Tag: herdsmen
Umahi orders relocation of herdmen from Ebonyi campus
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday ordered the relocation of herdsmen from the premises of College of Agricultural Sciences…
Akwa Ibom: Community leader calls for peace between farmers, herdsmen
The Head of Hausa Community in Akwa Ibom, Alhaji Hassan Sadauki, has called for peaceful coexistence between the herdsmen and…
Herdsmen, Actions And Consequences by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe Last week, alleged herdsmen armed with rapid-fire guns and machetes descended on the Ukpabi Nimbo community in…
Herdsmen Attack: Ndi Igbo Germany wants Buhari to bring perpetrators to book
Ndi Igbo Germany (NIG), an umbrella organisation of all Igbo Unions and associations in Germany, through its executive council has…
FG condemns calls for herdsmen to quit South East
The Federal Government has condemned calls by some individuals and groups in the south-east geo political zone for herdsmen to…
Herdsmen Attack On Onaiyekan: Catholic Bishops urge Buhari to provide more security
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Catholic Archbishop of Benin City, Dr. Augustin Akubueze and the Catholic Bishop of Uromi Diocese, Dr.…
Address killings by herdsmen, Archbishop tells Buhari
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Martins, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently address the killings…
Herdsmen: Don’t conduct reprisal attack, Iwuanyanwu begs Ohaneze youths
A prominent member of Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has advised Ohaneze youths against reprisal attack following Monday’s…
Herdsmen: We say ‘NO’ to grazing reserves – Enugu Govt
The Enugu State Government has opposed the creation of grazing reserves across the country following the invasion of Nimbo community…
Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram? By Reuben Abati
“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb There has been so much…
The killing culture of the neo-nomadic by Prof Wole Soyinka
By Prof Wole Soyinka THE KILLING CULTURE OF THE NEO-NOMADIC Culture is closely intertwined with tourism – the former, in…
Buhari yet to speak decisively against herdsmen’s violence – Soyinka
The approach of Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari to killings by herdsmen has come under scrutiny from one of the country’s…
Herdsmen invade Wole Soyinka’s home
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has disclosed that herdsmen invaded his home while he was abroad with the cows leaving…
Nigerians angry with Buhari over herdsmen killings
Eromosele Ebhomele Since Monday afternoon when news of an attack on a community in Enugu State, Nigeria spread, Nigerians have…
Suspected herdsmen kill 5 in Uzo-Uwani
No fewer than five people in Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State were on Monday killed by suspected…
Herdsmen cause auto crash in Ogun, two dead
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two persons died early Sunday morning after a truck crushed a herdsman in Ogun state in an accident…
Grazing Commission Bill: When Men Die That Cattle May Live!
By Reno Omokri Nigeria is not the only country where nomadic pastoralists herdsmen come and go. In Kenya, they have…
Flush out bad Fulani herdsmen, Sen. Sani tells Fulani leaders
shehu Senator Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna Central) on Monday urged leaders of Fulani herdsmen to flush out bad elements amongst them…
FG to hold town hall meeting for herdsmen, farmers
herdsmen Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Wednesday said the Federal Government would hold a town hall meeting between…
Herdsmen destroy Fed Poly Ado Ekiti farms – Rector
Authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, on Friday raised concerns over alleged invasion and subsequent destruction of the institution’s…
Buhari orders probe into Agatu massacre by herdsmen
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the clashes between herdsmen and indigenes of communities in Benue State. President…
Lawmaker advises farmers, herdsmen to sheathe sword
Alhaji Mohammed Udege-Ukpoku (APC-Udege/Loko) Nasarawa state constituency, on Friday charged farmers and herdsmen in the area to sheathe their swords…
Nigerian army seizes weapons from armed robbers, herdsmen
The Nigerian army says it has recovered weapons and ammunition from robbers, cattle rustlers and other criminal elements in the…
Herdsmen v Vigilante: One shot dead, another injured in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday confirmed that a shoot-out between Fulani Herdsmen and members…
Herdsmen warned against negative conduct
The Special Adviser to Imo Governor on Livestock and Hausa Community Affairs, Mr Hassan Adamu, has advised herdsmen in Imo…
Fulani Herdsmen And Food Security In Nigeria
BILKIS BAKARE The recurring issue of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in some parts of Nigeria remains one of…
Police intensify effort against herdsmen, other crimes
Tambari Yabo Muhammad, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), says police have intensified community partnerships in efforts to track…
Falae Kidnap Saga: We were not privy to ransom arrangement – IGP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase says the police force is not privy to any arrangement…
District head, police inspector, 33 others killed by herdsmen
About 35 persons are believed to have been killed on Tuesday evening by gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers in…
Herdsmen need to embrace education – Association
The Chairman of Hausa/Fulani socio-cultural group, Alhaji Muhammad Koli, on Sunday in Abuja called on Fulani herdsmen to embrace education…