By Bolanle BOLAWOLE …To Muhammed Ali, you, and me NEITHER BOB Nesta Marley nor Muhammed Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) needs any introduction – except, perhaps, to the Gen. Z and Alpha generations that know next-to-nothing of history. Marley was the widely-recognised king of philosophical-cum-political reggae music and Ali, the political...
By Joke Kujenya ACUTE HUNGER now threatens millions across Nigeria as shrinking global aid budgets force the United Nations (UN) to scale back humanitarian support, leaving millions of vulnerable people exposed this year. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the UN, through its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria, said abou...
By Joke Kujenya SUDDENLY, CARE becomes urgent in Gummi as the rainy season drives a surge of complicated malaria cases, filling the wards of the Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières (DWB/MSF) supported hospital in northwestern Nigeria. JKNewsMedia.com gathered that inside the facility, mothers sit beside metal beds, watching chi...
By Joke Kujenya CONTROVERSIAL NEW global conflict resolution plans were unveiled on Thursday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos with the launch of the Board of Peace by United States President Donald Trump. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the initiative, which Trump will chair, is intended to mediate and resolve international conflicts t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELEVEN SUSPECTS linked to the killing of the late ARISE News anchor, reporter and producer, Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Mr Barnabas Danlami, have been arraigned by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command before the Federal Capital Territory High Court si...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL has been granted for investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South-West deep offshore oil project by Shell and its partners endorsed by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Thursday. JKNewsMedia.com reports the President as directing his Special Adviser on En...
By Sola Enikanolaiye Introduction Over time, it has been observed that diplomatic terms and practices are largely misused and misunderstood in Nigeria. There are publications in the media and commentators who, in their public discourses, make glaring errors, blunders, goofs, and sometimes misinterpret diplomatic terms in the context of Nigeri...
By Ofem John, JKNewsMedia Intern, UNICROSS PERSISTENT DELAYS in the release of students’ results at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) have been attributed to technical difficulties linked to a transition to a new digital results portal and resistance from individuals alleged to have benefited from flaws in the former system, the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO sanitise and standardise textbooks and instructional materials used in Nigerian schools have led to the inauguration of a standing committee focused on book ranking and selection at the basic and senior secondary education levels. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Federal Government h...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DELIBERATING TARGETING of global investors and relocating supply chains can cut import dependence, deepen manufacturing and create jobs in Nigeria, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (DG/WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said. The advice came on Wednesday at Nigeria House duri...
