By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter ECONOMIC GROWTH and national security must remain central to Nigeria’s 2027 elections as the country seeks to consolidate democratic gains, strengthen reforms and create greater opportunities for its growing young population, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that...
By Rimande Shawulu THIS WEEK’s report reveals two sides of Nigeria’s insecurity: armed groups retain the capacity for mass attacks and abductions, but intelligence-led operations are also producing important rescues. The Kaduna operation is particularly significant. Police said information from road transport workers helped security personnel...
With Rimamnde Shawulu AT LEAST 30 people were reportedly killed in an attack on Naridon village, Kauru LGA, Kaduna State. The victims included women, elderly residents and eight children. In Abuja, a serving Defence Intelligence Agency officer was killed during an attempted abduction inside a military housing estate. In Kebbi State, suspected ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NO FEWER than 176 residents abducted during the February 3, 2026, attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have regained their freedom, the Kwara State Government announced on Wednesday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the announcement came about six months after t...
By JKNewsMedia GROWING INSECUTIRY concerns in Nigeria cannot be resolved through the creation of state police alone, Civil Society Organisations (CS0s) have said, urging the Federal Government to address governance, economic and social conditions driving violence and criminality. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Rule of Law and Accountability ...
By Gbenga Adebamiwa A SURVIVOR of the May 15, 2026, abduction, Mr. Zacheaus Olatunde, has recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in the hands of terrorists, revealing how two of his colleagues, Mr. Michael Oyedokun and Deacon John Olaleye, were killed while in captivity. Speaking about the incident, Olatunde said the terrorists accused Oyedoku...
By JKNewsMedia APPREHENSIONS OVER the escape of suspected Ansaru terrorists have emerged following the rescue of abducted teachers and schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with former Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, warning that the operation may not have dismantled the group. J...
Relief at returning home has quickly given way to haunting memories for survivors of the Oriire school abduction in Oyo State. In her first detailed account of the ordeal, rescued principal Mrs Rachael Alamu revealed that male teachers endured the harshest treatment in captivity, with some reportedly blindfolded, handcuffed, chained and restra...
By JKNewsMedia PUPILS AND teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have been threatened with death if security forces moved closer to their location, Minister of Defence Christopher Musa, has disclosed. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Defence Minister made the disclosure in a preview clip of an interview with News Central TV shared on Wed...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ON TUESDAY, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Presidential Working Group (PWG) on the National Policing Bill (NPB) to prepare the legal framework for implementing state police across Nigeria. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, ina...
