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THE 17 Southern Governors  have lambasted Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, for saying that their ban on pen grazing in the region ''is of questionable legality.”

Panic in Ebonyi as ‘suicide bomber’ blows self to pieces On No suicide bombing — EBONYI GOVT, POLICE Umahi bans public gatherings, processions PANDEF, MBF react By Peter Duru, Peter Okutu, Chinedu Adonu & Chinonso Alozie The specter of suicide bombing that is synonymous with insurgency in the northern part of the country seemed to have made a landfall in the southern part of the country with what appeared to be an attempted suicide bombing in Ebonyi State Tuesday. This first experience i...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said the insistence of the federal government to reintroduce grazing reserves and cattle routes in the country despite the astronomical growth in Nigeria’s population and urbanization is indicative of a hidden agenda.

Benue Police foils kidnap of Makurdi varsity Bursar, arrests two suspects On By Peter Duru, Makurdi Operatives of the Benue state police have foiled a plot to kidnap the Bursar of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, JSTUM, Mr. Emmanuel Timothy, by an alleged kidnap syndicate. Two members of the gang, Paul Agbem, and Mson Yaasa were also arrested by personnel of the special security team codenamed Operation Zenda led by Chief Superintendent, CSP, Justine Gberindyer, who Saturday raided the...

Views: Visits 5 By Peter Duru The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has cautioned the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to desist from imposing Fulani from all parts of Africa on Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria is not a Fulani colony. National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu sounded the warning Tuesday in Makurdi while reacting to the statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who questioned the legality of...

By Peter Duru The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has cautioned the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to desist from imposing Fulani from all parts of Africa on Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria is not a Fulani colony. National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu sounded the warning Tuesday in Makurdi while reacting to the statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who questioned the legality of the decision of Southern Governors to...

Translate Home » News » Over 100 killed in Benue as militia gangs sack four Council Wards in Katsina-Ala LGA Over 100 killed in Benue as militia gangs sack four Council Wards in Katsina-Ala LGA On …we’ll visit the affected communities Tuesday and come out with a statement – Col. Hemba, Security Adviser By Peter Duru, Makurdi Over 100 persons were at the weekend reportedly killed in a coordinated bloody attack on four Council Wards of Katsina-Ala Local Government Are...

Views: Visits 8 …we’ll visit the affected communities Tuesday and come out with a statement – Col. Hemba, Security Adviser By Peter Duru, Makurdi Over 100 persons were at the weekend reportedly killed in a coordinated bloody attack on four Council Wards of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, by joint militia gangs made up of armed herdsmen and loyalists of the later militia leader, Terwase Agwaza alias Gana. Vanguard gathered from a reliable source in the area w...

Vanguard News Translate Home » News » No more complaints, cries, we must stand up to defend ourselves from killer herdsmen, Ortom tells Benue people No more complaints, cries, we must stand up to defend ourselves from killer herdsmen, Ortom tells Benue people On By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State weekend said though the state was under siege of armed herdsmen, there was no need for anyone to cry or complain anymore except for the people to stan...

•They’re benefiting from the corrupt govt system •Engage in meaningless discussions, centred on their own needs •They’re rubber stamp NASS, timid, lethargic •Nigeria is bleeding, govt must rise to the occasion •We need the president, not presidency to address us, answer questions By Dayo Johnson; Samuel Oyadongha;Vincent Ujumadu;Wole Mosadomi; Festus Ahon; Umar Yusuf; Tina Akannam; Peter Duru; Marie-Therese Nanlong; Peter Okutu; Rotimi Ojomoyela; Ugochukwu; Alaribe; Charly Agwam; ...