By JKNewsMedia PLANS HAVE been concluded by communities across Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State to stage a peaceful protest on Thursday, August 6, 2026, to draw attention to what organisers described as a worsening environmental and humanitarian crisis affecting coastal settlements. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Coalition of Ilaje...
By JKNewsMedia BETTER HEALTH continues to be one of the many benefits linked to palm trees through their fruits and the products derived from them. JKNewsMedia.com writes that widely valued for their economic importance, palm harvesters said different species including the oil palm, coconut palm and date palm also contribute to human well-bei...
By JKNewsMedia FLOOD RISKS have prompted the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) to issue a medium flood advisory for Adamawa, Bauchi, Edo, Imo, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Kaduna, Plateau, Niger, Benue, and Borno states within the next seven days. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the agency announced the advisory through information p...
By JKNewsMedia FLASH FLOODING may occur across 19 states following warnings issued by the Nigerian Meteorological (NiMet) Agency over increased surface runoff during early heavy rains. JKNewsMedia.com reports that NiMet, in an advisory issued on Thursday, said increased surface runoff and flash flooding could occur during heavy early rains du...
By JKNewsMedia URGENT ACTION to confront escalating climate threats formed the centre of calls issued as Earth Day 2026 was marked, with the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay coalition demanding accountability and protection of the continent’s ecosystems. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a statement released on Wednesday, the coalition said the th...
By Elizabeth Adamson, JKNewsMedia Intern GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL and humanitarian concerns have been raised in Abereke community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, where recurring oil spills and ocean surges have destroyed livelihoods and submerged large parts of the area. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Corporate Accountability and...
By Engr. (Chief) Ipigansi Okumo THERE ARE men whose lives outlive their years because they choose to build for humanity rather than for themselves. Oronto Natei Douglas, popularly known as OND, one of Nigeria’s finest environmentalists, political activists and named among the world’s most influential writers and thinkers, was one of such rare...
By Joke Kujenya UNWANTED CENTIPEDES sightings inside homes can be reduced through moisture control and targeted prevention steps outlined by pest experts. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Chris Hayes, PhD, extension associate professor of structural pest management at North Carolina State University, said, “If you’re seeing one or two once in a ...
By Adrian Villellas Earth.com Staff Writer RESEARHERS HAVE reported that the human brain may respond to faint electromagnetic rhythms that naturally pulse through the planet’s atmosphere. The finding reframes consciousness as a process that may interact with signals extending far beyond the boundaries of the skull. Where the signal starts In...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CLOUDY CONDITIONS and dust haze are expected across the country from Monday to Wednesday, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast. JKNewsMedia.com reports that NiMet’s weather outlook, released Sunday in Abuja, predicted slight dust haze over the northern region on Monday, persisting throughout the fore...
