Petrol price: Enugu, Taraba and Delta pay the highest as price increased to N147 in September- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) increased to N147.30 in September from N146.90 recorded in August. This was…
WFP provides food assistance to 1.2m people in 3 Northeastern states
July 16, 2018 The World Food Programme (WFP) says it has spent 126 million dollars on food assistance, in various forms, to 1.2 million persons in 3 Northeastern Nigerian states,…
Pogrom: Why US should intervene
KEN UGBECHIE Not many Nigerians know about Open Doors USA. It is a US-based NGO that advocates very strongly for freedom of worship especially for Christians around the world. Ahead…
Plateau killing is pogrom not a clash
Judi Zadong Instead of talking of herdsmen’s pogroms (or genocides) in Nigeria, the world is talking of herdsmen/farmers clashes. We are so immersed in this propaganda and deceit that our…
Police kill three kidnap suspects, recover guns
The Police Command in Taraba on Thursday said it had killed three suspected kidnappers who had been terrorising residents around Bali and Takum Local Government Areas of the state. Mr…
Police parade alleged gunrunners in Benue, Taraba states
The IGP Intelligence Response Team and the Police Special Forces mandated by the IGP to work with Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba State Commands, in the last two weeks arrested the…
Insecurity: Air Force to deploy 150 special forces to Taraba
May 2, 2018 The Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar says no fewer than 150 special forces will be deployed to assist in restoring security…
Herdsmen/Farmers clashes: Army to conduct special exercise in Benue, 5 other states
February 7, 2018 The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it would conduct a special exercise tagged: “Ayem Akpatuma’’ – `Cat Race’ to tackle recurring herdsmen/farmers clashes and criminal activities…
Commentary: Cattlelisation of Nigeria…
KEN UGBECHIE All things considered, there was a country. There was a nation where cattle herders were friendly, innocuous nomads. They wandered as you wonder at the amount of energy…
Osinbajo leads nine governors to resolve herdsmen-farmers crisis
The National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday constituted a working committee of nine governors, with the Vice President as chair, to resolve herdsmen/farmers…