By Olawale Olalekan, https://panatlantickompass.com/ AS NIGERIA marks another Democracy Day, a new public opinion poll has revealed a disconnect between the country’s democratic practices and the reality experienced by its citizens. The nationwide poll conducted ahead of the 2026 Democracy Day, released by premier polling agency NOIPolls, dis...
By Babafemi Ojudu Revisiting “Gun Smuggling in the Niger Delta” (2004) IN MARCH 2004, I wrote an article for World Press Review titled “Gun Smuggling” in the Niger Delta. At the time, my concern was simple: too many guns were finding their way into the creeks of the Niger Delta, and too few people seemed […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 13,000 terrorists were neutralised within the past year as part of intensified military operations across the country, President Bola Tinubu has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President disclosed the figure on Friday during his Democracy Day address marking 27 years of uninterrupted civilia...
By Koforowola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter WORSENING INSECURITY crisis, ongoing counterterrorism operations and renewed security investments shaped Nigeria’s Democracy Day message as the country marked 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule on 12 June, alongside reflections on national unity, governance and reforms. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By Olukorede Yishau VERY FEW people, I suspect, know that there is a month globally set aside for men’s mental health awareness. I will not be surprised if someone reads this and wonders why a month has to be set aside for an issue like this. Perhaps some pictures will help put the matter in […]
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTIONS AND fines totalling $6 million have been imposed on 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the importation of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
By JKNewsMedia WORSENING INSECURITY across Nigeria has prompted Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) to call on the Federal Government to treat the situation as a direct threat to democracy, the rule of law and the credibility of the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the organisation made the cal...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION FOR contributions to youth empowerment, leadership and national development earned Comrade Babatunde Abidemin Ademola, Chief Executive Officer of Ephraim International Investment Limited (EIIL), an award from the Arewa Female Students Association (AFSA). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the presentation took place at th...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Brazilian Ref flashes three Red Cards, two to South Africa MEXICO OPENED their football world cup campaign with a 2-0 win over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in group A on Thursday. Quinones got his name into the mundial record with the opening goal in the […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE HOUSE of Representatives has passed the state police bill following a plenary session on Thursday presided over by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. JKNewsMedia.com reports that two hundred and eighty-eight lawmakers voted in support of the bill, while four voted against it, a day after members debated t...
