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Nigerian soldiers on Friday killed at least four kidnappers in Ondo State and rescued travelers who had been abducted by the gang. The event took place along the Owo-Ifon Expressway. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Monday gave Fulani herdsmen seven days to vacate Ondo government’s forest reserves, saying the areas had been converted to dens of […]

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has ordered massive recruitment into the State Security Network known as the Amotekun Corps in its second batch recruitment exercise.   The order came as the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum given by the governor on Monday to Fulani herdsmen in the state to leave government forest reserves nears. The governor […]

As man Nigerians have  expected, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has finally explained why the pigeons released by the president during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja at first refused to fly.   There were media reports that day that the pigeons released by the President […]

  The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, has warned that the overt support being given to Miyetti Allah by the Federal Government could destroy Nigeria as a nation.   “Should there be any breakdown of law and order in any part of the country over this encouragement of Miyetti Allah against law and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Hadiza Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority for another term of five years.   The President also reconstituted the boards of NPA and that of the Transmission Company of Nigeria.   Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to Buhari on Media and Publicity, announced these on Thursday in a statement […]

Farmers, forest guards and the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ondo State on Thursday staged a protest against the incessant abduction of their members allegedly by some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.   They also gave their support to the order by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to the herdsmen the forest […]

The Management of Anchor University, Lagos, says it has established contact with its Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof J.O. Fatokun, who is currently in captivity with his abductors. Anchor, which is owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that Fatokun was kidnapped on Monday, January 18, 2021, in Nasarawa State on […]

    The Ondo State Government on Wednesday restated its quit order to Fulani herdsman in the state, saying they must leave the state’s forest reserves as ordered by governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. Ojogo spoke in response to a counter order […]

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, on Wednesday, berated the Presidency for cancelling the order given to Fulani herders to vacate all forest reserves in Ondo State. Afenifere spoke through a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, in which it said that though it was not surprised by the Presidency’s intervention in the […]

Nigeria presidency on Tuesday countered the directive by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, that herdsmen should leave the state government forest reserves within seven days.   Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, asked both the state government and the Fulani communities to exercise restraint, and declared that the […]

At least three people were burnt to death on Tuesday while many others sustained injuries when a petrol tanker exploded in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. “About seven vehicles and five motorcycles were also burnt in the explosion.,” Ige  Olufolarin, Director of the Ogun State Emergency Management Agency, said while confirming the incident. He […]

Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Revd. Matthew Kukah, into the Pontifical Council for human rights, justice and development. Fr. Chris Omotosho, Director, Social Communications of Sokoto Diocese, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Fr. Omtosho described Kukah’s appointment as a positive development, stating that it would bring about […]