Abuja —THE Fulani in Nigeria have said they will not accept cattle ranching because the country’s geographical location was not suitable for it. Besides, the Fulani said the species of cows they had, as subsistence livestock farmers, were not good for ranching in the country, saying they could only be confined to ranching if their […]

Group  lauds OPSH on security during Yuletide, Urges more crack down on Drug dealers. By Golok Nanmwa, Jos A pressure group, Coalition of Civil Society for Peace and Good Governance has commended the commander and men of Operation Safe Haven, a special task force saddled with the responsibility of providing security in parts of […]

The police on Monday in Abuja dispersed protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria with tear gas as they attempted to force their way into the National Assembly complex . The Shiite members demanded the release of their leader , Ibraheem El -Zakzaky , detained since 2015. The protesters were chased away and a […]

The National Examinations Council on Tuesday released the results of the 2017 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination as 32,917 candidates out of  42,429 candidates that sat for the examinations scored 5 credits and above. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO,Prof. Charles Uwakwe, who spoke at the council’s headquarters in Minna said the release of the results is coming barely […]

Eighty people have been killed in Benue State since December 31 following clashes between cattle herders and farmers that have forced tens of thousands from their homes, an emergency official said on Tuesday. The violence between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers intensified over the New Year, fuelled by a new law banning the nomadic […]

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A ONE-DAY ROUNDTABLE ON PEACE AND SECURITY SITUATION IN PLATEAU STATE BY THE PLATEAU STATE PEACE BUILDING AGENCY AND OFFICIALS OF PLATEAU STATE YOUTH COUNCIL Preamble: A one-day roundtable discussion was held with officials of the Plateau Youth Council at the instance of the Plateau Peace […]

SK Usman, Abuja: Troops of Nigerian Army on internal security operations deployed at Akwanga highway Nasarawa State, today Wednesday 10th January 2018, arrested a suspected gun runner, Mohammed Bello, in an Opel Vectra Saloon Car with the fabricated guns heading to Saminaka to link up with his gang leader Damina Saminaka. During preliminary interrogation the […]

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to learn from history and stop treating killer herdsmen with kid gloves. Soyinka also described incessant attacks by killer herdsmen, in many parts of the country, as a declaration of war on Nigeria. The Nobel laureate made this known in a statement yesterday. Soyinka specifically […]