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Violence between farmers and herders, intra-ethnic or communal misunderstanding and attacks by bandits, militants and other criminals in local communities in North Central states of Nigeria have destroyed schools’ infrastructure and forced many children out of school after displacing their parents. Together with their parents, thousands of children are now taking refuge in school buildings […]

THE residence of a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi, in Kaduna was on Saturday razed by a fire outbreak, whose cause still remains unknown as of the

No fewer than six dead bodies were burnt beyond recognition when fire gutted a morgue at Agagbe in Gwer West local government area of Benue State. The

Vanguard News Benue first lady decries incessant armed herders attacks on communities On By Peter Duru First Lady of Benue State, Dr. Eunice Ortom has expressed deep worry over the recurring attacks on the defenseless rural dwellers in the state, pointing out that the crisis and killings have created sleepless nights for the Ortom’s administration. Mrs. Ortom stated this yesterday when she led officials of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, and stakeholders to distribute relief materials to over 24,000 of her kinsmen who were sacked from their homes by armed herders. The victims ...

Punch Newspapers Sections JOHN CHARLES Two brothers in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State have reportedly killed each other after an argument over the ownership of farmland resulted in a fight. The siblings were identified as Iorhemba Adóón and Jima Adóón. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the duo had fought over the ownership of the farmland which belonged to their late father, exchanging blows in the process. They were said to have also hit each other with charms and died in a few minutes’ interval. A resident, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said, �...