By Olukorede Yishau FOR SEVERAL years, clearly inching close to two decades, Nigeria has been wrestling with and boxing terrorism. It has been a bruising contest with no ringside bell to signal the end of a round and no referee to separate the fighters. The nation rises each morning hoping the worst is behind it, […]
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...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 13,000 terrorists were neutralised within the past year as part of intensified military operations across the country, President Bola Tinubu has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President disclosed the figure on Friday during his Democracy Day address marking 27 years of uninterrupted civilia...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA IS once again counting its dead. Across several communities, bandits and terrorists have unleashed fresh waves of violence, leaving families shattered, villages deserted, and citizens wondering whether anybody is truly in charge of their safety. This analysis is not written from the standpoint of a security expert, but...
By Joke Kujenya The questions Nigerians keep asking as banditry, kidnapping and terror attacks persist. . .  A nation cannot budget endlessly for security while citizens continue to budget for fear. . . The time has come to ask difficult questions about what is working, what is failing and what must change. . . DAILY […]
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTION HAS come for four persons charged over the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, with the Federal High Court in Abuja finding them guilty on all nine counts preferred against them by the Federal Government (FG). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Justice Emeka N...
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 ARIKO, KADUNA State: Easter celebrations turned tragic in Ariko community, located in Kachia Local Government Area, after suspected terrorists launched a coordinated हमला on two churches during Sunday service, killing at least seven worshippers and abducting several others. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the attack, which targete...
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...
