By Joke Kujenya SEVEN MONTHS into her tenure as Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, pretty and brainy Mrs Uchenna Ogunedo Akingbade describes the role as intense, demanding and deeply instructive. JKNewsMedia.com writes that, a distinguished legal practitioner and Partner at Sunesis DLP, she assumed office on July 25,...
By Olive Young, JKNewsMedia Intern GLASS CEILINGS crumbled when Dr Wendy Okolo became the first Black woman to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington at 26. JKNewsMedia.com reports that she was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, she began her academic journey at St Mary’s Primary [&h...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line A PROFESSOR of Pediatric Radiology in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Prof. Ayodeji Anike Olatunji is to deliver the 125th Inaugural Lecture of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State on Tuesday 10th March 2026. Prof. Olatunji will speak on “Beyond Shadows: Imaging Science a...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CANCER ADVOCACY assumed prominence in Ekiti and Lagos as the Lifeline Advocacy and Development Initiative (LADI) stepped up public engagement to commemorate World Cancer Day 2026, combining hospital outreach, media partnerships and mental health messaging to widen awareness on early detection and prevention. JKNewsMedi...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter TRAILBLAZING WOMEN converged at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, on Friday, 21 November, as the inaugural Sisters’ Hangout, convened by Ms. Ify Onyegbule, Director General of Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Owerri, officially launched. The event attracted professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, and creatives from diver...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Africa’s ten Times Champions, Super Falcons Still Africa’s Best Female Team. NIGERIA’s 24-YEAR-old and Brighton of Britain Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie on Wednesday night in Rabat Morocco, the City where Nigeria’s Super Eagles fell from the skies and failed to soar into the last phase of the...
By JKNewsMedia DYNAMIC WOMEN leaders from media, business, education, fintech, philanthropy, and community development will converge for the maiden Sisters’ Hangout, an initiative of Women of Substance (WoS) founded by broadcast media consultant Ms. Ify Onyegbule, Director General, Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) and Executive Director, Wo...
By Olurotimi Olabode FEW NIGERIANS know her name, but nearly every schoolchild has repeated her words. Every morning, in classrooms across the nation, millions recite the lines: “I pledge to Nigeria my country, to be faithful, loyal and honest…” Those immortal words came from the mind of Professor Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin, the woman who wrote...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION OF exceptional achievement marked a historic moment as Olu Adetutu, Certified Life Coach and Chief Executive Officer of Olumination Enterprises, Tampa, Florida, United States (US), emerged the winner of the 2025 Most Outstanding African and Black Transformational Speaker in the World Award. She received an overwhelm...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FUNFRAISING TOWARD completion of the National Library realised N20.7 billion, the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, announced while having lunch with the press at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Senator Tinubu said the birthday account, Oluremi@65 Education Fund, will remain open ti...
