Benue IDPs ‘ll vote in 2023 – INEC assures
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said efforts are on to ensure that the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Benue state cast their votes in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in charge of the state, Prof. Samuel Egwu who made the disclosure on Tuesday during […]
Ramadan: Borno Assembly hails Lagos Speaker for donating 10,000 bags of rice to IDPs
BORNO State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt Hon Abdulkarim Lawan and thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge at various camps have on Thursday commended Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudasiru Obasa for donating and transporting 10,000 bags 15kg rice to be distributed to all IDPs across the state.
UNHCR launches fund for refugees, IDPs
By Victoria Ojeme The United Nations Refugee Agency has launched the refugee and IDP Zakat Fund in Nigeria. The fund is meant to address the plight of the 2.9 million internally displaced persons currently in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch, the Senior Advisor, Representative of the Gulf of Cooperation Council Countries, UNHCR, Khalid Khalifa who spoke […]
Boko Haram: Women, girls randomly raped in IDPs camps in exchange for food, water – LEDAP
…tasks govt on fulfillment of human, women reproductive rights By Levinus Nwabughiogu Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) has said that women and girls in the Boko Haram infested Northeast are randomly raped in exchange for food and water. The Project said that the incidences occurred mostly in the host communities and the Internally Displaced […]
We’ll rather die in IDPs camps with our children than surrender our land to herdsmen – Benue displaced farmers
By Peter Duru They are women who have seen it all in life. They are within the age bracket of 73 and 90 years. An encounter with these group of women who have spent the last three years in Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps that dot the landscape of Benue state was quite revealing. Without […]
Benue begins relocation of about 20,000 IDPs
..begs FG to pay attention to IDPs plight By Peter Duru, Makurdi By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, weekend commenced the relocation of close to 20,000 Internally Displaced Person, IDPs, from unpalatable locations in Makurdi town, Daudu and Uikpam in Guma Local Government Area, LGA. It also called on the federal […]
