Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday announced “partial” dissolution of his cabinet. In a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Anthony...
At least 51 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who fled from herdsmen killings in Benue State, have died at the Abagena IDPs Camp, Makurdi. The Camp Commandant,...
Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue state, has once again criticised Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Defence, for his comments against anti-open grazing law, asking him not to...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Tuesday exonerated President Muhammadu Buhari from the herdsmen killings in the state, noting that the killings predated the president’s administration....
The national secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Baba Ngelezarma, has blamed governors for clashes between herdsmen and farmers. The clashes...
The federal government has revealed its introduction of biometric registration to curb the rising herdsmen-farmers clashes across the country. The government said the measure would help...
The Nigerian House of Representatives and the US Government are exploring diplomatic options to resolve the sexual misconduct allegations levelled against three lawmakers in 2016, The...
The police have confirmed the arrest of some suspected suppliers of arms to those perpetrating the killings in Benue and Taraba states. The police paraded some...
An attack by assailants suspected to be herdsmen on six communities in Saghev council ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has left no...
The Benue State Police Command Monday confirmed the killing of four of its men by suspected herdsmen. According to the statement by the Command spokesman, ASP...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Tuesday backed a former Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, on his call for Nigerians to defend themselves against killer herdsmen. Ortom...
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has held a meeting with the national leadership and state chapters of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria...
The Department of State Services (DSS) disclosed Sunday that some notorious arms dealers operating in states across north central Nigeria have been arrested. A nationwide strategic...
The Nigerian Army Sunday announced the arrest, by soldiers from its 707 Special Forces Brigade, of six herdsmen, whom it said were caught in the act...
Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi, says those advocating for ranching as the solution to herdsmen-farmers clashes were merely...
The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Friday revealed his reason for delaying visiting Benue State to commiserate with the people over...
Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari visited Benue and even assured them of ending the wanton killings in the state, the dreaded killer headsmen, are...
The European Union has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to bring perpetrators of the recurrent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country to justice....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday summoned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to a closed-door meeting. The meeting held Tuesday morning at the Presidential...
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, Monday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s shocking statement in Benue State that he was not aware that Inspector General...
The Nigerian Army Sunday issued a stern warning to all parties to the herders-farmers clashes including killer herdsmen, farmers, militia groups and bandits operating in Benue,...
Benue State is planning another mass burial for victims of suspected herdsmen attacks. In January, the state buried 73 persons who were allegedly killed by herdsmen...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has attempted to put up a defence for President Muhammadu Buhari on his much-criticised decision to snub Nigerians in crisis-hit areas, while...
Despite the launch of Ayem A Kpatuma (Cat Race)- a military exercise to check the excesses of invaders in Benue, the State Governor Samuel Ortom, has...
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Friday said their mission to Daura, Katsina State, was totally unconnected to the 2019m general elections as being speculated,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the formation of a new committee to look into the rebuilding of communities affected by the herdsmen-farmers violence in affected states...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has stated that peace can only be attained where justice is allowed to thrive, noting that “justice is most needed...
The Benue State Police Command has disclosed that the body of one of its remaining missing officers has been recovered with the eyes, ears and nose...
The police in Benue came under attack from herdsmen and are searching for four officers who were part of the targeted patrol team in Logo Local...
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that suspected herdsmen engaged men of its 707 Special Forces Brigade in a gun battle in Makurdi, Benue State on Tuesday....
The deployment of large number of policemen including the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, who was ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to relocate to...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said he was “worried and saddened about the persistent killings and kidnappings happening in our country” and revealed had directed that the...
Paul Unongo, who recently resigned as the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on the people of Benue State to defend themselves and...
It was a pitiable sight in the camps where survivors of the new year day attacks on communities in Logo and Guma local government areas of...
The Federal Government remains defiant in its decision to pursue the establishment of cattle colonies across the country in spite of the widespread criticism and pushback,...
As part of efforts to bring to an end the herdsmen killings in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is now chairing a committee comprising of...
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has stated that it was unlikely for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rule the country for 16 years...
In response to the recent killings in Benue and Rivers States, President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has directed members of the Senate Adhoc Committee...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has spoken out against those he said were looking to benefit politically from the herdsmen killings in Adamawa and Benue states, accusing...
In light of the rising cases of suspected Fulani herdsmen attacks across the country, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has demanded urgent action from the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government for failure to secure Nigerians affected by the recent...
A group of unknown gunmen have killed a yet-to-be identified army colonel who was coming from Lagos and traveling to Takum in Taraba State. The senior...
Failure by some state governors to access the Universal Basic Education Commission’s (UBEC) intervention fund is threatening the future of millions of Nigerian school children. The...
A 56-year-Fulani herdsman, Mohammed Abdulkadire, jumped into River Benue in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The National Coordinator of...
Following anti-open grazing law enacted by the Benue State government to protect its people, hundreds of herdsmen have relocated to Cross River State to avoid falling...
Barely 24 hours after the commencement of implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition Law in Benue State, herdsmen have killed one Ortse Kwaghdoo, and also severely...
Katsina and Kano states on Thursday rejected devolution of power and restructuring of Nigeria as being currently canvassed by majorly of the southern part of Nigeria....
THREE persons have died in the crisis between farmers and Fulani herdsmen at Akpagodogbo in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Tribune Online gathered that...
A fresh attack on Tse-Akaa, Mba’abaji and Tse-Orlalu villages in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected herdsmen has left no less than 15...
An abducted journalist, Mrs. Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye has regained her freedom in Makurdi, Benue state after four days in the kidnapper’s den. Mrs. Tor-Agbidye, a news editor...
