By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CLAIMS THAT Nigeria paid a huge ransom and released militant commanders to secure the freedom of schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s boarding school in Niger State have been strongly rejected by the Federal Government (FG) describing such as completely false and baseless. JKNewsMedia.com reports that...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter NOT LESS than 18 warehouses in Bida, Niger State, has been shut down by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) after uncovering expired food and beverages valued at over N100 million. A statement signed by Sayo Akintola, Resident Media Consultant, on February 19, 2026, said the wareho...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SWIFT SECURITY action has been ordered by President Bola Tinubu following the killing of villagers and the abduction of women and children in Kasuwan Daji Community in Niger State, with directives issued to track down those responsible and bring them before the law. The President directed the M...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government announced it has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State. The pupils were among 315 individuals, including 12 teachers, abducted during an attack on the sc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AGAIN, GUNMEN struck in Niger State barely one week after the Maga kidnapping of 25 girls, with armed attackers invading St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area and abducting students and members of staff in the early hours of Friday, where they made away...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent LEGAL ACTION has been initiated by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over alleged intimidation of Minna-based Badeggi FM and threa...
By JKNewsMedia EMERGENCY FOOD aid reached over 1,500 flood-displaced residents in Mokwa, Niger State, as Fidelity Bank Plc activated its Food Bank Initiative in response to the recent disaster. The initiative, driven by the bank’s humanitarian commitment, brought food packs to affected families, marking a swift intervention to support a commu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 200 bodies have been recovered in the aftermath of devastating floods that swept through Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, as authorities scramble to manage an escalating humanitarian crisis. Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Ahmad Suleiman confirmed ongoing recovery efforts,...
By Gloria Ogine, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNOR MOHAMMED Umaru Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency in the Niger North Senatorial District to address the critical shortage of schools. The announcement, made during a project tour of the district on Friday, follows growing concerns over the inadequate number of educational instit...
By Justina Ashishana SALAMATU ABDULLAHI Abubakar, a recent Mass Communication graduate from Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, emerged as the overall winner of the 2nd Aisha Wakaso Award for Young Female Journalists. The first and second runners-up were also recent graduates for the award meant for upcoming female journalists and young fem...
