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Herdsmen: YCE, Afenifere, M-Belt Forum, SANs back Ondo gov On Governor Rotimi Akeredolu By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Clifford Ndujihe, Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Ola Ajayi, Peter Duru, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Luminous Jannamike Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s seven-day ultimatum to armed herdsmen to leave Ondo forests and comments that the Presidency is emotionally attached to Fulani herdsmen, Wednesday, drew supportive reactions from Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Pan-Niger-Delta Forum, PANDEF; the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; Afenifere; Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, and some senior...

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu(left) and Garba Shehu. By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Clifford Ndujihe, Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Ola Ajayi, Peter Duru, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Luminous Jannamike Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s seven-day ultimatum to armed herdsmen to leave Ondo forests and comments that the Presidency is emotionally attached to Fulani herdsmen, yesterday drew the ire of the Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF, and the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, who urged him to rescind his quit order decision. The Ondo State government was reacting to the Presidency’s declaration on ...

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue State Government has released funds for the mass production of face masks for distribution to all pupils and students in schools across the state as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19 among students in the state. The Commissioner for Education Prof. Dennis Ityavyar made the disclosure yesterday when he led heads of parastatals under the Ministry to schools in the state in continuation of his monitoring of the level of compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols in the schools. While stressing that the gesture of the government would complement the effo...

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar Tuesday disclosed that the COVID-19 test conducted on returning students of schools in the state indicated that non contracted the virus. He said the state government and management of schools were working round the clock and had also put measures in place to ensure that pupils and students in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions did not contract or spread the virus in schools. The Commissioner who made the disclosure shortly after monitoring the reopening of schools in Makurdi said “the governm...

24 killed as bandits, cultists go on rampage On *Ward head, 80-yr old woman, others also killed in Kaduna *Soldier, 5 civilians dead, others injured during clash in Maiduguri *Late Gana’s loyalists attack Benue community, kill 3, raze houses *Military arrests two, recovers weaponslBakassi cult war claims 4 lives *In Niger, Catholic priest killed, younger brother, 17 others kidnapped By Wole Mosadomi, Peter Duru, Ndahi Marama, Emma Una, Luminous Jannamike & Ibrahim HassanWuyo No fewer than 24 persons were killed in different parts of the country weekend, as  insecurity in Nigeria rages. Th...