Communal clashes: Akwa Ibom to deal decisively with culprits vanguardngr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vanguardngr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Two suspects have been arrested by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, in connection with the recent communal clashes involving Tse Hundu, Tse Yanre and Tse Aku in Mbalom Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State.
The troops also seized a cache of arms from the suspects including 11 locally made barrel guns, one shotgun, two cartridges, gun powder, three knives, nine cutlasses and charms.
Vanguard gathered that the communities had in the last few days engaged in violent communal clashes leading to the death of one and razing of several houses.
According to the sources, the crisis was triggered by disagreements over the ownership of a parcel of land and all efforts to prevail on the feuding parties to avert a major crisis in the area was unsuccessful.
Ortom expresses shock at Rep Deputy Speaker’s rejection of diaspora petition
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By Peter Duru – Makurdi
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described as shocking the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative’s rejection of a petition from the Mutual Union of Tiv in America, MUTA, brought before the House by the member representing Gwer East/Gwer West Federal Constituency, Mr. Mark Gbillah.
He said the action amounted to the suppression of the people’s voice; a development he said contravened the very principles upon which the country’s democracy was built.
The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, noted that “Nigerians home and abroad have a right as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as amended to express their feelings about affairs in their country.”
Stakeholders reel out solutions to assist FG reduce port congestion
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
Stakeholders in the export and import industry, on Wednesday, reeled out solutions that would assist Federal Government reduce congestion at the ports for a positive impact on economic activities.
This was contained in a communique issued after the end of the 1st Supply Chain Round Table for 2021 organised by the African Centre for Supply Chain, ACSC, with the theme, ‘Port Congestion: Implications for Nigeria’s Competitiveness’.
Various speakers at the Roundtable described port congestion in Nigeria as a hydra-headed challenge that requires a detailed review, which they came up with a multi-faceted solution or strategies to tackle the menace.
Eight UNIABUJA students win N2 2m research grants vanguardngr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vanguardngr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.