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Nigerians are calling for the boycott of beef as a way of protesting the incessant attacks and killings of people by herdsmen. The position was made known in a poll conducted by PUNCH Online. The poll, titled Herdsmen killings: Should Nigerians boycott beef? went live at 2.34pm last Thursday and was collated on Tuesday. It asked respondents to indicate Yes …

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday insisted that the state did not have land for the establishment of cattle colonies as being proposed by the Federal Government. President Muhamamdu Buhari had on Monday at a meeting in Abuja appealed to the government and people of Benue State to “in the name of God” accommodate their countrymen. But Ortom …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commenced the direct supply of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, to independent oil marketers in order to effectively clear the fuel queues still prevalent in some parts of the country. It was gathered on Monday that members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria had started receiving products directly from the …

The Senate has given the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, 14 days ultimatum to arrest and investigate the perpetrators of Benue killings. This position was a sequel to the consideration of a report of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the Current Security Infrastructure in Nigeria. The committee had on Friday visited Benue to ascertain the …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Bottling Company about a power purchase agreement from the company’s Benin plant, to light up government buildings and streets across Benin metropolis. The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, made the disclosure when he paid a working visit to the NBC Benin Plant located at Eyaen in Benin during the …

A rufaigainst the backdrop of speculations that the new 25,000 teachers to be recruited in Kaduna State will be given contract appointments, Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has said that all the new teachers being recruited will get permanent and pensionable appointments. El-Rufai said this on Monday during a meeting with the chairmen of the 23 local government councils and their …

Tchikwuhe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said it has deployed more of its depots and other throughput facilities to enforce the N133.28 per litre Ex-Depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, to marketers directly. A press statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, quoted the Managing …

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu on Monday paid a surprise visit to the newly appointed Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke. The EFCC Chairman, who had a closed door meeting with Justice Oke for over an hour, arrived at the Lagos State High Court premises in Ikeja after the official working …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said he was shocked by media reports that quoted the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, as saying that he (Osinbajo) was warned ahead of the January 1 killings in Logo and Guma Local Government areas of the state. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President …

By Alltimepost.com Former President of Nigeria, Retired General Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Edo State Government needs the far-reaching support of the Federal Government and well-meaning international organizations to stem the tide of human trafficking. Obasanjo, who said this today during a courtesy visit to Governor Obaseki at the Government House, Benin City, the Edo State capital, stressed that the …