By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s AFROBEATS and reggae-dancehall sensation Patoranking will feature on CNN’s African Voices, a 30-minute magazine programme sponsored by Globacom. The episode also highlights Derrick Cobbinah, a Ghanaian social advocate working to rehabilitate war veterans in the country. Patoranking, renowned for his rise from humble b...
By Louis Odion IN CONVERSATION around African culture, the art of giving is often characterised as binary. The material and the immaterial. Whereas the former consists of gifting, say, gold and silver; the latter involves the intimacy of donating, say, time. Without denying the value of a material gift, there can, of course, be no […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MOUNTING ALARM over misleading fuel marketing and quality misinformation has prompted Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, to initiate robust legal and security measures. A TikTok video posted by @valorreviews featured a demonstration in whi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOR THE first time since the establishment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) 35 years ago, the Federal Government has inaugurated a barracks in Yola, Adamawa State. The newly commissioned facility provides office and residential accommodations for NDLEA personnel, underscoring a re...
By JKNewsMedia INITIATIVES TO enhance educational infrastructure have received a boost as Fidelity Bank Plc embarks on impactful projects aimed at improving learning environments across Nigeria. The bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, driven by staff contributions and institutional support, continue to support quality ed...
By JKNewsMedia A BRIEF illness has claimed the life of Mrs Desola Amoke Latifat Abatan, wife of Newdawn Online publisher, Olatunde Abatan. She passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, in the afternoon, as confirmed in an official statement released by her husband. Mrs. Abatan, née Adewunmi, was known for her unwavering support for her [&hel...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AUTHORITIES AT the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) intensified their crackdown last week, uncovering illegal drug depots in Aba, Idumota, and Onitsha. Investigators raided warehouses filled with counterfeit medicines, exposing a vast network of repackaging and r...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAJOR DRUG traffickers moving illicit substances across Nigerian borders have been dismantled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Four members of the cartel were arrested in separate intelligence-led operations, with a significant haul of opioids and other narcotics seized...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MOVES TO reform the African Union (AU) has been firmly backed by Nigeria, emphasising the need for a more vibrant, viable, and relevant continental body to meet the changing global political and economic landscape. The Nigerian government, through President Bola Tinubu’s statement delivered by Forei...
By JKNewsMedia A PUSH to promote biofuels in international shipping under the United Nations’ Global Fuel Standard (GFS) has sparked strong opposition from environmental and human rights groups. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and 68 other international nongovernmental organisations have warned the UN’s Intern...
