The Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse on Wednesday told visiting President Bola Tinubu that the killings in Benue State are not clashes between herders and farmers but a planned attack aimed at taking over land. Tinubu had, in his earlier reaction to the killing of over 200 people in Benue communities in attacks by armed…
Leaders of Benue communities in the diaspora have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s statement suggesting that the killings in Benue state by criminal fulani herdsmen is a communal conflict. In an open letter issued following the June 14 massacre in Yelewata, Guma LGA, where over 200 people were reportedly killed by suspected armed herders, the diaspora group said the call…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman A momentous Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently cemented between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Plateau State Government is poised to fundamentally reshape Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, elevating its status to that of a leading international food cargo hub. This strategically astute initiative, vigorously championed by the…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have abandoned the security of citizens and focusing on 2027 re-election bid. In a statement issued on Monday, PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba asked the President to end the killings in Benue state. According to him, the APC…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has said that the Nigerian armed forces would leave no stone unturned to ensure that the devastating attacks on Benue communities are not repeated in the country. He said tewill change its strategy in the war against banditry in parts of the country. Musa stated this on…
Hundreds of youths in Benue State on Sunday took to the streets to protest the continuous attacks, killings and displacement of people in the state. The protest followed the killing of scores at Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area Friday night. The protesters, who converged on the Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi, called on the…
