Tag: herdsmen
Asari Dokubo asks herdsmen to leave Southern Nigeria
Ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has called on South-South and South-Easterners to return home following threats from Coalition of…
Police release 25 Fulani herders detained by local vigilantes in Zamfara
The Zamfara Police Command has facilitated the release of 25 Fulani herders illegally held by local vigilantes in Dansadau Emirate,…
RUGA: Nigerians react to FG’s plan to establish cattle settlements all over the country
The federal government of Nigeria is planning on establishing cattle settlements (RUGA) for Fulani herdsmen in all 36 states of…
Just In: FG explains RUGA for herdsmen
The Federal Government has thrown some light into its plans to set up RUGA settlement for herdsmen in parts of…
Ekiti boils as Fulani herdsmen kill hunter
The hunter, Emmanuel Ilori was said to have been killed at the midnight while hunting for animals with some of…
Herdsmen: I’m a warrior, I can still roll out one million Yoruba for battle – Gani Adams
Lamenting the insecurity in the land, Adams said no Governor in South West should allocate any portion of land for…
Herdsmen attack passengers on Ife-Ibadan highway, kill 1
Bandits, described as Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday attacked passengers on the Ife-Ibadan highway, killing one person.
Enugu AFAN tells herdsmen to stay off farmlands
Mr Romanus Ezeh, Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Enugu chapter, has called on herdsmen to feed their cows…
Four feared killed as farmers, herders clash in Ogun
About four persons have been reportedly killed on Thursday, as suspected herdsmen and farmers clashed in Iwoye area of Imeko-Afon…
Herdsmen or Criminals?
Quoting from “What Is To Be Done”, a book written by a Russian Revolutionist, Vladimir Lenin, an Australian Political Scientist,…
Herdsmen massacre 20 people in Kaduna
Suspected herdsmen have reportedly massacred 20 people in a fresh attack on Anguwan Aku Village, Kajuru Local Government Area of…
Ortom’s rice farm set ablaze by Suspected herdsmen
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has lost his rice farm located in Gbajimba in the Guma Local Government Area…
Prince Charles to address herdsmen attacks during Nigeria visit
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, announced in Abuja on Sunday that Prince Charles would engage in…
Benue now relatively secured, peaceful – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Saturday that the state was now relatively peaceful since the deployment of troops…
Herdsmen plan to ambush and kill me, Ortom cries out
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday said that Fulani herdsmen have concluded plans to lay ambush and kill…
Soldiers kill 21 herdsmen in Benue
Troops of the Military Operation code-named Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have killed 21 suspected herdsmen along the Gbajimba-Akor-Tomata axis of…
Clashes: Herdsmen urged to stop using minors as cattle rearers
The Ardo of Chanchaga, Mallam Abdullahi Babayo, has called on herdsmen to stop using minors as cattle rearers to avert…
Herdsmen kill three in fresh attack in Plateau
Suspected herdsmen have killed three persons in an attack on Zanwra village in Miango district of Bassa Local Government Area…
Suspected herdsmen attack 50-year old farmer in Edo
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have allegedly attacked a 50-year old farmer, Bashiru Aliu, in his farm at Ubuneke-Ivbiaro,…
Suspected herdsmen attack farmer in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have allegedly attacked a 50-year old farmer, Bashiru Aliu (50), in his…
2 herdsmen allegedly kill colleague
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded two herdsmen, Shehu Abubakar and Abdulkareem Maikudi, for allegedly killing their colleague, Musa…
Herdsmen killings: Buhari arrives Jos
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Jos, Plateau State over mayhem in the state which has so far claimed over…
Herdsmen attack: Plateau imposes curfew in LGs
The Plateau State government has imposed a curfew in three troubled Local government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
3 policemen killed by suspected herdsmen
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that three policemen have been killed by suspected herdsmen at Maraban-Udege village…
Thousands of Catholics storm Alausa, protest herdsmen killings
Over 5,000 Catholic faithful have stormed Alausa, the Lagos seat of power to protest massive killings of members and others…
Edo Catholic faithful march against herdsmen attacks
Hundreds of Catholic faithful in Edo State on Tuesday joined their brethrens across the country to stage a peaceful protest…
Charlyboy’s group storm Federal Ministry of Justice
Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charlyboy, on Monday, led his 'Ourmumudondo’ Group on a peaceful protest to the Federal Ministry of Justice,…
Herdsmen, farmers strike peace deal in Enugu
Cattle breeders and farmers in Enugu on Thursday, entered into an agreement that will ensure enduring peaceful coexistence between the…
Herdsmen, federalism: We must look beyond prejudice, hatred – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said to resolve the problems of herdsmen and federalism will require that Nigerians…
Army recovers AK-47 rifles, charms from 3 herdsmen in Benue
The Nigerian Army has recovered two AK-47 rifles, live ammunition, cutlass and assorted charms from three suspected herdsmen arrested in Benue…