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...
By Joke Kujenya SECURITY COOPERATION between Nigeria and the United States of America partnership has resulted in air strikes against terrorist targets in the North-West, as Nigeria’s authorities confirm continued joint action to address terrorism and violent extremism. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...
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 Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SECURITY DISCUSSIONS dominated the agenda in Abuja as a visiting United States (US) congressional delegation met with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to examine steps for strengthening nationwide protection. The US Congressman, Riley Moore described the meetings as focused on ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Economic Council (NEC) has approved N100 billion for the overhaul of police and security agencies’ training institutions across Nigeria, pending final ratification by President Bola Tinubu. The approval follows recommendations by an ad-hoc committee constituted to asses...
Bu Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter DIVERSE EFFORS to withdraw police officers from supposed Very Important Persons (VIP) protection in Nigeria have spanned more than two decades, with successive inspector-generals of police (IGPs) issuing directives that were often partially enforced or reversed. Records show repeated attempts to return off...
She set out to collect the certificate that would seal her academic journey. Instead, Temitope Akinwale, then 25, now 33, found herself fighting for survival in a swampy forest, blindfolded, terrified, and praying through four days of captivity, as she recounts her traumatising ordeal to JKNewsMedia Reporter, HELEN OKECHUKWU. FAINT TRACES of ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESSURE ON Nigeria’s overstretched policing system prompted a decisive change on Sunday after Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers assigned to supposed Very Important Personalities (VIPs) escort and guard operations across the country. The new directi...
