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Johnstone Kpilaakaa
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Journalist, Freelance
Nigeria
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Biography
Hey, I’m Johnstone Kpilaakaa. 👋🏿 I’m a journalist reporting from the frontlines of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises across Nigeria’s Middle Belt. I’m currently Sub-Editor at HumAngle, a leading African newsroom focused on the human cost of conflict and humanitarian issues, where I also head the Standards and Ethics desk. Previously, I covered startups, policy, and venture capital within Africa’s tech ecosystem for Bendada.com (now TheCondia). Outside the newsroom, I mentor budding journalists on storytelling, career development, and personal branding. I also occasionally appear on TV, radio, and elsewhere to speak about my work at HumAngle and the Catholic Church in Africa. My commentary has featured in several outlets, including The Washington Post, Deutsche Welle, Channels TV, and Radio Now. In 2024, I became an MTN Media Innovation Fellow, earning a postgraduate professional certificate in media innovation from the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University. Before then, I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science in Education and Biology at the University of Jos in 2023, where I officially started my journalism career as a campus radio intern. Throughout my undergraduate studies, I was awarded several national media and journalism fellowships by various organisations, including Solutions Journalism Network, TheCable Newspaper Foundation, and the International Centre for Investigative Reporting.
Humanitarian Crises, Tech , Innovation , Conflict, Social Responses , Human Rights, Social Accountability
international business
Content
By Johnstone Kpilaakaa Verified| HumAngle Verified 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.
By Johnstone Kpilaakaa Verified| JoeyOffAir@ MIANGO, PLATEAU STATE—In 2014, Jeff Arnette, a US Army veteran, Christian missionary, and prosthetist, travelled to Nigeria with plans to establish a prosthetics programme through a missionary organisation he was consulting for. The goal was to serve vulnerable communities affected by conflict in the West African nation. However, a logistical setback delayed the mission. What was meant to be a brief shipping delay stretched into weeks. Arnette, however, viewed it as divine providence.
By Johnstone Kpilaakaa Verified| HumAngle Verified The gunshots began without warning. Residents of several villages and hamlets in the Manguna and Daffo districts of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, scrambled for cover as armed men stormed their villages, shooting indiscriminately. By the time the chaos subsided, many lay dead, others were wounded, and several had fled their homes.
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Freelance
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