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  • Plateau Govt constitutes 8-man committee to resettle IDPs

    Plateau Govt constitutes 8-man committee to resettle IDPs

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Plateau Government has constituted an 8-man committee to return Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the recent herders/farmers clashes to their original homes. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Rufus Bature, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. He said the committee’s terms of reference included identifying the areas affected…

  • IDPs As The Next Time Bomb, By Azu Ishiekwene

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    Olaotan Falade
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    By Azu Ishiekwene Internally Displaced Politicians have been on a speed dial to hook up with new partners for next year’s general election. With 68 political parties and still counting – the horde of defectors, including the perennial rolling stones – would find willing partners. The real Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are, however, having a…

  • Edo IDPs rice scandal: Obaseki’s Chief of Staff drags newspaper to court

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Mr Taiwo Akerele, has dragged The Guardian Newspapers before a Benin High court on the footing of what he calls “general and/or exemplary or aggravated damages for libel. The case which was filed on Mr Akerele’s behalf by his twin brother, Kehinde, a legal practitioner…

  • UTME: IDP students record exceptional performance

    UTME: IDP students record exceptional performance

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Ohogua Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) students who wrote the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) record an impressive performance according to results released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Solomon Folunsho, the general overseer of International Christian Mission Centre and operator of the camp located in Benin City, Edo State, made this known…

  • PDP tackles Buhari over stolen IDP funds

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to recover over N28 billion meant for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the northeast but allegedly stolen by members of the Presidency cabal and certain Interests in his All Progressives Congress (APC). The party said the presidency and the APC are not…

  • Bokkos killings: Catholic bishop donates food items, cash to IDPs

    Bokkos killings: Catholic bishop donates food items, cash to IDPs

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Most Rev. Michael Gokum, the Catholic Bishop of Pankshin Diocese of Plateau, on Sunday donated food items and N45,000 to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. The donation was facilitated by the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the diocese. Gunmen recently attacked some communities in Daffo District of…

  • IDPs protest over shortage of food in Adamawa

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Fufore and Malkohi camps in Adamawa staged peaceful protests over lack of food in their camps. The IDPs mostly Women and Children on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in their plight. Adamawa has only two designated camps managed by NEMA and they are situated at…

  • FG donates relief materials to IDPs in Edo

    FG donates relief materials to IDPs in Edo

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Federal Government through the National Commission For Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), on Tuesday donated relief materials to the Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs) in Edo. The IDPs received the food and educational materials in the camp located at Uhogua, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. Mrs Halimat Musa, Special…

  • Edo Govt releases IDPs distribution materials roster – Official

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Edo Government on Thursday released a roster showing how relief materials approved by the Federal Government for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state were distributed. The statement was signed by Mr Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser to Gov. Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy in Benin. Osagie said: “Out of a total of…

  • Incriminating Amnesty International report accuses Buhari govt of unlawful killings

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Torture and other ill-treatment and unlawful detention by the police and the State Security Service (SSS) continued in Nigeria, Amnesty International revealed in its 2017/2018 report that also accused the President Muhammadu Buhari government of unlawful killings and torture. TheNewsGuru reports the London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights launched its 2017/2018 edition annual report…