By JKNewsMedia ALLEGATIONS THAT ₦5 billion was paid to police to prevent the detention of Fidelity Bank’s Managing Director, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, have been dismissed as entirely false and deliberately misleading. The bank issued a strong rebuttal following a publication on Sahara Reporters that claimed MD Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe confessed to making...
By JKNewsMedia A NATIONWIDE call to action is underway as the Federal Government activates the registration portal for the 2025 National Youth Conference, positioning it as a critical step in driving inclusive dialogue and transformative youth policy reform. At a press briefing in Abuja, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, co...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has mourned the victims of renewed violence in Benue State and ordered security forces to launch a decisive crackdown on all perpetrators of the bloodshed. Addressing the nation during a public engagement in Abuja, he called the killings “depressing” and directed that no indivi...
By JKNewsMedia WEDNESDAY, 18 June 2025 has been set by President Bola Tinubu to visit Benue State in order to confront the escalating violence that has devastated communities and claimed lives across the region. A statement by his media team said the move follows the rescheduling of his official trip to Kaduna State, now slated […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter “WE WILL find you. We will expose you. And we will deal with you with the full force of the law.” With those words, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia delivered a stark warning to the terrorists behind one of the deadliest massacres in the state’s recent history. Addressing the state […]...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter WIDESPREAD FURY has erupted online as netizens demand the Federal Government declare a state of emergency in Benue State following a brutal two-day massacre that left over 200 people feared dead in the Guma Local Government Area. The killings, allegedly carried out by suspected herders, occurred ov...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 200 lives were lost in Yelewata and Daudu communities of Benue State, triggering an outcry from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which slammed the federal and state governments for what it termed cold indifference and a paralysed security response. The organisat...
By Owei Lakemfa TWENTY-YEARS ago, I got a message that Uncle Sam Amuka-Pemu, the publisher of the Vanguard Newspapers could not be found. It was his 70th birthday and plans to mark it were in place, but the celebrant was not responding to calls. He seems to have simply vanished. I placed a call and […]
DAYS AFTER devastating floods swept through Mokwa, a town in Niger State, Nigeria, displacing dozens of families, wrecking homes, leaving thousands missing and killing hundreds, many victims remain without shelter despite the establishment of temporary displaced camps in two local schools. Our West and East Africa Correspondent, ADEDOKUN THEOP...
By JKNewsMedia OVER ₦2BILLION has been committed to a nationwide university scholarship programme designed to empower young Nigerians with fully-funded education in high-impact fields. Branded Beyond Education, the initiative was announced on Democracy Day as part of a long-term strategy to equip future leaders and dismantle systemic barriers...
