The Ondo State Government and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria on Monday agreed that children being used as herdsmen would henceforth be arrested by Amotekun operatives and their families made to pay a fine to the government.
SaharaReporters also learnt that the meeting agreed that herdsmen should return to the...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has urged Nigerians to do everything possible to secure their National Identity Numbers (NINs).
This comes amidst rising anxieties over SIM-NIN connection by many mobile network subscribers in the country.
On Monday, the minister urged Nigerians to secure and protect their NINs, and...
A traditional ruler in Ondo State, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye, has said the seven-day ultimatum given to herdsmen by the state government to vacate forest reserves is justified.
The state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, had earlier ordered Fulani herdsmen to vacate all forest reserves in the state within seven days.
Akeredolu, in a statement released...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto State, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has said that the heart of the late Premier of the Northern Region and Sardauna of Sokoto State, Sir Ahmadu Bello, must be bleeding presently for the region as a result of the killings and insecurity.
Kukah, in an open letter to the late...
The Presidency has condemned the seven-day ultimatum given to herdsmen by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to vacate forest reserves, urging the governor ‘not to act outside the constitution of the country’.
Akeredolu had on Monday issued a statement giving herdsmen seven days to vacate all forest reserves due to the high...
Donald Trump has neglected to win a second term after Democrat challenger Joe Biden was proclaimed the 46th leader of the United States.
The workplace of the US president was set up in 1789, and out of the multitude of men who have held office, just ten have neglected to win re-appointment briefly term...
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The Arewa Consultative Forum has said it cannot speak yet on the ultimatum given to herdsmen by Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to leave forest reserves in the state within seven days.
According to the ACF, the herdsmen also have problems in the north.
The ACF National Publicity Secretary,...
The Secretary-General, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mr Usman Baba-Ngelzerma
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said that the agreement it had with the Ondo State Government was to stop night grazing and use of underage boys to graze cattle, adding that it could not be true...
Patrick Utomi
A former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi, has said the incoming administration of the US President-elect, Joe Biden, will not support the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Utomi disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday.
This comes amidst preparations for the inauguration of Biden and Vice President-elect, Harris Kamala, as the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum (L); CAN President, Olasupo Ayokunle
The Christian Association of Nigeria has challenged the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, to post photo and video evidence of Christians whom he claimed are members of the notorious terror group, Boko Haram.
CAN General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, who stated this in an...
