By Esther Olaifa, JKNewsMedia Reporter MILLIONS OF households risk being priced out of access to an essential resource if water services become increasingly dependent on prepaid meters, commercial tariffs and private operators, the Our Water, Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has warned, calling for stronger public investment and democratic...
By Joke Kujenya WHEN THE sun sets in many villages across Sub-Saharan Africa, darkness settles in almost instantly. It’s been like that for eons of years. Often, thousands of homes without electricity rely on kerosene lamps or candles, while families prepare evening meals over smoky wood fires that fill kitchens with harmful fumes. JKNe...
By Gbenga Adebamiwa WHEN A combined security team reportedly arrived in Owa-Onire, a rural community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, they were met by an unsettling sight, deserted homes, abandoned public spaces, and a haunting silence that residents say has become the defining feature of life in parts of Kwara South. At the center of [&hel...
By CPJ Staff IN THE three years since Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, journalists have been repeatedly arrested, attacked, and harassed — yet, the government has sought to deny this reality. Vice President Kashim Shettima suggested in February that no journalists have been harassed in Nigeria since Tinubu ...
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 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 BOLAWOLE “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...
