Thursday, 11 January 2018

NigerianEye: “Benue must dump 'Anti-Open grazing Bill' - Fulani group” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Benue must dump 'Anti-Open grazing Bill' - Fulani group” plus 29 more


Benue must dump 'Anti-Open grazing Bill' - Fulani group

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:23 PM PST

A Fulani socio-cultural organisation, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN) has said that the conflicts between farmers and herders in Benue State and other states is the...

Southern leaders ask Buhari to declare Fulani herdsmen terrorists

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:37 PM PST

Leaders of the South-East and South-West, on Thursday in Enugu, asked the Federal Government to declare Fulani herdsmen as terrorists. The Southern leaders, at an event tagged, 'Handshake Across...

Tears flow in Benue as 73 victims of Fulani herdsmen brutality are laid to rest

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:23 PM PST

Thousands of people in black dresses, weeping women, frightful kids and 73 polished mahogany caskets. Benue State was in pains yesterday. It was all at the funeral of the victims of the herdsmen...

Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest with $12.2 Billion net worth

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:49 PM PST

President of Dangote Industries Alhaji Aliko Dangote remains Africa's richest with a net worth of $12.2billion, according to Forbes. This is an increase of $100 million from his worth when the...

Fayose attacks Buhari over appointment of northerner as NIA DG

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:48 PM PST

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has chided President Muhammadu Buhari for replacing the sacked National Intelligence Agency's Director General, Ambassador Ayo Oke, with Ahmed Rufai...

PDP plans to attack Buhari’s government with social media

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:34 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will use the social media to expose the corruption and the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The Deputy National Chairman of...

Major blackout looms as explosion rocks Escravos gas pipeline again

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:32 PM PST

Power generation in the country may have hit a fresh snag following the explosion that ruptured the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline on Thursday, even as generation from hydropower plants dropped by 494...

Man ejected by landlady wins N20 millon lottery

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 07:09 PM PST

Mr Sidney Osahon, 35, Engineer from Edo, who won the 'Give 'n' Take N20 million' National Jackpot Bonanza said, his landlady almost ejected his family hours before he won the lottery. Osahon, who...

Benue governor rejects cattle colony at funeral for victims

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 01:21 PM PST

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue state has again rejected the suggestion that the state create Cattle Colony or Grazing Routes for herdsmen. He said the suggestions were not acceptable to the Benue people....

Benue received 73 corpses in return despite massive support to APC – Bishop Avenya laments

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 01:16 PM PST

The Catholic Bishop of Gboko Diocese, Most Rev. Williams Avenya, has lamented that the people of Benue state could only receive 73 corpses in return despite their massive support to the All...

Reno replies Presidency, says Jonathan dealt decisively with the Fulani Herdsmen crisis

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 01:12 PM PST

Former President Jonathan wishes to express his condolences to the government and people of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings occasioned by...

Insinuations, allegations that attacks, killings are because Buhari is a Fulani man unkind, incorrect – FG

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 01:10 PM PST

The Federal Government has released a factsheet on attacks, killings by herdsmen in Benue, other states of the country saying that 'insinuations and allegations that the attacks and killings were...

Orji Kalu reveals the People Attacking Nigerians, says its not Fulani Herdsmen

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST

Former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu said that Fulani herders are not in charge of the current killings in parts of the nation. He revealed that the are from Niger Republic. In his...

Six Nigerian-owned guest houses burnt in South Africa

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 12:45 PM PST

The Nigerian Union in South Africa say six guest houses owned by their members were burnt during attacks against Nigerians in Rustenburg, North West Province of South Africa. Mr Paul Nwanedo,...

Be Like Fayose, Arm Benue People To Defend Themselves, Sagay urges Ortom

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST

Prof. Itse Sagay, has urged Samuel Ortom, Benue State Governor to take action as the Chief Security Officer of the state instead of crying for help and shield the general population of the state from...

Explosion rocks oil facility in Delta

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST

A deafening explosion in the early hours of today rocked an oil facility allegedly belonging to Nigerian Gas Company, NGC, in Ejere community, Warri south local government area. Residents told the...

Apostle Johnson Suleman blows hot over fulani herdsmen, vows to fight those killing Christians

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 09:07 AM PST

Apostle Johnson Suleman, of Omega Fire Ministry, has vowed to fight those fighting Christians, across the country.  Suleman gave the warning while declaring that he's not afraid of being...

Police deploy 8,000 personnel over NLC protest in Kaduna

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST

The police have deployed 8,000 personnel across Kaduna State ahead of the protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress over the sacking of 36,000 civil servants by Gov Nasir El-Rufa'i. The News Agency...

Herdsmen killed over 756 in two years under Jonathan – Presidency

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST

The Presidency on Wednesday said over 756 people were killed by herdsmen in two years under former President Goodluck Jonathan. It said it would, therefore, be wrong to insinuate that the recent...

Benue people voted Buhari but he rewarded us with dead bodies – Bishop Avenya

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 09:07 AM PST

The Catholic Bishop of Gboko Diocese, Benue State, Bishop William Avenya, has slammed the Nigerian government over its loud silence on the killing of Benue citizens by Fulani herdsmen.  The Holy...

What Buhari is doing to islamize Nigeria – Prof Nwabueze alleges

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 09:07 AM PST

Ben Nwabueze, Chairman of the Patriots, has rubbished the President Muhammadu Buhari-led anti-graft war, saying it's a strategic plot to Islamise Nigeria.  He made the claim while faulting the...

Aregbesola urges Nigerians to pray for Buhari’s son

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:50 AM PST

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has called on Nigerians to pray for the speedy recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari's son, Yusuf. Aregbesola made the call while speaking at the closing of...

Four Nigerians hospitalised, shops burnt in fresh South African attacks

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:46 AM PST

The Nigerian Community in South Africa says four members are in critical condition in the hospital while some shops have been burnt in renewed attacks by South Africans. Paul Nwanedo, chairman,...

Lagos generated N503.7bn in 2017 despite harsh economy – Ambode

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:45 AM PST

 Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that the state generated a total of N503.7billion revenue in 2017 despite the harsh economic climate in the country. Ambode spoke at the...

Handshake Across the Niger: Southern leaders demand recognition of Myitte Allah, herdsmen as a terrorist group

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:43 AM PST

 A convocation of the peoples of the South East, South West, South-South and Middle Belt groups has demanded for declaration of both Myitte Allah and Fulani herdsmen and terrorist groups. The...

NNPC shuts down Escravos gas pipeline

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:43 AM PST

The epileptic power situation witnessed across the country since the beginning of the year is expected to worsen further, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Thursday, announced...

Adamawa govt behind Fulani herdsmen – CAN explodes

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:41 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Adamawa State, has accused the Adamawa state government of tactically supporting Fulani herdsmen.  CAN decried the attitude of Governor Jubirila...

Fayose attacks Buhari over appointment of northerner as NIA DG

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:41 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for replacing the sacked National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director General, Ambassador Ayo Oke with another...

Benue killings: Over 18,000 displaced in Nasarawa – Govt

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:40 AM PST

Nasarawa State Government said over 18,000 people in the state have been displaced due to the spillover from the killings in Benue State. The Special Adviser to Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura on...

Omoku massacre: Real reason we killed worshippers – Kidnap kingpin, Okotubo

Posted: 11 Jan 2018 08:23 AM PST

Another armed robbery and kidnap kingpin, who participated in the New Year attack in Omoku, Rivers State was on Thursday, been paraded at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.  The 32-year-old suspect,...

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