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Saleh Alhassan The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore herdsmen group has said President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to do anything to improve the conditions of the herdsmen other than create enemies for them. The National Secretary of the group, Saleh Alhassan, said this in an interview with The PUNCH, adding that …

As the seven-day ultimatum issued by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves expired on Sunday, there is an indication that South-West governors would meet with the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria on Monday. It was …

Femi Fani-Kayode A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari government to expect more Sunday Igbohos to rise up, if killer Fulani herdsmen are not arrested and prosecuted.  Fani-Kayode added that the South-West welcome peace-loving Fulani people but “those that kill, steal, rape and destroy …

Oyo state on the map No fewer than two young men were killed in a communal clash between the residents of Ago-Are and Tede areas of Oyo State, SaharaReporters learnt on Sunday. An eyewitness told SaharaReporters that the clash started on Friday and went on till Sunday. Oyo state on …

Bolu Okupe, the son of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesman, Doyin Okupe, has said that he knew that he was gay when he was just 10 years old.  He added that that there are many gays in Nigeria living secretly because of public condemnation and criticism.  Bolu shared more insight …

The Immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as disappointing, saying many Nigerians are worried about the direction it is taking the country.  Speaking with Daily Trust, the Professor of Political Science, who presided over the 2015 …

Amidst the notice to quit given to herdsmen in Ogun and Oyo states, a former All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said that lands in Nigeria, including forests belong to some entities and that cows should graze with proper authorisation. Garba noted that it was wrong for cows …

Oyo CP Ngozi Onadeko The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, has said that the relative peace and calmness enjoyed in the Igangan community of Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State were truncated by the visit of popular activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise known as Sunday Igboho.  The …

File Photo Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly shot a woman, Morenikeji Salami, while going to her site on Oru-Awa Road in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The woman’s injuries were captured in a video that went viral on Saturday. File Photo Google According to Punch, the attackers, …

The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, has declared that nobody has the power to remove Fulani herdsmen from Ondo State’s forests.  Bodejo stated this in an interview with The Sun, noting that all lands in the country belong to the Fulani.  He also said only …