CAN counsels against break-up Sultan of Sokoto and Co-chairman of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, says the country will not go to war again despite agitations for disintegration from different quarters. The Sultan, who spoke at the Second Quarterly Meeting of NIREC in Abuja, said he would always advocate for dialogue […]

There is tension in Illushi Community, Esan South East Council of Edo State over the killing of some youths, as a company said to be investing in agriculture allegedly invited soldiers to the community over land issues. The residents also accused one Samuel Offor of allegedly leasing 5,000 hectares of land to Skaff Agro Farms […]

The National Patron of Miyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Senator Walid Jibrin, has said that open grazing by herders is outdated. Walid who is a second republic lawmaker commended southern governors for the ban on open grazing and restriction of freed movement by herders. Jibrin a Fulani leader made this known while speaking with […]

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe Reactions continue to trail the remarks attributed to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the ban of open grazing by Southern States governors at their meeting held last week in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The AGF has likened the open grazing by herdsmen […]

Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Rivers State have condemned the charge by Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba on his policemen in the South-East and South-South to take the war against insurgency to the camps of bandits and deal with them ruthlessly, saying it has very high potentials to harm innocent civilians in […]

says order targeted at protesting Igbo youths Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned the “shoot-on-sight” order issued by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the order as “artless and heartless” and targeted at protesting Igbo youths. Acting Leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, made this condemnation on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen, even as […]

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has dispatched a team of investigators to investigate a Lebanese national, names withheld, who allegedly defiled minors and used them for pornographic activities. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made the disclosure in a statement signed by the NAPTIP Head of Press and Public […]

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, on Thursday said calls for secession in some quarters in Nigeria was unacceptable. The minister made this known while delivering a speech virtually at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) held in Bauchi State. […]

Police Inspector General Usman Baba, launching Operation Restore Peace in Enugu. The Police Command in Anambra State has said the order given by Acting Inspector General Usman Baba to personnel to take the war against crime and criminals to their dens was not targeted at innocent and lawful citizens in the South East. DSP Toochukwu […]