A former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) has again asked Nigerians to defend themselves against invaders and murderers who are killing people in various communities across the country. Danjuma spoke in Takum during an occasion he organised to appreciate his members of staff working within the area. He decried renewed and intensified killings…
By Abdul Mahmud There are times when acts of kindness break through the noise. They come quietly. Without ceremony. They do not seek applause. They simply do what is right. What is just. What is human. What is compassionate. Mr. Peter Obi and the Obidients’ movement have done this again and again. Sometimes, in small…
Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed 17 people in attacks on two communities in Logo and Ukum LGA of Benue state. The attacks come days after at least 15 persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday night when gunmen invaded Otobi-Akpa and Emichi communities in Otukpo LGA and Utonkon in Ado LGA in the state. Spokesperson…
By Golu Timothy It is quite disheartening and painfully surprising that many years after repeated explanations,some people are yet to,or have refused to come to terms with the truth about the nature of the killings on the Plateau. The attacks on the Plateau are majorly external invasions by gunmen from outside the state. They are…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Professor Attahiru Jega’s well-intentioned initiative, aimed at bolstering the integrity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through the deployment of university academics in elections has, regrettably, descended into a quagmire of alleged electoral malfeasance. This deterioration has profoundly undermined the initial promise of enhanced probity and eroded public confidence in…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has berated President Bola Tinubu for remaining in France while violence and killings persist in Benue and Plateau states. In a statement released by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku stated that President Tinubu cannot keep feasting…
