By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TERRORISM-RELATED charges have been filed against nine men accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Yelwata community in Nigeria’s central Benue state that killed about 150 people. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Nigerian prosecutors on Monday brought 57 counts at the Federal High Court (FHC) in...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PENSIONERS IN Benue State have announced plans for street protests after enduring 96 months of unpaid pension arrears. The resolution was taken under the Benue Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (BCNUP). They submitted a notification letter to the state government detailing their grieva...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ACROSS Nigeria, communities, especially in the northern part of the country, faced devastating insecurity in 2025, as violent crimes, banditry, and insurgent attacks intensified, displacing thousands and claiming countless lives. In fact, local authorities struggled to contain the violence, rai...
By JKNewsMedia TRAVELLING BACK campus after a court externship break, six Nigerian Law School students were seized along a dangerous stretch between Benue and Nasarawa states, with their abductors now threatening to execute them if a revised ransom demand of ₦50 million per person is not paid. The incident occurred on Saturday 26 July as [&he...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “ANY INSURGENCY that lasts more than 24 hours, a government official has a hand in it” – the vile dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. “Finally, Mr. President has moved out of his comfort zone in the Presidential villa…” “That is not true! The president has moved on a countless number of occasions from […]
