Tag: Clashes
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NBC to demarcate Delta boundaries to avert clashes – DG
The National Boundary Commission (NBC) says, to avert clashes, it will expedite action in the definition and demarcation of Delta boundaries and its neighbouring states. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, gave the assurance when
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Miyetti Allah lists conditions to end incessant clashes between farmers, herders
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, in the Southeast, says it will support any policy by the government that seeks to stop the clashes between host communities and the herdsmen. Miyetti Allah leader was reacting to the decision of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), on the need for the country to transit…
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Sad! Five killed in cult clashes in Edo
No fewer than five persons have been killed in Edo State in the last two days, as a result clashes involving rival cult groups, especially Eiye and Aye. TheNewsGuru gathered that on Thursday in Benin, some of the notorious cult leaders were among the 1,993 inmates that escaped on October 19 from the Maximum Correctional…
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Nigeria loses $14b annually to farmers, herders clashes – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said Nigeria loses $14 billion yearly to the lingering farmer-herdsmen clashes. Fayemi spoke on Thursday while delivering a paper, titled: Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria: Implications for National Security, at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) Executive Management Course in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The governor called for the…
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Farmers, herders’ clashes not caused by ethnicity, religion — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has blamed the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen on environmental, rather than ethnic or religious issues, while assuring of the Federal Government’s commitment to finding a lasting solution to the clashes. The Minister, who stated this at a mini town hall meeting which he organised for…
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Herdsmen/farmers clashes: Why I didn’t rush to Taraba, Benue, other troubled states – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on explained why he didn’t rush to some troubled states despite the criticisms. The president reiterated that he has his way of monitoring developments instead of “rushing” to crises spots and “making noise”. Buhari spoke in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, during his visit to assess the situation in the state and…
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How we’re tackling herders/farmers clashes in Benue, Taraba, others – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday unveiled the strategies by the Federal Government in tackling the herdsmen/ farmers clashes in Benue, Taraba and other states. According to statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity Laolu Akande, the government has been deploying mobile police forces, army and Air Force to troubled areas and…
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Benue massacre: Ortom appears before senate over herdsmen, farmers clashes
Governor Samuel Ortom is currently meeting with the Senate in the ongoing probe by the upper chamber of the National Assembly into the killings by herdsmen in Benue State. The governor is appearing before the joint Senate Committee on Police Affairs; and National Security and Intelligence, especially on his indictment by the Inspector General of…
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Farmers/herdsmen clashes: Osinbajo, nine governors form committee to tackle menace
As part of deliberate attempts to end the farmers/herdsmen incessant clashes that have cost several lose of lives and properties across the country, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and nine state governors have constituted a committee with the mandate to end the killings. The Vice President is chairman of the committee. This was one of…
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2019: Politicians using herdsmen/farmers’ clashes for selfish gains – Miyetti Allah
The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural Association, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Badejo on Wednesday in Kano said politicians are using the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers across the country for their selfish gains ahead of the 2019 elections. Badejo, who spoke to reporters in Kano, said the worrisome trend, over…