By Joke Kujenya UPSET MAKOKO residents stormed the Lagos State Governor’s Office and the State House of Assembly (LSHA) in Alausa on Thursday, demanding an immediate halt to ongoing demolitions and compensation for families displaced in the waterfront settlement. The protest drew some Lagos-based civil society groups including Just Empower, C...
By Olukorede Yishau The question looked simple and I answered it. Less than five minutes later, I knew that some things that appeared simple were complex. The South African Airways flight attendant on the double-deck Boeing plane had asked me: ‘Red wine or white wine.’ ‘White wine, please,’ the uninitiated me answered ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS HAVE been intensified by African countries one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, recording measurable progress in curbing the spread of the virus. Coordinated action between governments, WHO, the Africa Centre for Dise...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEÂ “Should we, then, return to the old system of institutions conducting admissions independently, as some aggrieved parents now advocate?” CONTROVERSIES TRAILING the last JAMB UTME started ever before the examination itself had begun. Many parents complained that their wards were posted to distances far away from...
By JKNewsMedia OVER 500 new students were formally welcomed into Joseph Ayó Babalóla University (JABU) academic community for the 2024/25 session at a matriculation ceremony held on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The event, marked by colourful celebrations, took place at the Óba Óladele Ólashore Auditorium on the university’s campus in Ikeji-Arakej...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NO FEWER than 40 million Nigerian students have so far benefited from the federal government’s student loan initiative, designed to ease financial barriers and improve access to education across the country. Despite this progress, stakeholders in Plateau State have raised concerns about the broader ...
By JKNewsMedia GRIEF FILLED the air in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as mourners gathered to pay their final respects to veteran gospel filmmaker and actor Moses Are, popularly known as Baba Gbenro. The 65-year-old, who passed away in November 2024 following a battle with liver disease, was laid to rest on Friday in an emotional farewell […]
By JKNewsMedia A STAGGERING ₦2.23 trillion was paid as ransom by Nigerians between May 2023 and April 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey revealed that 91% of kidnapping incidents during the period were motivated by ransom demands in money, goods, or other benef...
By Joke Kujenya DANGEROUS CONDITIONS in conflict zones have made 2024 a perilous year for journalists, with a significant majority of fatalities reported in countries grappling with war and unrest. Data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) confirms that 68 journalists were killed globally this year...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE PRESIDENCY has announced that Nigeria secures a $500 million loan from the World Bank to fund the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) project. The government says this initiative will strengthen basic education and primary healthcare in various states across the country. ...
