By JKNewsMedia POPE FRANCIS died on Monday morning from a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, hours after blessing pilgrims from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. He was 88. The Vatican issued his death certificate shortly after announcing his passing. It confirmed that the pontiff fell into a coma following the stroke and succu...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MINISTER OF Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has moved to clarify recent remarks concerning the Siemens-led Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), insisting his comments were not a dismissal of past efforts but a factual account of accelerated progress since the start of the Tinubu administration. In a state...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PAGES OF religious books hid parcels of cocaine bound for Saudi Arabia, uncovered by NDLEA operatives during a sweep of export cargo at a Lagos courier facility. The 500-gram consignment, split into 20 parcels, was discovered on 15 April 2025, exposing a bold trafficking attempt and triggering a str...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FIRST Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died on Easter Monday aged 88 at his residence in the Vatican. This brings to an end his transformative and often turbulent 12-year papacy. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who confirmed that the pontiff [...
By Joke Kujenya BENJAMIN BEST Nnanyereugo, popularly known as Killaboi, has been extradited to Nigeria to face charges in connection with the alleged murder of 21-year-old Augusta Onuwabhagbe, a first-class student at Lead City University, Ibadan. The Nigeria Police Force confirmed his return from Doha in the early hours of Saturday following...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS OF employees filled the townhall at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, Towers, Abuja, as Bashir Bayo Ojulari, newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), made his first formal address to staff—committing to a transformative journey aimed at repositioning the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GUNMEN OPENED fire on a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) team during a late-night raid in Abuja, leaving three officers wounded and hospitalised with gunshot injuries. The operation, which took place on Thursday night in the Jahi district of the Federal Capital Territory, targeted an unc...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WEST African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced it is ushering in a new era of digital examination in Nigeria as it prepares to conduct its first Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for school candidates. Scheduled to run from 24 April to 20 June 2025...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Ministry of Power through its Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, said it has reported historic gains in Nigeria’s electricity sector during the first quarter of 2025, including a ₦700 billion market revenue surge, a peak power generation capacity of 6,003 megawatts, and structural reforms aimed ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONFUSION ENGULFED Nigerian campuses in April 2024 after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) boldly flagged long-standing university admissions as “fake”, cutting off graduates from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) just days before mobilisation. The move left an estimated 14,0...
