Tag: Cattle
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Miyetti Allah sues Benue, 9 other states over seized cattle, ranch funds
The umbrella body of herdsmen in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has threatened to take legal action against the Benue State Government over the alleged illegal seizure and auctioning of cattle belonging to its members. The group made the revelation on Monday in Abuja at a press conference. Apart from Benue, Miyetti Allah also said…
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TRENDING VIDEO: Edo community detain cattle over alleged killing of vigilante by herders
A video clip has emerged online depicting cattle arrested by Uromi Community in Edo State over alleged killing of a vigilante by herders.
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Cattle valuable than entire oil and gas reserve in Nigeria – Former Presidential Aspirant
Former Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba has said cattle have more economic value than the entire oil and gas reserve in Nigeria. Garba said this in reaction to the advice given by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, Bauchi State chapter, which required its members to vacate the 17 states in Southern Nigeria. MACBAN…
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DSS summons cattle dealers over food blockade on Southern Nigeria
The President of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, Comrade Muhamad Tahir, has been summoned by the Department of State Security (DSS), and presently being questioned at the headquarters, Abuja over the ongoing strike by the Union. The General Secretary of the Union, Ahmed Alaramma, disclosed this at a press conference, held…
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Herdsmen crisis: Nomadic movement of cattle will end soon — El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has said the Northern Governors’ Forum is committed to ending nomadic movement of cattle in the country. El-Rufai also said the disagreement between the Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom and his Bauchi state counterpart, Bala Mohammed, over the activities of herdsmen was not a fundamental issue but a difference…
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Nigeria police lied, cattle, herders invaded my home – Soyinka
The Nigerian police lied when it said only one cow strayed into the compound of the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, the professor has said. Mr Soyinka, in a statement entitled ‘Mad Cows and even madder narratives’ sent to newsmen, narrated how the cattle invaded his home, how they were removed and how the police took…
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Ugwuanyi intercepts 17 suspected herdsmen hidden in vehicle conveying cattle
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday night defied the heavy downpour in Enugu State as he led a team to enforce the overnight dusk to dawn curfew imposed across the country by President Muhammdu Buhari. The 8 pm to 6 am curfew is part of the measures put in place by the Federal…
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In Benue people are ranched instead of cattle
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Benue, Emmanuel Jime said people have been the ones ranched instead of cattle, under Governor Samuel Ortom’s anti-open grazing law. Jime stated this during a live “True-Talk Benue Gubernatorial Debate 2019” monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. He said that the implementation of the…
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18 killed in clashes over cattle grazing land
Clashes between South Sudanese cattle herders over grazing land have left 18 people dead, authorities said on Wednesday, the latest violence over territory in the troubled country. “We have confirmed the killing of 18 people in the inter-communal fighting,’’ Terekeka State Minister for Information Dominic Ladu told dpa. The clashes occurred on Tuesday in Terekeka…