By JKNewsMedia CLAIMS CIRCULATING on social media alleging that pupils, students, and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area have been released have been debunked by the Oyo State Government. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, described the video as f...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FAMILY of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu who is also a leading gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has confirmed the kidnapping of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul. JKNewsMedia.com ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter URGENT CALLS for government action to secure the safe return of abducted pupils and teachers intensified in Ibadan as Civil Society (CSOs) groups staged a protest over the incident in Oyo State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that eighteen days after, protesters demanded urgent action as they marched throug...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter WORRIES OVER the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State prompted a high-powered Federal Government delegation to visit Esiele and Yawota communities, where President Bola Tinubu approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards and ordered intensified rescue effor...
By JKNewsMedia OUTDOOR EXCURSION activities such as school excursions, field trips have been suspended across Oyo State following security concerns. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive was contained in a circular issued on Friday 22 May 2026 by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs...
By AriseTV News MINISTER OF Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has stirred nationwide debate after awarding the administration of President Bola Tinubu a 65 to 70 per cent performance score on security, despite persistent attacks, kidnappings and banditry across parts of the country. Musa gave the assessment during an interview on ARI...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNITED STATES President Donald Trump has praised Nigeria for its partnership with Washington following the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and one of the group’s most active battlefield commanders. JKNewsMedia.com repo...
By JKNewsMedia LOCKDOWN MEASURES were enforced at the White House on Monday following a shooting at 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. JKNewsMedia.com reports that journalists at the scene reported the incident occurred shortly before President Donald Trump’s scheduled press conference. Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics...
By Joke Kujenya CALLS FOR urgent protection of journalists and decisive action against insecurity have been directed at the administration of Bola Tinubu, state governors and Federal Capital Territory authorities by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). JKNewsMedia.com reports that t...
By JKNewsMedia STRAGEGIC DEPLOYMENT of police personnel and resources across approved examination centres in the Federal Capital Territory has been ordered to secure the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi, directe...
