Johnstone Kpilaakaa

Johnstone Kpilaakaa is a journalist reporting from the front lines of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises across Nigeria’s Middle Belt region. His work centres on people caught in cycles of violence and neglect, while holding institutions to account. He is a 2024 MTN Media Innovation Programme Fellow at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

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Johnstone KpilaakaaAugust 5, 2024
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‘One Love’: Plateau State Sees Inspiring Interfaith Solidarity During Protests

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Hundreds of residents in Jos, North-central Nigeria, gathered at the Old Airport…
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Human Rights

Johnstone KpilaakaaAugust 1, 2024
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#EndBadGovernance: Ten Hours Later, Protest In Jos Ends Without Chaos

“Kidnapping is Enough,” “We are Hungry,” read some of the placard inscriptions as residents of Jos, Plateau state, took to…
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Emergencies

Johnstone KpilaakaaJuly 13, 2024
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Plateau Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 22, 58 Hospitalised As Gov’t Orders School Closure

Twenty-two children have been confirmed killed in a two-storey building that collapsed at Saints Academy in Jos, north-central Nigeria on…
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News

Johnstone KpilaakaaJuly 12, 2024
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Hours Later, Rescue Efforts Still Underway At Collapsed Plateau School Building

An unconfirmed number of students have died and dozens injured following the collapse of a two-storey building at Saints Academy…
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‘One Love’: Plateau State Sees Inspiring Interfaith Solidarity During Protests

#EndBadGovernance: Ten Hours Later, Protest In Jos Ends Without Chaos

Plateau Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 22, 58 Hospitalised As Gov’t Orders School Closure

Hours Later, Rescue Efforts Still Underway At Collapsed Plateau School Building

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