Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not a “showman” but he rather believes actions speak louder than voice. Shehu spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme, as gathered by Eko Hot Blog He said, “When Femi Adesina or myself speaks … Read more
Attack and killing of Fulani herdsmen the in any part of the country will be retaliated, the umbrella body for the pastoralists, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has vowed. Saleh Alhassan, the national secretary of the group, made this known in an interview with The PUNCH. Alhassan alleged that the herders who are being attacked in … Read more
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has lampooned Bala Mohammed, his Bauchi state counterpart, for rationalising the use of arms by herders. On Thursday, Mohammed said there was nothing wrong in herders bearing arms, as they need them to protect themselves against criminal elements they encounter in the forest. Reacting to the governor’s remarks and … Read more
No fewer than four persons were killed on Friday night after suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded some villages in Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun state, DailyPost reports. According to the online media outfit, many, including children also sustained varying degrees of injuries. The suspected herdsmen stormed Orile-Igbooro to shoot and set houses on fire, … Read more
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigerians (HURIWA) has asked for the arrest of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed for publicly supporting captured herders carrying AK47. HURIWA said the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) should immediately arrest the governor instead of clampdown and arresting protesters at the controversial Lekki toll gate. Ekohotblog gathered … Read more
Governments of Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ondo had last year agreed to float Amotekun to address the security challenges confronting the Southwest Following the escalation of herdsmen crisis in some parts of state, the Ogun State Government has commenced the recruitment of Amotekun operatives. In a notice on Thursday, the government asked qualified individuals … Read more
The youths called on the state government to immediately deploy a coalition of security agencies to seal off borders with neighbouring countries Youths in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State under the aegis of Yewa-North Patriotic Forum have issued a seven-day ultimatum to suspected killer herdsmen in Yewa-North Local Government Area to vacate … Read more
The decision was reached to address the issue of insecurity – many linked to the herdsmen crisis The NGF condemned the ethnic profiling of crime in the country The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) said it has reached a consensus on the “need for the country to transition into modern systems of animal husbandry that will … Read more
 Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says the manner with which affairs of the country are being overseen should be a source of worry for every Nigerian of good conscience. Speaking when he featured on Arise TV programme on Sunday, Soyinka said there’s something fundamentally wrong with the leadership of the country. He, once again, … Read more
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has read the riot act to criminal herdsmen perpetrating atrocities in the Southwest. Adams asked the herdsmen to leave the region immediately as their excesses and nefarious activities will no longer be condoned and will be met with vehement opposition. Adam’s warning is coming in the wake … Read more
It’s been more than seven days ago, yoruba Activist (Sunday Igboho) visited Ogun state in a bid to chase out the Herdsmen in the area He has done so many things which has shown that he is fully against the harm the Herdsmen cause in yoruba land (Ogun state highly affected). It has been reported that … Read more
Ortom condemned the President’s seemingly nepotistic appointments He also suggested that, like IPOB, the Miyetti Allah should be proscribed The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to act swiftly before killer herdsmen drag the nation into another civil war. In a letter addressed to the president, Ortom said the security … Read more
The most distressful aspect of my recent interaction with cows and herders is that it has created a most unwanted distraction from the ongoing life and death Nigerian narrative. One has to take time off to deal with distortions and fake versions, while students are being reportedly waylaid and killed and/or kidnapped in Ondo and … Read more
Passion was high at Wednesday’s Senate plenary during the debate on insecurity that has left Nigeria on the brink of collapse. In a motion on “General Insecurity in Nigeria”, which was sponsored by Senator Boroffice, Robert Ajayi representing Ondo North Senatorial district and co-sponsored by all others, the Senate insisted that criminals operating in the … Read more
Sunday Adeyemo, youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, says he will tone down his public appearances and utterances as he appoints spokesperson to pass on his views on topical issues to members of the public. Igboho has been the subject of public discourse for weeks on end after he issued quit notice to Fulani … Read more
Adesina said a lot of killer herdsmen are currently awaiting trial President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the issue of killer herdsmen is that anyone caught with illegal arms should be arrested and tried, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina disclosed on Tuesday. Adesina, who made an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, was reacting to recent comments … Read more
A former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has disclosed why he can’t dabble into the perennial and sensitive discourse of farmers/herdsmen clashes in some part of the country. Speaking when he featured on Channel Television’s programme, politics today, on Sunday, Amaechi said his ministerial position will not allow him weigh … Read more
Wole Soyinka, has slams President Muhammadu Buhari over Fulani herdsmen’s activities in the Southern part of the country. Soyinka said Buhari’s silence shows he is complicit. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Abike Dabiri Hails Sterling Attributes Of Late Mother, Alhaja Erogbogbo Sanwo-Olu Appoints Popular OAP Adenike Oyetunde, SSA On Persons Living With Disability Nobel Laureate, Wole … Read more
Traditional Rulers in Eredo Local Council Development Area has admonished monarchs and activitist in the south west to play their part in ensuring peace and stability is the order of the day in the region. The tradition rulers gave the admonition at a meeting held with Fulani herders in the council to map out ways … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka The Traditional Rulers in Eredo LCDA, Epe Division, Lagos State, have begun to hold round table discussion with the Hausa/Fulani community resident in the LCDA to fashion out ways to forestall crimes of any sort from their members as being experienced in the other Southwest States. The meeting is coming on the … Read more