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Benue Killings: CDS Vows To Go After Attackers
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Benue Killings: CDS Vows To Go After Attackers

Hembadoon Orsar

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has promised to strategise and go after the attackers to chase them back to wherever they are coming from, saying “we will take the battle to them and not instead of waiting for them to attack us again. General Musa…

Prosecute Benue Killers Now, CAN, ACF Tell FG
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Prosecute Benue Killers Now, CAN, ACF Tell FG

Igho Oyoyo and Isaiah Benjamin

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have called on the federal government to urgently prosecute those behind the recent wave of violence in Benue State, where coordinated attacks claimed over 200 lives. CAN’s president, Archbishop…

Ganiyu Mustapha Emerges ICAN Sokoto 6th Chairman
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Ganiyu Mustapha Emerges ICAN Sokoto 6th Chairman

Adeniyi Olugbemi

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Sokoto State chapter, has conducted an investiture for Alhaji Ganiyu Mustapha as its 6th chairman. Delivering his speech, the president of ICAN, Malam Haruna Yahaya, represented by the northern zonal chairman, Ibrahim…

My Resignation Influenced By One-Party State Comment – Aliyu Audu
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My Resignation Influenced By One-Party State Comment – Aliyu Audu

Helen Oyemowo Foster

Former senior special adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Aliyu Audu, has said that his resignation from the Tinubu-led administration was influenced by the president’s one-party state comment regarding the mass defection of opposition party members to the ruling party. The…

Armed Herders Attacking Benue Didn’t Come With Cattle – Gov Alia
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Armed Herders Attacking Benue Didn’t Come With Cattle – Gov Alia

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Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has said that the recent killings in the state were perpetrated by armed herders who came to the state without cattle. On June 14, over 100 people were killed by suspected herdsmen in Yelewata and Daudu communities in the Guma local…

Sule Lamido: A Life Marked By Truth And Service
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Sule Lamido: A Life Marked By Truth And Service

Abdulrauf Aliyu

On May 13, 2025, at the NAF Conference and Convention Centre in Abuja, a diverse crowd gathered to witness the official launch of Being True to Myself, the long-awaited autobiography of Alhaji Sule Lamido, CON. Among the attendees were family members, close friends, political…

Benue Attacks Barbaric, Must End Now – Akume
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Benue Attacks Barbaric, Must End Now – Akume

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has condemned in strong terms the brutal killing of over 200 persons in Yelewata, Guma local government area of Benue State, describing the attack as “barbaric” and “totally unacceptable.” In a…

Benue Killings: Stop The Madness Now – Christian Council
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Benue Killings: Stop The Madness Now – Christian Council

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has condemned in the strongest terms the recent mass killing of over 200 people in Yelewata, Guma local government area of Benue State, describing the act as a “madness” that must stop immediately. In a strongly worded statement issued…

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FG Unveils Registration Portal For 2025 National Youth Confab

Henry Tyohemba

The federal government has formally launched the 2025 National Youth Conference registration portal, also known as Youth Confab 2025. The unveiling was announced by the minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, in Abuja on Monday. Olawande emphasised that under the…

I May Challenge Tinubu In 2027 – Zari
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I May Challenge Tinubu In 2027 – Zari

Orjime Moses

The CEO and founder of G-Complex Nigeria Limited, Alhaji Abdulhamid M. Zari, has publicly expressed his intention to run for the presidency in the 2027 elections if the current administration continues to appoint unsuitable individuals to its cabinet. Speaking to journalists…

Gombe Ultra-Modern Abattoir A Game Changer For Livestock – Minister
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Gombe Ultra-Modern Abattoir A Game Changer For Livestock – Minister

Orjime Moses

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s livestock sector by laying the foundation for the Gombe Ultra-Modern Abattoir, a project hailed as a “game changer” by the Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha. Speaking…

Nasarawa Community Demands Removal Of Mining Marshals
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Nasarawa Community Demands Removal Of Mining Marshals

Ejike Ejike

The paramount ruler of the Agwada community in Nasarawa State, His Royal Highness, Abubakar Sadiq Obagu, has called for the removal of the commander, Mining Marshal of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ACC Attah John Onoja and his team from the community…