By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROGRESS IN Nigeria’s tobacco control efforts formed the core of the country’s presentation at the ongoing 11th Session of the Conference of Parties to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Geneva, where the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfar...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Leopard of Congo Shocks Indomitable Lions of Cameroon With a Lone Goal Victory THE SUPER Eagles of Nigeria left it late to ride the back of Panthers of Gabon into the finals of the African qualifier of the world cup play off with a sensational 4-1 win […]
By JKNewsMedia THE UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) has reaffirmed its commitment to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and deepen collaboration in combating substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The assurance was delivered during a courtesy visit by the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Salem Saeed ...
By Joke Kujenya HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS intensified as 180 vulnerable Nigerians returned from Libya to Lagos amid renewed global scrutiny of the North African country’s human rights record. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the return in a statement on Wednesday, disclosing that the repatriation flight arrived at the C...
By Dr Josephine O. Soboyejo, Ph.D., CCLC I AM not engaging in rhetoric or supporting or opposing, as many Nigerians are doing right now. I want to present the facts I have gathered through research and personal investigation. I spent forty-five years in the political space of Nigeria, serving as an elected member of the […]
By Precious Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern, UI, Oyo State THE UNIVERSITY of Ibadan (UI) has said it is celebrating academic excellence as 448 students emerged with First Class degrees out of 5,900 graduating students in the 2024/2025 academic session. Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, declared the figures on Tuesday during the first day ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a stat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s COMMITMENT to transforming its electricity sector received a clear affirmation from President Bola Tinubu during a meeting with Siemens Energy at the State House, Abuja. The President assured the technical contractor leading the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) of the government’s ...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEÂ “ARE REFORMERS-rulers jinxed? Why do they often suffer the dire consequences of the misrule of their predecessors? Sultan Tuman Bay the Second, the Mamluk reformer-ruler of Egypt; Emperor Louis XVI, the reformist Bourbon ruler of France who got caught up in the French Revolution of 1789; Mikhail Gorbachev, the reform...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RESOUNDING CONFIDENCE in democratic leadership echoed on Sunday as President Bola Tinubu congratulated Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on his re-election as Governor of Anambra State, describing the victory as an affirmation of the people’s faith in his administration and vision for progress....
