By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXTORTION LINKED to electricity meter installation has been outlawed, with the Federal Government banning distribution companies and installers from collecting any payment and warning that offenders will face prosecution. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, issu...
By Joke Kujenya ACCESS TO free treatment has transformed the fight against leprosy, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, as millions of people continue to rely on multidrug therapy to prevent disability and stop the spread of the disease. WHO also disclosed its renewed commitment to a leprosy-free world, highlighting the importance o...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE EUROPEAN Union will provide €557 million in humanitarian aid to Nigeria and other African countries from its 2026 €1.9 billion budget, the EU announced. Modestus Chukwulaka, press officer to the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said the funding will target Nigeria’s north-west region. E...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line NIGERIA’s GOLDEN Arrows on Saturday night at the BK Arena in Kigali before an appreciable crowd of 4,500 fans fired the host nation of the 37th African Handball Championships, Rwanda 30 goals to 20 with half time scores at 14-10 in favor of Nigeria. The match was […]
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line NIGERIA’s GOLDEN Arrow Handball Men’s team Thursday before a scanty 500 spectators at the Petit Stade, Kigali in Rwanda threw Zambia men’s team further down group A table with a 36 to 18 goals victory. AHC2026, Nigeria, Zambia, Down Group ‘A’ Table With 36 Goals To 18 […]
By Joke Kujenya BLENDING HIS journalism profession with the depth and consciousness that define his music, Seun Idowu, a journalist, musicologist and motivational singer, is unveiling a lesser-known side of himself with Rising, a 13-track album crafted to enlighten, uplift and entertain the human spirit. Released on 5 November 2025, Rising sh...
By Robert Egbe NIGERIA’s SHIFT toward a pro-health review of the tax payable by manufacturers of non-alcoholic, sweetened, and carbonated drinks, commonly known as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), has reached a critical moment. Last November, the Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs and Excise convened a public hearing in Abuja to cons...
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...
