and-rescue operation by Libyan authorities, acc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SENATORS ON Tuesday reversed an earlier decision rejecting a proposal for real‑time electronic transmission of election results, yielding to pressure from labour unions, civil society groups and lawyers seeking to prevent electoral fraud. JKNewsMedia.com reports that last week, senators voted a...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVERE FUNDING constraints limited the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to N36m out of the N218bn appropriated for its 2025 capital expenditure, significantly hindering the execution of critical health projects, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s EXTERNAL reserves rose to about $49bn as of February 5, 2026, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Olayemi Cardoso told members of the National Economic Council Conference (NECC) in Abuja, describing the figure as a signal of improved confidence in the country’s economy. JKNe...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CANCER ADVOCACY assumed prominence in Ekiti and Lagos as the Lifeline Advocacy and Development Initiative (LADI) stepped up public engagement to commemorate World Cancer Day 2026, combining hospital outreach, media partnerships and mental health messaging to widen awareness on early detection and prevention. JKNewsMedi...
By Segun Majekodunmi, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMMISSIONING OF Nigeria’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls treatment facility in Abuja has drawn commendation from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the project as a key step in national chemicals and waste management. JKNewsMedia.com reports ...
