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Benue Governor Samuel Ortom said herdsmen shot at him while he was in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital.

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) is canvassing the establishment of Operation Shege ka Fasa in the North in response to the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. ‘Shege ka Fasa’ means I dare you. The coalition, which was ...

Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday said his predecessor, Dr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, was planning to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for presidency come 2023. Receiving the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ...

Well we had a very fruitful discussion. Governors of south west as you know we were all there.

Fatai Yusuf, alternative medicine practitioner better known as “Oko Oloyun”, is dead. He was reportedly shot dead on the Eruwa-Igboora road in the Ibarapa Central area of Oyo state on Thursday. Details of the death of Yusuf are still sketchy ...

The recent warning by the Nigeria Military chiefs to state governors especially from South-west and south-south got people talking.

Please make una explain to them. It was not difficult for them to understand how the courts held that one party would not present candidates for any elective position in 2 states. It was not difficult! Nor was it difficult ...

Edwin Clark, convener of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, says the declaration of “Amotekun”, a south-west security outfit, as illegal will create unnecessary tension.

Chairman of Afenifere Renewal Group, Chief Olawale Oshun has described Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami’s statement that Operation Amotekun, is illegal as rubbish. Chief Oshun said Malami should also declare Hisbah Corps, (a religious police force responsible for ...

He further said: “I see no reason why the Ooduans (Yorubas) will come up with their security when they know it’s an Hausa man that is leading and it’s our right to secure others, if after the 20th of January ...