By Joke Kujenya While politicians fight for power, many Nigerian children remain trapped in kidnappers’ dens. How does any leader sleep comfortably knowing this? SOMEWHERE IN Nigeria tonight, a child is crying in a forest. Not because of hunger alone. Not because of cold alone. But because fear has become the only language that child [&hellip...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter HOPE, RESILIENCE and inclusion formed the centre of President Bola Tinubu’s Children’s Day message as he celebrated Nigerian children and directed intensified rescue operations for abducted pupils and teachers across the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking on May 27, 2026, Tinubu celebrate...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter RAGING INSECURITY across Nigeria has drawn renewed concern after a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) assessment estimated that about 30,000-armed Fulani militants operate in multiple regions of the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the commission, in its May 202...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 20 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have been killed in multiple United States (US)-Nigeria air strikes in Metele, Borno state, the Nigeria Defence Headquarters (NDH) has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Samaila Uba, Director of De...
By Oluwabunmi Akande, JKNewsMedia Reporter FORTY-EIGHT individuals and groups have been designated as terrorism financiers in Nigeria’s latest sanctions list, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) directing an immediate asset freeze across the capital market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the NIGSAC, in a fresh publication on its o...
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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN ARMY battalion has been deployed to Kaiama district in central Kwara State after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in an overnight assault, the President’s office said on Thursday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Tuesday’s attack on Woro village marked the deadliest incident in the state this...
By Precious Ukeje, JKNewsMedia Intern FRESH POLICE inquiries have found that at least 80 congregants earlier reported missing after an armed attack on three churches in Kaduna State returned home over the weekend, a claim immediately disputed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). JKNewsMedia.com reports that gunmen stormed the church...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ILLICIT DRUGS concealed for export and widespread domestic distribution were intercepted as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded multiple arrests and seizures across several states, including the interception of a United Kingdom (UK)- bound cocaine consignment...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MILITARY ACTION unfolded on December 2025 Christmas night as the United States (US) launched no fewer than 12 Tomahawk missiles against terrorists in Sokoto State, marking a rare foreign strike operation within Nigerian territory. The missile launches were confirmed by Rep Riley M Moore, the la...
