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President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of ongoing killings linked to herdsmen has drawn heavy concerns from members of the United Kingdom House of Lords. The senior lawmakers at the upper chamber of the British Parliament said the latest killings in Plateau State have placed Nigeria’s...

Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has spoken on the recent attacks in Plateau State. He described it as a plan by the Fulani to colonize Nigeria. He said this while ministering to his congregation on Sunday in a sermon, criticising the … Read more via nigeria –...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lashed out at the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain described the Vice President as a “very sick man... Read more via YabaLeftOnline – https://ift.tt/2tUKUkx Get More Nigeria Political News

The Primate of the Anglican Communion of Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh, has asked the Federal Government to do all it can to bring an end to the wanton killings across the country. During a sermon on Sunday in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, the Bishop said the armed herdsmen who have been responsible for the...

Suspected herdsmen have killed one person and rustled nine cows in Jos, Plateau,DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Police Command in the state has said. He said this while confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Jos. Tyopev said … Read...

Nigeria bishop warns of genocide against Christians Catholic faithful attend a requiem Mass for the victims of Benue State herdsmen attack at St Leo Catholic Church, Nigeria on May 21, 2018 before staging a peaceful protest to condemn the killings in Benue State, North Central of Nigeria...

In the fields of Nghar, 79 people lie under a vast mound of earth , victims of a wider massacre that killed more than 200 in villages across Plateau state, central Nigeria. Thorny branches covering the freshly turned... Read more via Daily Nation | Home – https://ift.tt/2lFHChh Get More...

Following the massacre of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has told Buhari what he must do. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has told the Federal Government to urgently review the security architecture of the … Read more via Naijaloaded...

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Wednesday, said the time was right for Yorubas to demand the breakup of Nigeria and creation of Oduduwa Republic. He noted that the current killings allegedly being perpetrated by armed herdsmen was an indication that Yorubas must call for...

DAILY POST gathered that among those killed in the attack that happened last night, were two soldiers and a policeman. Our reporter, who sighted the corpses brought to the Otukpo General Hospital, Thursday morning, reports that the security men … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most...

Chairman of Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Nasarawa state chapter, has expressed worry over the spate of attacks on the members – He alleged that six Fulani herdsmen and 150 cows were killed by suspected military … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian cattle herder doesn’t carry anything more than a stick, save when they need something to cut grass. This mirrors the same thing he told US President Donald Trump during a visit in April, when he said: “The problem of herders in Nigeria … Read...

The United State Government has broken its silence following the mass murder of innocent villagers in Plateau state by herdsmen. Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2tFC4qD Get More Nigeria Metro News

At least 18 people were reported killed and several others injured in an attack on Dowayan village in Demsa local government area of Adamawa state, Channels TV reports. The report quoted local residents as saying on Saturday, June 23 … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷...

The Catholic Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Martins, said “Not-Too-Young-to-Run” law may not be effective if political godfather syndrome continued to exist in the polity. Martins told News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on Saturday that besides the syndrome, there...

The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of three gang members of the wanted militia leader, Mr Terwase Akwaza, who confessed to the killing of the Senior Special Assistant to the Benue state governor on Special Security, Mr Denen Igbana... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2M3p19T...

Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2JZxJpc Aminu Masari Francis Sardauna in Katsina Disturbed by the lingering clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the country, the Katsina State Government has flagged off the demarcation of cattle routes in nine local government areas of the...

Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibrin has said President Muhammadu Buhari was working hard towards ending the killings across the country. Addressing journalists on Monday in Nassarawa State, Jibrin urged well-meaning Nigerians to work with the Buhari-led government towards ending...

FRIDAY OLOKOR, IHUOMA CHIEDOZIE, TOBI AWORINDE, PETER DADA and JOHN CHARLES Socio-cultural groups in the Middle Belt and southern parts of the country have joined the Nigerian Bar Association to raise the alarm over a claim by the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, blaming the...

Peter Duru, Makurdi Last Tuesday, Minister of Defense, Brig. Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (ret.), drew the ire of Benue people after he called for the suspension of open grazing prohibition law in states where it is in operation, blaming killings by militant herdsmen across the country on … Read more...