By Joke Kujenya AMID MOUNTING concerns over the reported killings of Christians in Nigeria, United States (US) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed on Saturday that the Department of War is preparing for action in response to escalating violence against Christian communities. Washington’s move followed President Donald Trump’s directive in...
By Joke Kujenya THE ONGOING World Health Summit (WHS) 2025 has entered its second day in Berlin with a resounding call for renewed global cooperation, equity in healthcare, and digital transformation that leaves no country behind. Under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World,” more than 4,000 delegates from over 10...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 12 October, 2025). “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle” – Irish philosopher Edmund Burke. EX-SENATOR, ex-Governor, ex-Ibadan...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO strengthen international cooperation against terrorism and insecurity in West Africa will headline the agenda as President Bola Tinubu departs Abuja on Sunday, 12 October, for Rome, Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting. According to a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONG INVESTOR confidence from Nigerians abroad has continued to boost the local economy, as the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) secured more than N673 million worth of deals in 2024 through targeted investment partnerships facilitated by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM)...
By Claire Mom, The Cable Foundation A NIGERIAN man, who was among West African migrants deported from the United States to Ghana, says he has been left stranded in a hotel in Togo. In a Wednesday report, the man, who craved anonymity, said Ghanaian authorities secretly transferred him and five others to Togo after assuring […]
By Joke Kujenya MILLIONS OF families worldwide continue to lose loved ones prematurely to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), even though most cases are preventable with timely care, healthier nutrition, and improved opportunities for physical activity, the World Heart Federation (WHF) has revealed. As the world marks World Heart Day on September 2...
By TheNation Newspaper TWO NIGERIAN girls have placed the nation on the global technology map after emerging winners of the 2025 Technovation Global Summit (Beginner Division) with an artificial intelligence (AI) app designed to tackle drowsy and distracted driving. The prodigies, 10-year-old Akachukwu Blessed Nwachukwu and Ifunanya Gabriella ...
By Joke Kujenya RECORD LEVELS of military expenditure continue to outpace global efforts to eradicate poverty, according to data released as the world marked the International Day of Peace 2025 under the theme Act Now for a Peaceful World. A detailed report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed that worldwid...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH DETAILS have emerged on a bilateral understanding that allows Ghana to act as a receivership hub for West African nationals deported from the United States of America (USA). President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that his government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...
