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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN), has called on the governors of Benue and Plateau states to immediately ban open grazing and prosecute suspects linked to violent attacks. In a statement on Sunday expressing sympathy to the two states over incessant killings, Falana described the recent spate of attacks as “genocidal”. He said, “It is…

Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa, has taken his philanthropic gesture a notch higher, unveiling a school, which he named after his parents-Mr. Musa and Mrs. Sarch. The International School is located at Bukuru, Jos South Local Government area of Plateau State. The football superstar took to his Twitter handle on social media to reveal the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned those calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 1999 to…

The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Monday resolved to establish a regional Security Trust Fund to tackle the worsening security crises in the North. Each state and its local governments are to contribute a combined monthly sum of N1 billion, to be deducted at source under a framework to be agreed upon. The decision…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State over the crisis rocking both the executive and legislative arms of government in the state. In a national broadcast to the nation, the President said during the six-month period of the state of emergency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all…