•Tinubu and Trump The federal government says it is not denying the scale of killings across the country but is taking significant steps to address security challenges in Nigeria. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Channels TV last night. “Yes, we have people being killed, no doubt about that, and ...
•Nicki Minaj and Michael Waltz The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, and American musician, Nicki Minaj, yesterday evening highlighted Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges during a UN event focused on global religious freedom. The event was titled “Combatting Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nig...
•Ejiofor A human rights lawyer and lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on the Ndigbo to rise against killings and erosion of values in the South-East region. In a statement he released on Monday, in Awka, Anambra State, Ejiofor appealed to Ndigbo to rise and cleanse their lands, adding […]
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Deeply worried by the unabating killings going on in his region and the north as a whole, a notable security expert, Steven Kefas has in a detailed report and exclusive interview narrated how the Fulani militias emerged the deadliest group in Nigeria. Kefas who backed up his investigations and reports with other [&hellip...
•The protesters Women of Agan community, in the North Bank area of Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA), of Benue State today took to the Makurdi – Lafia, federal highway in protest to the unabated killing of their loved ones. The women who blocked the highway were also protesting what it described as the arbitrary arrest […]
•Gani Adams The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland and National Co-ordinator of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams, has called on President Bola Tinubu to decentralise the country’s security system to address challenges. Adams made the call in a statement issued by his Special Media Assistant, Mr Olawunmi Ojo, yesterday, in Lagos. He w...
•Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said no fewer than 53 suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent wave of deadly attacks in Benue and Plateau states that claimed dozens of lives and left several others injured or displaced. Addressing journalists in Abuja today, Eg...
•Bulama Bukarti A security analyst and human rights lawyer, Dr. Bulama Bukarti, has described the wave of violent attacks in Benue State as “acts of terrorism”, urging the federal government to officially designate them as such and respond with a counter-terrorism strategy. Bukarti, who spoke on Channels Television last night, dismissed the no...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu today announced his intention to form a leadership committee to help bring lasting peace to Benue State which has faced a wave of attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen over the years. He said the committee, which would include the Tor Tiv V, Och’Idoma, and other traditional rulers in the state, would […]
•Benue mayhem and Senate The Senate has expressed deep concern over the recent wave of killings in Benue State, stating that the legislature is fully engaged in efforts to address the escalating insecurity in the region. Speaking during a briefing at the Senate today, the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, underscored the need for urgent, co...

