By Rotimi Odunaike LAGOS STATE governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Rotimi Odunaike, has declared that the quality of life of Lagos residents will be the central focus of his vision for the state, arguing that the success of governance should ultimately be measured by how people live, work, and move around the city. Speaking […]
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia BATON OF leadership at Lagos State University, (LASU), changed hands on Friday, September 18, 2026, as Distinguished Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji Bello formally handed over the affairs of the university to Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ceremony, held at the Senate Cham...
By Rimandale Shawulu Please read this — it changes how you understand Nigeria’s northeast security situation. When Nigerian media says: “Boko Haram,” they are almost always describing two different organisations that split in 2016 and have been fighting each other ever since. Boko Haram — now called JAS — and ISWAP split bec...
By Nduka Uzuakpundu IT WAS in his name that the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) gathered, recently in Lagos. The fourth in a series, so far, of public lectures, in honour of the first democratically elected governor of Lagos State – Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande – was an occasion on which Gbemiga Ogunleye, a lawyer […]
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION FOR contributions to youth empowerment, leadership and national development earned Comrade Babatunde Abidemin Ademola, Chief Executive Officer of Ephraim International Investment Limited (EIIL), an award from the Arewa Female Students Association (AFSA). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the presentation took place at th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent QUIETLY RESHAPING West Africa’s digital world, Funke Opeke, founder of MainOne Cable Company and Main Street Technologies, has shown what leadership and determination can achieve, building one of the region’s most influential technology firms and making the internet more accessible to millions....
By Babafemi Ojudu WHEN MUHAMMADU Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Vice President in May 2015, their partnership evolved into one of the most stable and institutionally coherent relationships in Nigeria’s democratic history. Across two full terms, President Buhari repeatedly demonstrated—through word...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter RENEWED CALL for selfless service and collective responsibility took centre stage as Nigerians were urged to rebuild trust, strengthen national unity and support those facing economic and social hardship during the 2025 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at the State House. The message was delivered by the Prelate of t...
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 Babafemi Ojudu GREAT NATIONS are not defined by how loudly they shout in moments of provocation, but by the wisdom, clarity, and steadiness they bring to bear. Today, Nigeria stands at a delicate juncture. Emotions are high, rhetoric is rising, and both global and domestic actors are testing nerves. But this is a time […]
