By Gboyega Akosile THE LATEST Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (PCSPI) places Lagos at the summit of Nigeria’s state rankings, reaffirming the state’s position as the country’s most competitive economy and a leading example of how strategic governance, fiscal discipline and long-term planning can drive sustainable development. Few ...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition on Wednesday, 10 June, 2026). EARLY THIS year, Dr. Foluso Falaye, the National President of my alma mater – Owo High School Old Students’ Association (OHSOSA) – sought my intervention on a matter that he had been […]...
By Owei Lakemfa IN THE long struggles against military misrule and for democracy, we lost far more Nigerians under the Babangida dictatorship than under the Abacha regime. However, the fight against Abacha and his bandits was far more tasking. In the case of the former, hundreds were murdered but only a handful of Nigerians were […]
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter AERIAL SURVEILLANCE support for efforts to rescue abducted pupils and teachers from Yawota and Ahoro Esinele communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has continued, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the development was confirmed during a courtesy visi...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government (FG) has postponed the evacuation of Nigerian citizens seeking to return home from South Africa (SA) following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence targeting foreign nationals in parts of the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the first batch of evacuees, initially scheduled ...
By Kowoforola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE ALL Progressives Congress (APC) has picked Hon Damilola Sonayon-James as its Deputy Governorship Candidate for the 2027 Lagos State Governorship Election, pairing her with Governorship Candidate, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, for the 2027 election in Lagos State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Sonayon-J...
By Kofoworola Fakeye THE FEDERAL Ministry of Finance has approved payments to more than 1,240 contractors, providing immediate liquidity support to businesses across the country and reinforcing the Federal Government’s commitment to meeting its financial obligations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approval was granted by the Minister ...
By Rasheed Otun MY DOCTORAL research began with the title “𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺” and later evolved into “𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲” after the University of Lagos awarded me a six-month research grant as a visiting scholar at the University of Georgia. During the course of that research, I realized that what terrorists seek most is publicity. [&he...
By Tunde Rahman The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing one teacher in a heinous assault on our nation’s security and educational system. The Nigerian Union of Teachers and s...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAXIMUM REINMBURSABLE imprest available to ministers has been reduced to N700,000 as the Federal Government (FG) introduces stricter controls on public spending across Ministries, Departments and Agencies. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the measures are contained in the 2026 Annual General Imprest Warra...
