By Joke Kujenya THE UNITED States Donald Trump administration has issued a directive to all the country’s embassies worldwide to immediately suspend the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students and exchange visitors, citing a forthcoming expansion of social media screening requirements. A confidential cable from Secr...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES President Donald Trump meets South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in Washington as tensions rise over refugee policy, trade ties, and controversial genocide allegations. A tense Oval Office encounter erupted as President Trump confronted South African President Ramaphosa with unverified footage and a barrage ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FORMER United States (US) President Joe Biden is announced to be undergoing evaluation for treatment after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasised to his bones, a statement from his personal office confirmed on Sunday. The 82-year-old was seen last week after...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter POMP, PRAYER, and calls for peace defined the historic moment as the first American pontiff officially assumed leadership of the Roman Catholic Church before a sea of worshippers gathered at the Vatican. Tens of thousands raised their voices and cameras as Pope Leo XIV, clad in traditional white ves...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENTS, POPES and pilgrims converged in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as the Vatican staged one of its most symbolic and tradition-laden events the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu stood among dignitaries from across the world who witnessed the rise of the first Am...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome for a high-level gathering of global leaders at the Vatican, where he will witness the installation of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 18 May, at St Peter’s Square. Touching down [&he...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter BARRIERS FELL in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham as the youngest Mayor in United Kingdom (UK) history officially took office, marking a historic moment in British local governance. Princess Opeyemi Bright, 29, was sworn in on Friday, 16 May 2025, becoming the borough’s First Citizen and a new...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES (US) President Donald Trump has touched down in Riyadh, launching a bold three-nation tour through the Persian Gulf aimed at securing record-breaking investment deals and redefining America’s role in a region scarred by conflict and geopolitical realignment. Greeted personally by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SWEEPING CUTS to prescription drug prices are on the table under a new executive order aimed at slashing costs by up to 80 percent, according to United States President Donald Trump. The announcement, delivered via his social media, outlined plans to equalise American pharmaceutical costs with the l...
By Joke Kujenya RUSSIA’s MILITARY posture is fuelling urgent warnings across Europe after Western intelligence officials revealed that President Vladimir Putin is preparing for potential conflict with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) within a year of the Ukraine war’s end. At Moscow’s Red Square on Friday, Putin presided over one...
