By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Masev community under the auspices of Masev Development Association (MDA) have taken a different position with the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia over the massacre of the community members in Wa-ndoo Mbakyor, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of the state....
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has sent condolences to families of victims of Wa-ndoo in Mbalom, Gwer-East Local Government Area of Benue State, who were attacked by armed herders leaving over twenty people dead including children. NATIONAL ACCORD recalled...
Troops have arrested some suspects in connection with the murder of Alhaji Saleh Umar, the Ardo of Kamuru, Dutsen Bako community in Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The assailants abducted and killed Alhaji Umar after collecting N2 million ransom. Troops of Operation...
Restiveness and killings in Anambra and the southeast geopolitical zone in general will deny women the opportunity of having spouses. The declaration was made in the report of the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), the Executive Summary of which was made available to the News Agency...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In Plateau, members of the Coalition of Indigenous Fulani Registered Organisations are seeking an investigation into the killing of a 17-year old Fulani herder and the theft of over 170 cattle in Barkin-Ladi local government area. The chairman of the coalition, Garba Abdulahi...
The Senate on Wednesday said the leadership of the National Assembly will meet President Bola Tinubu over resolutions and recommendations toward curbing killings and general insecurity nationwide. The senate said the recommendations were those made by the eight, ninth and 10th assemblies. The senate resolution followed adoption of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Disturbed by the killing of his constituents in Kwande and its environs by the herdsmen, a member of the House of Representatives for Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, Terseer Ugbor has called for collaboration by all stakeholders, including security agencies, traditional rulers, policymakers and...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – As days continue to pass and the ultimatum given to the Fulani herdsmen to leave Benue lasts. the violent herdsmen have also continued to attack and kill the innocent Benue people without any form of provocation. Few days ago, the Benue State...
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of six people by bandits in an attack on Faskari Local Government Area of the State. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO,ASP Abubakar Aliyu , confirmed the killing in a statement on Tuesday . He said that 10 people...
A total of 520 people have been killed in violent attacks in Myanmar in nearly six months from Aug. 1, 2023 to Jan. 29, 2024. The official Myanmar News Agency reported on Thursday. The victims included three Buddhist monks, 438 civilians and 79 civil servants, the media report said....
The Ebonyi Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of three men as a result of a cult clash in Oriuzor community, Ezza North Local Government of the state. The Acting Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Ebonyi Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti state, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola. Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the mindless...
Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent killings in the Plateau community. They were expressing their displeasure over the arrest of some community members...
Security operatives have arrested no fewer than eight suspects in connection with the onslaughts on Christmas Eve that claimed the lives of about 200 persons in some communities of Bokkos, Barkin-Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The police spokesperson in the state,...
Senator Diket Plang (APC/Plateau), has said that Plateau people want permanent solutions to the security challenges bedeviling the state “instead of temporary palliatives”. Diket told newsmen on Wednesday in Jos that a permanent solution would save hundreds of lives and end the bloodshed that had become the lot...
North Central states governors have donated N100 million to victims of Christmas Eve attacks in Plateau on Tuesday. Assailants attacked 15 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau on Christmas Eve killing more than 115 persons and razing 221 houses. The death toll rose...
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, says the repeated and unending killings on the Plateau is beyond herder-farmer clashes, adding that the murderers “want their own kind of Nigeria according to their ideology”. The cleric, in a statement on Saturday, charged the government...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Saturday visited internally displaced persons in Bokkos and Barkin-ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State where armed men attacked on Christmas Eve. Obi in company of party officials from the state pledged the sum of...
Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has clarified the reason for the visit of the governor to President Bola Tinubu. Bere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos that the governor’s visit on...
By EMMANUEL BENSON, Jos – A serene Christmas Eve morning in the village of Fat Makada, Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, was shattered by a horrific attack that claimed lives, destroyed homes, and displaced countless families. The coordinated assault, carried out by gunmen dressed in camouflage...