Opposition has continued to mount against the Federal Government’s Ruga settlement programme for herdsmen in the country, as the South East governors insisted, yesterday, that there was no land for it in the region, even as Benue State government debunked claims by the Presidency that land had been gazetted in Benue and others states for the settlement.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the new Joint Tax Board Tax Identification Number, TIN, registration system and national taxpayer database will trigger sustainable economic development in line with various strategic initiatives and programmes of the Federal Government. 

IJAW Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group, weekend, raised the alarm that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Edo State apprehended its spokesman, Daniel Ezekiel, and three other persons over the land dispute between Ijaw people of Gele-gelegbene and Benin monarchy.

AKINIMA—CHAIRMAN, Ahoada West Local Government Area, Rivers State, Mr. Hope Ikiriko, has revealed that the battle to control oil bunkering business was the major cause of the reckless killings, cultism and kidnappings in Ahoada communities.

BENIN CITY— AGAINST the backdrop of the decision of the Federal Government to establish “Ruga” settlements for Fulani herdsmen across the country, Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the people of the state will resist any attempt to cede an inch of Edo land for the purpose.