Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says instead of the blanket ban on open grazing in the Southern part of the country,  a middle course should be reached to douse tension in the region. The middle course, according to the Southeast chapter of MACBAN, can be reached via dialogue by leaders of […]

There was uneasy calm at the Defence Headquarters, Friday, as the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, assumed Command of the Nigerian Army. A handful of Army Generals received the Army Chief at the Quarter Guard, where he inspected a Guard of Honour. Although there was no formal handing over, the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, held a closed-doors meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan, over developments in Mali’s political crisis. It would be recalled that former President Jonathan is Special Envoy and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator to the West African country. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser […]

Gunmen on Thursday evening reportedly killed seven persons along the Makurdi-Naka-Ankpa road, Benue state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Kate Anene, a DSP confirmed the attack and said investigation has commenced to fish out the perpetrators. Eye witness said the victims were mostly travelers in commercial and private vehicles. The Nation gathered that the incident […]

Pope Francis has ordered an apostolic visitation of the archdiocese of Cologne, which has been rocked by a damning report on child sex abuse, the diocese said Friday. The Pope has appointed two “apostolic visitors” charged with establishing a “comprehensive picture of the complex pastoral situation in the archdiocese”, it said in a statement. They […]

Some eminent scholars have warned against the clamour for the Oduduwa Republic, saying the old wars and rivalry among the micro-Yoruba ethnic groups would be revived, which may lead to catastrophe. The scholars include a professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Lai Olurode; a professor of History at Kennesaw State University, […]

Nigerians on social media have condemned the gruesome killings, violent attacks in Benue State by suspected herders and gunmen. Benue has recorded continuous attacks on its communities by gunmen in the past few weeks. Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom had urged the people of the state to obtain Dane gun licences from local government areas […]