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At least six bodies were seen in a video of the attack in Igangan, Oyo State. Igangan, a southern Oyo town that shot to prominence amid Yoruba-Fulani tensions early this year, came under a night attack, leaving several persons dead and properties razed. Still and motion pictures obtained by PREMIUM TIMES depict severely hacked and bloodied human bodies, apparently attacked …

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party and member of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Dr Umar Ardo, tells JESUSEGUN ALAGBE he believes Fulani herdsmen attacks and banditry can end by July if the Federal Government applies the Fulani psychology of ‘Pulaku’ on the perpetrators In a viral video clip last week, the Deputy Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, …

The body of one of the abducted Islamic children, who died in captivity, has been discovered, the Nation learnt on Sunday. The three-year-old was one of the 156 children abducted from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Tegina a week ago. The body of the child was discovered a few kilometres away from Tegina town. The father of one of …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, yesterday, insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari should tender an apology to Ndigbo for the civil war contentions against Southeast, noting that Igboland will never be destroyed twice. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said President Buhari should show Igbo love and not war threats by repeating the episode of the civil war experience, which …

Temitope Joshua, popularly called T.B. Joshua, one of Africa’s most influential and controversial preachers, is dead. A statement by his Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), suggested that the Televangelist died Saturday. The statement did not give the cause of his death. “On Saturday 5th June 2021, Prophet TB Joshua spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting: “Time for everything …

The Amalgamation of Northern Women Association in Nigeria, has said the country cannot afford another civil war because of its attendant negative effects, especially on women. Hajia Hadiza Adamu, the National Coordinator of the association, said this at a rally on Saturday in Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeria report. Adamu said that efforts aimed at ensuring peace …

There are no plans to either sack or retrench workers in Edo State, rather the ongoing reforms in the state’s civil and public service are aimed at improving productivity and service delivery to Edo people, Governor Godwin Obaseki reassured at the weekend. Obaseki gave the assurance while addressing participants during a stakeholders’ engagement of the Edo State Transition Committee with Permanent Secretaries, …

By Hon. Josef Omorotionmwan When the Governors spoke of open grazing, their minds were probably more on the grazing that takes place in the bushes. But what we have today is more of open grazing in our cities, towns and villages. We have seen cases where school children were driven away from their classrooms to make way for the cattle …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to collaborate with environmentalists, community leaders and other stakeholders to restore forest reserves in the state. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the World Environment Day, marked on June 5 each year, by the United Nations and its partners. He said, “In commemoration of the World Environment Day, …

BY BOB MAJIRI OGHENE-ETEMIKU Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), joins the global community in commemorating this year’s world environment day, with a strong message for the world to act fast to save the planet and lives. The United Nations has set aside June 5, every year as a day of shared global reflection and action towards protecting …