By Humphrey Ukeajah THERE IS a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria’s more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks or make international emergency headlines. It builds slowly, meal by meal, sip by sip, until it arrives as a stroke at the age of 45, a diabetes diagnosis at 38 years, a hypertension […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FORMAL HONOURS at Windsor Castle marked the start of President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom (UK), the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, received a 42-gun salute by the King’s Troop Royal Horse A...
By Owei Lakemfa FUEL PRICES in Nigeria went up an average 40 percent within days of the United States (US), and Israel attacking Iran. Diesel prices went up 50 percent. This development shot up prices of transportation, and more Nigerians who cannot afford the price hike took to trekking. Mr. Peter Obi, former Anambra State […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRINCE WILLIAM and Princess Catherine, both Prince and Princess of Wales, met with and greeted Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, ahead of a short ride to Windsor Castle, where King Charles III awaits the disti...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA FACES a growing burden of non-communicable diseases, with 29% of deaths linked to hypertension, heart disease, and kidney failure, public health groups said on World Consumer Rights Day. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), ...
By JKNewsMedia APOLOGIES TO our much-respected audience. While silence is often read as absence, that wasn’t the case with us. Inside JKNewsMedia.com, it signalled something else, while we couldn’t not help the situation due to another important engagement; it also affords us the time to pause to rethink, recalibrate, and return w...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “WHAT GIVES you the impression that all of us can ever become APC?” “When all the people that matter become APC, what else?” “And who are those people that matter?” ”Are you still asking? The governors, the senators, the honourables, the political big wigs!” “I am disappointed! You mean anyone who is […]...
By Zikora Ibeh ONE FACT is now unmistakable. The Lagos State Government appears determined to empty Makoko of its inhabitants. But for the mass protest organised by the Coalition Against Demolition, Forced Evictions, Land Grabbing and Displacement on January 28, 2026, the historic riverine community might well have been erased with little pub...
By JKNewsMedia DIGITAL RELEVANCE, integrity and early retirement planning rang out at the Christian Faith Reporters Association (CFRA) annual training and Retreat 2026 in Lagos, themed The Future of Faith Reporting in Nigeria Threats, Opportunities and Relevance. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the General Superintendent of Holy Spirit Missions ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND Nigeria’s borders are more abundant and increasingly accessible than limited local employment options, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda has told graduating students, urging them to reposition for the global job market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the National Chairman of ...
