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Herdsmen/Farmers clash: Police hold Security Summit
The Nigeria Police Force says it has fixed May 8 and May 9 for the National Security Summit on Famers/Herdsmen…
FG to hold national conference in June to end farmers-herdsmen clashes
The Federal Government says it will hold a national conference to discuss and proffer solutions to farmers/herdsmen clashes currently ravaging…
State police command initiates measures to end farmers/herdsmen clashes
The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Mr Leye Oyebade, said on Thursday that the command had developed a template to…
Herdsmen on the prowl again, kill one in Benue
A reprisal attack by suspected herdsmen on Tse Igba Uke and Aliade villages in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue…
Nigerian Govt To Disarm Herdsmen
Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Primate, Church of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has called on the Federal Government to disarm herdsmen…
Army denies killing 17 herdsmen in Kaduna
The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna has refuted social media reports on the alleged killing of 17 herdsmen…
Herdsmen on the rampage again, invade Benue Prison Farm, kill inmate
The Benue Prisons Service on Monday confirmed that herdsmen invaded its Jato-Aka Farm Centre and killed an inmate, one Tersoo…
Group alleges Herdsmen Kill 500, Displace 300,000 In Benue
The Vanguard Against Tiv Massacre (VATIM) has said over 500 persons have been brutally killed across Benue state in the…
Court remands 2 brothers For Killing 5 Herdsmen
A Lokoja Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded two brothers, Adamu Yahaya, 20 and Mumuni Yahaya, 25, in prison custody over…
Herdsmen Kidnap 3 Teachers In Edo
Suspected herdsmen have allegedly abducted three secondary school teachers of Ebomisi Secondary School, Ugbogiobo village in Ovia North East Local…
Edo government considers setting up ranches for herdsmen
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo said on Saturday that the establishment of ranches would address the security challenges posed by…
Kwara farmers bemoan herdsmen menace
Some farmers in Kwara say the menace of herdsmen on their farms are destroying farm produces and causing economic loss.…
Police refute herdsmen, farmers clash in Delta
The Nigeria Police Command in Delta has refuted the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state. The command’s spokesman,…
Farmers, herdsmen tasked on peaceful co-existence
The Village Head of Odu in Nasarawa state, Mr. Oberre Ewa, has appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the state…
Food: Maku preaches peaches between farmers, herdsmen
Former Minister of Information Labaran Maku has urged farmers, herdsmen and other Nigerians to embrace peace in order to achieve…
FG to end farmers, herdsmen conflict
The Federal Government has set up a 16-member technical committee to develop a roadmap and find a lasting solution to…
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800 herdsmen arrested over violent attacks
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that no fewer than 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country…
Military to launch operation against violent herdsmen
The Nigerian Military will soon launch an operation to tackle security challenges posed by herdsmen across the country, the Acting…
Bishop condemns herdsmen’s attack on priests
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has described the attack on three catholic priests by suspected…
Evangelist, wife, 3 children missing after herdsmen attack
The family of Evangelist Martins Oko- Oboh has called on the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the…
Police dispel rumour of herdsmen attack in Anambra
The Anambra Commissioner of Police, Mr Sam Okaula, has assured the people of the state of a peaceful Eid-El-Kabir celebration.…
Benue farmers seek govt’s help to regain lost farms
Farmers in Ayiin, Logo Local Government Area of Benue have appealed for the state government’s support in regaining their farms…
Oyo to establish ranches for herdsmen
The Oyo State Government says it plans to establish cattle ranches for herdsmen to stem the increasing waves of clashes…
Herdsmen kill Redeemed church pastor in Kaduna
Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have been thrown into mourning again as armed men suspected to…
Stop killings by herdsmen – WAC-R2P
Kazeem Ugbodaga Worried by recent killings by herdsmen in Nigeria, the West Africa Responsibility to Protect Coalition (WAC-R2P) has called…
Fayose warns herdsmen in Ekiti
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Sunday urged the people of Oke-Ako to remain calm as security agents try…
Find solutions to farmers/herdsmen crisis, Buhari tells governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to find lasting solutions to the persistent cases of farmers/herdsmen crisis in the…
Herdsmen not suppose to carry AK 47, says Ndume
Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Ali Ndume on Thursday advocated stiff measures to deal with all forms of criminalities in the country…
Herdsmen: Edo traditional rulers call for deployment of military operatives
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As the menace of herdsmen continue to generate tension nationwide, traditional rulers in the six local government areas…
FG dragged to ECOWAS court for failing to stop herdsmen killings
The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Community…