The Director General of the Plateau Peace Building Bureau has offered an “olive branch” to the people of Benue state. In a press statement signed and shared with ViewPointNigeria, the DG expressed regret at the dastard and unfortunate killings that have been a recurring decimal in Benue for the past few months. He explained that […]

Former Plateau governor Jonah Jang says his constituents are opposed to the creation of cattle colonies as proposed by Governor Simon Lalong. Jang, who represents Plateau North in the Senate, said in Jos on Friday that he had met with his constituents to gauge their feelings on the proposal. “My people are against cattle colonies; they […]

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, yesterday said the proposed cattle colonies were not an attempt to encourage colonisation of the states by herdsmen. Receiving Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State in Abuja, the minister stated that the policy would not in any way transfer communal land ownership to the nomads. Highlighting the […]

Former Nigerian Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, General Yakubu Gowon , General Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar are to share amongst themselves the sum of N280m for new cars in 2018. Former Vice Presidents Namadi Sambo, Atiku Abubakar and others are also in contention to share the sum of […]

The detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has made his first public appearance more than two years after he was detained by the Nigerian government. Mr. El-Zakzaky met with a select group of journalists on Saturday at the State Security Service office in Abuja, Channels Television reported. PREMIUM TIMES was […]

Ten persons were feared dead on Saturday as rampaging Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government of Kaduna State. Scores of others said to be seriously injured were rushed to the General Hospital in Birnin-Gwari. The suspected herdsmen, it was learnt, invaded Dangaji and Ungwan Gajere villages and unleashed terror on residents […]

The Fellowship of members across 15 denominational Churches of Christ in Nigeria also known as  Ekklisiyoyin Kristi a Nijeriya, have at the end of their 2018 General Assembly strongly objected the fresh attempt by the Federal Government to create what it terms “grazing colonies” for herdsmen. TEKAN which has a […]

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong,  has tendered his unreserved apologies to the people of Benue State and Nigerians over the comments he made following the murder of over 60 people by herdsmen in two local government areas. Lalong had told newsmen that he warned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue against passing the anti-grazing law which […]

Following a torrid and difficult week for Governor Simon Lalong and his team, the governor appears to have turned the situation around by offering an unreserved apology to the people of Benue state –for his earlier statement that he warned the Governor, Samuel Ortom on the implications of implementing an “anti-grazing law” in the state. […]