The embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, adduced reasons the 13-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, should be quashed.

This is certainly not the best of times for farmers of Benue state, no thanks to a regime of Fulani herdsmen who in the last few weeks have launched premeditated attacks on various communities of the state.

With a dry stick hung across his shoulders, weather-beaten raft hat perched on the head and a not-too-concealed dagger stuck into the waist of his trousers, the Fulani herdsman is a common sight across Nigerian highways and in interior bushes and farmlands as he traverses villages, towns and states. With hissing sounds with which he communicates with his herd, and with the use of the stick when necessary, the Fulani herdsman can be seen guiding his herd in search of greener pastures to graze on. The Fulani herdsman can herd alone or in a pair.

President Muhammadu Buhari attended the International Islamic Conference on Peace and Stability at the Musa YarÁdua Centre in Abuja.

Nigeria has been ranked the 103 happiest nation of the world, and 6th in Africa in the World Happiness Report.

See thrilling photos of guests at the birthday party of the Treasurer, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, a.k.a. MC Oluomo.

Tension heightened in Rivers state, Thursday ahead of Saturday’s rerun elections as news filtered in that a Major and two soldiers were killed along the waterways in Abonnema, Akuku Toru local government area by suspected political thugs.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, yesterday, faulted what he described as President Muhammadu Buhari’s double faced reaction to violence in the country, saying that the President was quick to react to the situation in Rivers State, a far cry from the violent exploits of Fulani herdsmen in Benue State.

Abeokuta—Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, yesterday, met with the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in a bid to broker peace between the two top Yoruba traditional rulers.

President Mohammadu has said he is angry over the news of latest cruel attacks on a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, describing Boko Haram, perpetrators of the dastardly act, as a group of mindless and godless people.