By JKNewsMedia DIRECT FOCUS on the health and environmental impact of sugary drinks in Nigeria shaped the premiere of “Sweet Poison”, a new documentary unveiled by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media and Communications Officer, CAPPA, ...
By Olukorede Yishau WHEN I.O. Echeruo fed us three years ago, our palates were filled with assorted dishes, dishes that cater to varying needs. He called these dishes ‘Expert in All Styles and Other Stories’ and we were treated to stories teeming with scandals, sorrow, tears, blood, violence and sex. In the collection, both saints...
By Owei Lakemfa THE UNITED States (US) and some of its partners, notably the United Kingdom (UK) went to Venezuela and carted away 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium. The materials which can be used to fuel commercial nuclear plants or in research reactors, are from an inheritance research reactor in Venezuela. The research which was [&hellip...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper of Wednesday, 20 May, 2026). IF THE Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, thought he would be applauded for the Federal Government policy excusing applicants seeking admission into the country’s Colleges of Education from writing th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia THE APPOINTMENT of Professor Segun Aina as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been announced by President Bola Tinubu. He will succeed Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure is expected to end on 31 July 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Professor Aina, who turns 40 ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNTION OF tobacco control efforts across Africa followed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s announcement of the World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards, with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and two Nigerian born public health experts named among five African regional winners. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Corpo...
By Olajide Okunola PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu may still have more than a year before the next major electoral cycle fully unfolds, but inside the All Progressives Congress (APC), the struggle for political positioning has already begun with unusual intensity. Across Nigeria, APC primaries are no longer just routine party exercises. They are becomi...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line NIGERIA’s 18-YEAR-old football brat, Usman Oyelade on Tuesday 19th May 2026 had a standout night at the FVC International Football Academy year-end function, carting home 3 awards: 1. Highest Goal Scorer – Improved from 19 goals last season to 21 goals this season 2. Players’ Player Aw...
By Emeka Monye A LOT of politicians are still misreading Nigeria. That’s especially true of the new entrants to the country’s political circus, the ones who mistake money for momentum and assume that deep pockets can buy power, influence, and the right to decide who gets what, when, and how. Nigerian politics doesn’t work like […]...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 20 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have been killed in multiple United States (US)-Nigeria air strikes in Metele, Borno state, the Nigeria Defence Headquarters (NDH) has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Samaila Uba, Director of De...
