By Emeka Monye NIGERIA STANDS at a crossroads. Sixty-five years after independence, the question of how we govern ourselves remains unresolved. We run a federal system in name, but in practice, we operate a heavily centralised, unitary structure where power, resources, and institutions all gravitate toward Abuja. The result is a state that fe...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ECONOMIC REFORMS, infrastructure development and social intervention programmes formed the centrepiece of President Bola Tinubu’s address marking the third anniversary of his administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking to Nigerians, Tinubu said his government inherited significan...
By Owei Lakemfa  SIX DAYS after the October 1, 1960, independence of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stood before the United Nations, UN. The historical mission of Nigeria he said, is to develop Africa, the continent which gave birth to humanity and modern civilization. The date was October...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter REPAYMENT OF a Chinese loan tied to the Abuja CCTV project is expected to continue until about 2030, with Nigeria effectively paying an estimated $36.4 million yearly for infrastructure that was never fully delivered, according to the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FJI). FJI reports that th...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESENTATION OF Letters of Credence by Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States (US) took place at the White House in Washington DC, where Kayode Are formally presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump. JKNewsMedoa.com reports that the ceremony was held on Thursday, May 21 with an honour gu...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE GOVERNORSHIP primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been won by Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos, who emerged as the party’s candidate for the 2027 elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Jon Temlong, chairman of the APC national governorship primary election committee, announced...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter GUIDELINES FOR the conduct of the 2026 presidential primary election have been announced by the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside approval of committees and state coordinators for the exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Felix Morka, the national publicity secretary of the APC, issued a sta...
By Kunle Oshobi THERE IS a number that should shame every official in the Federal Executive Council, rattle every technocrat in the Ministry of Finance, and haunt every Nigerian who has ever waited in a queue for a passport, driven across a collapsed bridge, or sat in the dark through yet another power outage. That […]
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Ghana Bags 2nd Ticket, Beats Uganda 3-2. NIGERIA’s FALCONETS on Saturday maintained a perpetual appearance at the world u20 female championship as the team edged out the Young Scorchers of Malawi on goals aggregate of 3-2. Malawi had boasted to scorch out Nigeria importing two pr...
By Babafemi Ojudu SOMETHING NEW is emerging in my country, Nigeria, so new that it resists easy definition. It is a phenomenon that should engage political scientists, philosophers, and thinkers across the world. A man belongs to one party in the morning; by evening, he has shifted to another. By the next day, he is […]
