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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

as gunmen massacre 50, burn 245 homes, 7 churches I find these recurring attacks most distressful and disturbing — Zangon-Kataf chief laments By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The man is in pain. He feels sick and sad each day as he sits on his throne as a royal father. Unlike what he used to do in the […]

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 […]

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, […]

THIS woman is a history-maker already and has broken tradition and culture of the Hausa tribe. As a tradition, a typical Hausa man prefers his wife to be a fulltime housewife, who is kept in the background and saved from close contact with strangers.

By Peter Duru COMMISSIONER for Justice and Attorney General of Benue State, Mr. Micheal Gusa, yesterday, said the state government was not served the process that led to the freezing of its bank accounts by an Abuja High Court. The court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo had, Wednesday, in an ex-parte motion brought by […]

ByFemi Bolaji SUCCOUR has finally come the way of Taraba State in the form of shelter, farming tools and medications nearly 12 years after the destruction of communities and their means of livelihood by Boko Haram terrorists which ravaged the region since 2009. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, no fewer than two million inhabitants […]

By Haruna Aliyu, Bernin Kebbi & David Odama RISING domestic gas prices have forced poor families in Kebbi and Nasarawa states to resort to the use of charcoal, which may add to the depletion of the forests and heighten climate change crisis. The sudden price jerk has seen gas price rising beyond reach. For example, […]

By Wole Mosadomi He is a happy man today, smiling all overthe place that houses his tailoring shop in Minna, Niger State. He has many reasons to be happy: He is a proud owner of a business that employs other Nigerians and his products are making waves across the country and adding value to his […]

By Charly Agwam ALMOST everyone has had his share of rising insecurity in the country but Birshin Fulani, an otherwise serene low-cost settlement located within Bauchi metropolis for middle income earners, has become notorious for kidnapping, killings and various forms of criminality in recent times. One of the casualties, Abubakar Garba Muhammad, a senior staff […]