By Tunde Rahman WITH JUST a few days before the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political calculus is already shifting. The election is a two-way horse race between incumbent Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of the Accord Party (AP) and his challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen B...
By JKNewsMedia ACCREDITED MEDIA organisations covering the Osun State Governorship Election will begin collecting their accreditation tags on Monday, August 10, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the distribution will begin at 10:00am at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)...
By JKNewsMedia PROPOSED AMENDMENT to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015 could weaken the country’s tobacco control framework and create loopholes for nicotine addiction, particularly among young people, the Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has warned. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the organisati...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE THE CATHOLIC Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) recently held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after which one of the bishops, John Onaiyekan, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, went public with the contents of the meeting. The public was aghast when the president was reported as saying that hunger has been...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line … To Meet Winner of Nigeria vs Cameroon Match in the Semifinal. THE ATLAS Lionesses of Morocco Saturday night in Rabat took sweet revenge of the WAFCON 2022 grand finale when the Mahgreb babes ousted the Banyana Banyana this time at the quarterfinals 2–1. Defender Hanane Haji [&he...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Beat Ten Women Ivory Coast 2-1 at the Quarterfinal. THE FENNECS of Algeria on Saturday in Casablanca Morocco booked their first female world cup appearances in history and a first WAFCON semifinal ticket with a 2-1 win over better rated Female Elephants of Ivory Coast. Ines Konan [&hell...
By Joke Kujenya, Fellow, Naija Cancer Watch TO THINK that, in this current age and times, people still uphold myths about a global condition as cancer beats one’s imagination. Yet, misinformation surrounding the disease continues to shape how some Nigerians understand its causes, treatment and prognosis, sometimes with serious consequen...
By JKNewsMedia JORGE MESSI, the father and agent of football star Lionel Messi, has died aged 68, his son’s childhood club Newell’s Old Boys announced on Saturday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Argentinian media reported that Jorge Messi died on Friday night at a medical clinic in Rosario after a long illness. The footballer’s family confirmed...
With Rimamnde Shawulu 308 ABDUCTEES are free. But Nigeria recorded an estimated 5,091 violent deaths in just three months. Between August 2 and 5, the country saw relief in Kwara and Niger states, another deadly village attack in Sokoto, and a disturbing security problem around illegal mining in Taraba. The questions behind the headlines are [...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEDERAL ROAD projects valued at N216.65 billion have been flagged off in Osun State, with President Bola Tinubu directing contractors to deliver quality work within stipulated timelines. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Tinubu, represented at the flag off ceremony in Osogbo on Thursday by the Minister of Ma...
