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Abia State Government said that the state would not be ceding any part of the 17 local government areas for the establishment of ‘cattle colonies’ for the purpose of rearing cattle or grazing by Fulani herdsmen. In a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of the state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Mr. Enyinnaya Appolos stated that Abia …

In what look like a well organised plot, some Hausa-Fulani youths blocked all major streets and staged bloody protests in Makurdi, Benue State, on Saturday while the people were still mourning their dead. There was pandemonium in the state capital as the youths smashed vehicles, manhandled innocent people and shot others. The residents and business owners hurriedly closed their shops …

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday warned against reprisal attacks by people of the state, saying such would aggravate the security situation in the land. He gave the warning in Makurdi while addressing Christians at a prayer and fasting program for people of Makurdi and Guma, organized by the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse. Governor Ortom said vengeance belongs …

The Presidency on Saturday alerted Nigerians about a fake Twitter handle purportedly belonging to President Muhammadu Buhari. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the parody account has been posting spurious messages justifying the attacks by herdsmen, saying they were only defending themselves. He said: “Evil doers and enemies of our country are obviously at work, …

‘We were armed with over 20 AK47 rifles for Omoku massacre’ One of the deputies of a militant and kidnap victim, Don Waney, who was killed alongside five others by security agencies on January 7, has been captured by the police in Abuja. Desmond Okotubo, described by the police as a senior member of Waney’s gang, made startling revelations about …

By Justy Oteri In a major crime burst in Benin City on Friday, Edo State Police Command killed an armed robbery suspect, following exchange of gun fires, arrested and paraded over 60 armed robbery and Kidnapping suspects before a bewildered public . Among the suspects paraded at the state Police Headquarters in Benin, was one Mr. Destiny Kelly, a Libya …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured that his 200,000-job promise to Edo electorate would soon be actualized, with the successful signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese companies for the development of Gelegele Seaport and other infrastructure, including a 5,500 modular refinery in the state. According to Governor Obaseki, it is part of the …

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, insisted on Friday that there is no going back on the sack of teachers and other workers in the state. The governor said the state government has already made provisions for their severance package. He spoke with State House correspondents after seven Northern governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari after the Friday Juma’at service …

Donald Trump has cancelled a visit to Britain next month to open the new US embassy in London, amid fears of mass protests. The president claimed on Twitter that the reason for calling off the trip was his displeasure at Barack Obama having sold the current embassy for “peanuts” and built a replacement for $1bn (£750m). “Bad deal,” he wrote. …

Seven state governors from the Northern part of the country on Friday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. All the governors were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The governors are those from Kaduna, Yobe, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Adamawa and Kano States. Details later