Johnstone Kpilaakaa

2 weeks ago | humanglemedia.com | Johnstone Kpilaakaa

At dawn, a small convoy snakes through Kwande, Benue State’s dusty backroads in North-central Nigeria. A police siren pierces the stillness, clearing the way for mourners escorting a coffin to a place they once called home. Some ride motorcycles; others squeeze into two cars. They are not heading to a cemetery, but to a ghost village abandoned to violence. It is the final journey of Ordue Terfa*, a 52-year-old farmer and civil servant who died in February of a heart attack.

1 month ago | humanglemedia.com | Johnstone Kpilaakaa

It’s May 14, so she posts a birthday photo on Instagram: a selfie in scrubs after a long hospital shift, or maybe a studio portrait with balloons and a caption: “Grateful for 22.”In the portrait, her hair is curled softly around her face, her gentle smile lighting up the frame. Friends flood the comments section with heart emojis and warm wishes. At home, her mum bakes her favourite cake in white and black; her favourite colours. Her dad says a quiet prayer, blessing her for the year ahead.

2 months ago | joeyoffair.com | Johnstone Kpilaakaa

An object will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force. This is Newton’s First Law of Motion—and for Lengdung Tungchamma, it’s not just a principle of physics. It’s the story of his life, told in Motion, his forthcoming memoir. His story begins in Jenta Mangoro, a slum community in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria, where he grew up at No. 16 C Avenue. His mother, a vibrant and generous businesswoman, believed in cooking more than enough food for her family.

2 months ago | humanglemedia.com | Johnstone Kpilaakaa

It was a calm night until just before midnight. And when Mary John had dinner and shared tales by moonlight with her children and grandchildren that Sunday evening, she thought what would follow was sleep and farm work the next morning. Mary said she heard the first gunshots pierce through the silence. “Before we could go out, the house was already surrounded,” she said. She lives in a modest zinc-roofed mud house with three bedrooms and a sitting room.

2 months ago | humanglemedia.com | Johnstone Kpilaakaa

At least 40 people have been killed after armed men stormed Zike community in the Kwall district of Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, in North-central Nigeria. The brutal assault began shortly after midnight on Monday, 14 April, and lasted nearly two hours, leaving dozens dead, homes in ruins, and survivors in mourning. Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, National Publicity Secretary of the Irigwe Youth Movement (IYM), a local youth organisation, confirmed the incident to HumAngle.