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MILITARY

Armed Herdsmen Burn Residents Alive, Kill 4 Soldiers Trying to Stop Them In Benue

In a horrifying act of violence, heavily armed Fulani herdsmen have unleashed terror upon the community of Iyer in the Uvir Council Ward, Guma local government area of Benue state. Tragically, this merciless attack has resulted in the deaths of four soldiers who tried to stop the attack and the burning alive of several residents.

  18 days ago ago
Armed Herdsmen Burn Residents Alive, Kill 4 Soldiers Trying to Stop Them In Benue

SOCIETY

85 Slaughtered, Many Others Missing As Fulani Herdsmen Clash With Farmers In Plateau Communities

According to the Punch,on Thursday,18th May 2023,the unending bloodlust between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Plateau state,claimed the precious lives of no less than 85 locals,after which the whereabouts of over 3,000 persons are yet to be ascertained during the bloody confrontation.

  22 days ago ago
85 Slaughtered, Many Others Missing As Fulani Herdsmen Clash With Farmers In Plateau Communities

POLITICS

If Herders Are Attacking Because Buhari Is Fulani, Let Tinubu Who Is A Yoruba Man Finish Us - Abdullahi Bodejo

National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, has slammed those who are claiming that herders are attacking communities because President Muhammadu Buhari is a Fulani. According to the report published by the Sun, Bodejo said that only desperate people are making such claims, adding that they don't know anything about the country and Nigerians should ignore them.

  27 days ago ago
If Herders Are Attacking Because Buhari Is Fulani, Let Tinubu Who Is A Yoruba Man Finish Us - Abdullahi Bodejo

SOCIETY

Fulani leader narrates how 11 of them were killed after a farmer was stabbed in Iganna, Oyo State

According to a news that was published by the Daily Trust Newspaper online this morning, it was reported that some Fulani leaders, in Iganna community, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, have cried over the murder of 11 of their people by people suspected to be members of a vigilante group and hunters in the community.

  19 days ago ago
Fulani leader narrates how 11 of them were killed after a farmer was stabbed in Iganna, Oyo State

SOCIETY

Herdsmen Open Fire On Farmers For Chasing Their Cows Away From Farmland, Kill One

According to the Punch,during the wee hours of Sunday morning,21st May 2023 ,a group of armed assailants believed to be Fulani herdsmen attacked some farmers in the Kwi neighbourhood, located in the Riyom Local Government Area LGA of Plateau state,after which they opened fire on one of the farmers from close range.

  19 days ago ago
Herdsmen Open Fire On Farmers For Chasing Their Cows Away From Farmland, Kill One

RELIGION

The problem in Nigeria is not religion, ethnicity, or gender says Bishop Kukah.

During Nigeria's 7th Consecutive Democratic Transition titled Better Together," Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese alleges that religion is not our problem but the management of issues of diversity, that is, religion, ethnicity, and gender. He further explains that the real problem is when these categories are left unattended, and it is then that they provoke problems.

  13 days ago ago
The problem in Nigeria is not religion, ethnicity, or gender says Bishop Kukah.

POLITICS

Today's Headlines: You Failed To Deal With Killer Herdsmen – Ortom Queries PMB; Badaru Dissolves Cabinet

You Failed To Deal With Killer Herdsmen–Ortom Queries PMB Photo Credit: Sahara Reporters Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has berated outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, for refusing to disarm armed Fulani herdsmen who have masterminded different killings in the country. Ortom who spoke on Friday while inaugurating the headquarters of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards (BSCVGs), in Makurdi the Benue State capital queried, “The President told us he is retiring to tend to his cattle, is it because he is returning to be a herder that he failed to deal decisively with herdsmen?

  14 days ago ago
Today's Headlines: You Failed To Deal With Killer Herdsmen – Ortom Queries PMB; Badaru Dissolves Cabinet

MILITARY

Today's Headlines: Armed Herdsmen Sack Benue State Community, Kill Scores Of Residents, Burn Houses, Falana Faults Ngige Over Request To Pay Withheld UNIZIK Lecturers Salaries

Armed Herdsmen Sack Benue State Community, Kill Scores Of Residents, Burn Houses Photo credit: Sahara reporters Armed Fulani herdsmen have attacked yet another Benue State community, killing scores of residents including four Nigerian soldiers and burning down villages. SaharaReporters reliably gathered on Monday that the attack took place on Sunday at Iyer village in Uvir Council Ward in Guma local government area of the state.

  18 days ago ago
Today's Headlines: Armed Herdsmen Sack Benue State Community, Kill Scores Of Residents, Burn Houses, Falana Faults Ngige Over Request To Pay Withheld UNIZIK Lecturers Salaries

ENTERTAINMENT

Reaction as Actress Nancy Isime Dress up in Fulani Attire to Public Event.

Nancy Isime, a well-known Nollywood actress, shared images of her attire for a public event in her most recent Instagram post. As she hosted the AMVCA Awards cultural night, she appeared in the photo wearing Fulani tribal attire. She posted it on her Instagram page.

  21 days ago ago
Reaction as Actress Nancy Isime Dress up in Fulani Attire to Public Event.

POLITICS

Why I Believe Buhari Is Complicit About Herders Attacks In Benue, He Gave Them Weapons - Gov. Ortom

The Governor of Benue State, Gov. Samuel Ortom has said that President Muhammadu Buhari had allowed the Fulani herders to carry AK-47 gun to kill the people of Benue State, but refused his people from using that gun, says he believes that the president is aware of the attacks from the herders in the State.

  15 days ago ago
Why I Believe Buhari Is Complicit About Herders Attacks In Benue, He Gave Them Weapons - Gov. Ortom

POLITICS

I Do Not Hate Buhari, Contrary To The Opinion Of Many Nigerians - Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday dismissed claims that he hates President Muhammadu Buhari due to the persistent armed Fulani attacks inthe state. In contrast to what many Nigerians believe, Ortom clarified that he does not despise Buhari. In addition, Ortom stated that although he wasn't the finest candidate, God chose him to serve as governor in 2015 and 2019 during his appearance on Arise Television's Morning News.

  16 days ago ago
I Do Not Hate Buhari, Contrary To The Opinion Of Many Nigerians - Ortom

SOCIETY

While Farmers Were Trying to Chase Away Cows from their Farms, the Herdsmen Opened Fire – Witnesss

The report of the shooting of a farmer by suspected Fulani herdsmen has sparked reactions from Nigerians. The Punch Newspaper reported that a group of marauding herdsmen attacked some farmers in Kwi Community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday, claiming the life of a farmer.

  19 days ago ago
While Farmers Were Trying to Chase Away Cows from their Farms, the Herdsmen Opened Fire – Witnesss

SOCIETY

Armed herdsmen attack Benue LG once more, killing 18 people and beheading women and children

In a recent suspected armed herders attack on the Iye hamlet in Uvir Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, in Benue state, no fewer than 18 people—including women and children—have reportedly been killed while many more have suffered serious injuries. According to reports, the assailants burned the bodies of many victims, including their homes and food barns, in addition to beheading some of the victims.

  18 days ago ago
Armed herdsmen attack Benue LG once more, killing 18 people and beheading women and children

POLITICS

Buhari Allowed Herders To Carry AK-47 To Kill My People But Didn't Allow My People Use AK-47 - Ortom

The Governor of Benue State, Gov. Samuel Ortom has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari had allowed the Fulani herders to carry AK-47 gun to kill his people, but refused his people from using guns, says he believes that the president is complicit about the attacks from the herders in Benue State.

  15 days ago ago
Buhari Allowed Herders To Carry AK-47 To Kill My People But Didn't Allow My People Use AK-47 - Ortom

POLITICS

How Fulanis confessed their attempts to kill me seven times - Ortom

Samuel Ortom, the outgoing governor of Benue State, claims that the Fulani people attempted to assassinate him seven times but were unsuccessful each time. The governor said in an interview with Vanguard that his eight years in office had been filled with many challenges. He asserted that the Fulanis had personally told him that they had attempted to kill him seven times but failed.

  12 days ago ago
How Fulanis confessed their attempts to kill me seven times - Ortom

SOCIETY

Edo Man Who Was Kidnapped By Fulani Herdsmen Reveals Who Supplies Them With Guns and Information

An Edo man who was kidnapped with his 17-year-old son on March 8 in Ahor, Edo State, shares is terrifying experience with PUNCH. Mr. Godwin Osakue Kindly note that othet pictures in this article are for illustrative purposes The man identified as Mr. Godwin Osakue is a 51-year-old electrical engineer explained that he was driving home from work and arrived at the Oluku Bypass in Ahor around ten minutes past five in the evening when five armed men emerged from behind the vehicle and grabbed him and his son.

  2 years ago ago
Edo Man Who Was Kidnapped By Fulani Herdsmen Reveals Who Supplies Them With Guns and Information