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Army, Bauchi communities flex muscle over 200-year-old settlement

By Charly Agwam TROUBLE is brewing between the Nigerian Army and some communities situated around the Shadawanka Army Barracks in Bauchi Metropolitan area over a quit notice issued by the army to them to vacate the land for its operations. The quit notice issued by the army to the local dwellers has not gone down […]

Turning adversity to fortune: Benue IDPs churn out pottery products for survival

By Peter Duru UNDAUNTED by the fate that befell them about two years ago when armed herdsmen sacked them from their ancestral homes in Umenge, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, two very close friends, Mercy Tyolumun and Mercy Tuam both inmates of the Uikpam Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp have taken their destinies […]

Raging storm over Gumi’s school for bandits

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo  SHEIKH Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, a prominent Fulani Muslim leader from Kaduna State is a man of strong conviction and appears to have his own position on every government policy and programme and feels proud about that. He is not given to any pretence and prefers to shoot directly at any form of […]

Tension mounts in Benue over death of royal father’s brother, sister’s kidnap

A  new wave of tension is rapidly mounting in Benue State following the invasion of the palace of the royal father of Ikpomilokpo and the killing of his brother, and abduction of his sister by yet-to-be- identified gunmen, but suspected to be armed herdsmen. The brutal attack, believed to have been spearheaded by a community member, who […]

Sokoto massacre: Tambuwal confirms 43 deaths in Illela

GOVERNOR Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, yesterday, confirmed the killing of 43 persons in Monday’s bandits attack on Illela Local Government Area, LGA, of the state. Governor Tambuwal confirmation came as his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, warned that terrorists were threatening the unity of the country.  A statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]

Kano govt budgets N6bn to tackle water shortage as public taps dry up

By Bashir Bello There seems to be no end in sight to the lingering acute shortage of potable public water in Kano as residents now wander about in search of water for their daily needs. Residents are unaware of reason for the sudden drying up of public water supply and they are concerned at the high […]

Hunger looms as bumper harvest fails to reduce high food prices in Bauchi

By Charly Agwam Despite bumper harvest of food crops by farmers in Bauchi State, food scarcity accompanied by high prices has continued unabated in the state, raising concerns that consumers may be heading for a tough time with hunger, starvation, and malnutrition in the months ahead. A survey by Arewa Voice indicates that prices of […]

Tears, resistance as FCT battles to restore Abuja masterplan

By Omeiza Ajayi FOR too long they lazily appeared indifferent to what was happening around them. But they are now paying heavily for that slumber. One of the immediate costs of that indolence on the part of the Federal Capital Territory is the huge distortion of its master plan by speculators, portfolio businessmen, land scammers, […]

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