Protest against armed herders attacks: Benue people shun beef, turn to pork
There seem to be a silent revolution against the consumption of beef popularly called “cow meat” in Benue at the moment.
Despite ransom payment, bandits still kill our people; abduct wives, daughters — Farmers lament
•For how long can we continue like this — a worried farmer asks By Wole Mosadomi It sounds unbelievable but it is true. Farmers in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State are now more worried than their counterparts elsewhere in the state because they have reached the end of their wits regarding what to […]
Cholera outbreak kills 59 in Nasarawa
By David Odama NASARAWA State Government, Thursday, confirmed the death of 59 people following Cholera outbreak in the state. Director of Public Health in the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu Alhassan, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Lafia, explained that since the outbreak of cholera in the state about six […]
Plateau killings: Alternative Dispute Resolution to the rescue
By Marie-Therese Nanlong RATTLED by the series of killings and violence that have rocked the state, resulting in wanton destruction of lives and property, many stakeholders in Plateau State have adopted various measures to assuage the contending forces and bring lasting peace to the troubled state and its natives. For instance, between January and July […]
#ENDSARS protests probe: 47 Taraba victims petition FG, accuse state of delay
Allege Taraba govt unwilling to support panel to tidy report Claims untrue; we are yet to receive report — Taraba Govt By Femi Bolaji AS many states in the country continue to turn in their reports on findings on police brutality arising from the EndSARS protests, no fewer than 47 families of the victims of brutality […]
Nigeria’s power supply threatened over compensation for land, naming of Zungeru dam
Change name, pay compensation to landowners or face our wrath —Natives urge FG By Wole Mosadomi A MAJOR crisis capable of disrupting power generation to the national grid and throwing the nation into prolonged darkness appears to be brewing as no fewer than 30 communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State hosting the Federal […]
