North using cattle colony to Islamise Nigeria, Igbo wont accept it – Archbishop Chukwuma Bishop of the Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of Anglican Communion, Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, has said no South East governor will be allowed to give land to terrorists in any guise. He anchored his claim...
As armed herdsmen continue to leave their deadly mark in many parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that under the Land Use Act of 1978 he lacks the constitutional power to create proposed cattle colonies to resolve the conflicts. Buhari made …
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Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has advised the federal government against the planned establishment of cattle colonies across the country, saying the move is tantamount to modern slavery. The governor made his position known on the raging matter during a visit by the Alaafin of Oyo...
As the proposed establishment of cattle colonies by the Federal government continued to generate controversies, the Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi have rejected, in totality, the proposal. Sixteen Nigerian states, all in North have agreed to ...
Senator Adeola Olamilekan, representing Lagos West, has urged state governors in South West to reject Federal Government’s planned cattle colony in the region. Olamilekan stated this while maintaining that the proposed cattle colony would not end the crisis between Fulani herdsmen and farmer in...
Senator Adeola Olamilekan has rejected the planned cattle colony by the federal government – He also called the governors in the southwest to move against the planned policy – Adeola noted that the proposed cattle colony would not end herdsmen/farmers …
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The senator, representing Lagos West in the Red Chamber, Solomon Adeola, has called on state governors in the south western part of the country to be proactive in finding solutions to attacks by herdsmen in the region. Sen. Adeola, an Ogun State governorship aspirant under the …
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Pastor Tunde Bakare said it is insensitive of the Nigerian government to ask farmers to cohabit peacefully with people destroying their farms – He urged the Nigerian government to clamp down on violent herdsmen before the crisis becomes a full …
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To us here in Nigeria, a colony is nothing new. The colony of Lagos established by the British in 1861 has familiarised us to it.
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Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has described critics of the cattle colonies proposal of the Federal Government as “people with low intelligence” for failing to see the economic gains attached to it. Bello who spoke yesterday at the …
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The Igala socio-cultural group, Uk’Omu Igala organisation, has warned the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello not to donate any land from the state for the proposed cattle colonies. The group in a press release yesterday, highlighted instances of Fulani herdsmen attacks on innocent farmers to...
The Bayelsa State Government has flatly denied the claims that the Seriake Dickson administration has allocated over 250 hectares for the Federal Government proposed cattle colony in the state. The state government explained that though it allocated 250 hectares of land owned by the State Palm …...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he will defend the interest of the state at all times, emphasising that he will not allow the state to be controlled by external forces. Gov Nyesom Wike Governor Wike also declared that the state has no land to give out …
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Oyo State government has warned that it would not tolerate any form of cattle rearing that allows herds to roam around and infringe on other peoples’ rights, saying the proposed cattle colony of the federal government was alien to the state. The state commissioner for Agriculture, Natural...
The federal government had earlier proposed the establishment of cattle colonies to address the continuous killing of farmers by Fulani herdsmen across the country.
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The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, on Thursday, rejected proposed establishment of cattle colony in any party of Yoruba land. The elders met in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital where they deliberated on pressing national issues. The group also called out some northern governors for gathering to...
The Taraba State Government has said the state has no land to be allocated for cattle colony in the state. Rejecting the establishment of cattle colonies being proposed by the federal government across the 36 states of the federation, the state government stated that it has already …
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