Tag: herdsmen
Suspected Herdsmen kill six more people in Benue
Suspected herdsmen have killed six more people in Logo, Guma and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue State.
Herdsmen advised to embrace modern cattle rearing techniques
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Mr Babafemi Ojudu, has urged herdsmen to embrace the modern,…
How to end violent clashes between farmers and herdsmen
Following the tragic killing of 73 people during the violent attack on Logo and Guma in Benue State January 1,…
Herdsmen Massacre: Perpetrators will face wrath of law – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday vowed to prosecute perpetrators of killings in Benue State in which 70 people were massacred by…
Herdsmen attack: Benue leaders meet Buhari in Abuja
Leaders from Benue State are currently in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock, Abuja over incessant killings…
Check activities of international pastoralists, herdsmen urge governments
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and states at the border…
Herdsmen Crisis, Insecurity And Food Security
These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities coupled with incessant fuel scarcity, unemployment, inflation, hunger…
Buhari out to get killer herdsmen – Femi Adesina
A Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, has frowned at those accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of condoning killings occasioned by farmers/herdsmen…
Herdsmen clashes: Army to deploy Special Forces to 3 states
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army has deployed Troops to help stem the clashes between…
Governor cautions arms bearing herdsmen
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has warned herdsmen in the state, who carry dangerous weapons to desist from such act…
Mass burial for victims of Herdsmen’s killing in Benue
The Benue State Government on Sunday said it will organise mass burial for the victims of the New Year attack…
11 killed in fresh herdsmen attack in Benue
Suspected herdsmen on Saturday killed 11 persons in a fresh attack on Tombu village in Logo Local Government Area of…
Rampaging Herdsmen: FG must match words with action – PFN
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has decried what it described as the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians by suspected…
Benue killing: Six Fulani herdsmen arraigned in court
The Benue State Police has arraigned six Fulani herdsmen allegedly involved in the killing of 19 farmers in Akor village…
Benue Police arrest 4 herdsmen for attempted rape
The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested four suspected herdsmen for alleged attempt to rape two women –…
Herdsmen cautioned against using minors for grazing
Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Umar (rtd), Special Adviser on security matters to Gov.Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, has advised herdsmen against using…
Nasarawa monarch calls for peace between farmers, herdsmen
The Emir of Loko in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Abubakar Sabo, on Friday said peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, especially between farmers…
Jigawa police arrest 2 herdsmen over colleague’s death
The Police Command in Jigawa said it had arrested two herdsmen over the death of their colleague in Gagarawa Local…
Edo farmer shot dead by suspected cattle herdsmen
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani cattle herdsmen have allegedly shot and killed a farmer, Efosa Omoregie, in his farm in…
Islamic jihadists have infiltrated herdsmen to foist evil agenda on West Africa – Oyedepo
The President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo says that cattle rustlers had been infiltrated by Islamic…
Herdsmen, farmer clash leave 37 dead in Kaduna
Tragedy struck again in Kaduna State on Tuesday as 37 people were reported killed in Kajuru Local Government Area of…
Food security: Farmers, herdsmen urged to co-exist peacefully
A lawmaker in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku, has urged farmers and herdsmen in the country to co-exist peacefully to…
Immunisation: NSPHCDA Involves Herdsmen Leadership
Dr Mohammed Adiz, the Executive Chairman of Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA), on Friday, said the agency…
Suspected herdsmen rape, behead woman in Edo
The University town of Ekpoma, the administrative headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area, Edo State was Wednesday thrown into…
Edo Govt To Curtail Menace Of Herdsmen
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Sunday said his administration was working out measures to curtail the menace of Fulani…
Edo Gov Visits Families Of Deceased Women
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday evening visited and condoled the families of two women who were allegedly murdered…
IGP urged to dislodge herdsmen in Delta
The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to dislodge herdsmen who have…
20 farmers shot dead by herdsmen
Nigerian herdsmen armed with guns killed 20 farmers and injured eight other people in a mosque in Niger state over…
15 dead in Farmers, herdsmen’s clash in Taraba
A violent clash between farmers and cattle rearers in Ussa and Takum Council areas of Taraba has left at least…
Herdsmen invade Soyinka’s house again
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Friday revealed that herdsmen have again invaded his home in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.