33 PERSONS FROM NORTH ARRESTED IN MAKURDI OVER BENUE KILLINGS AS 100 CATTLE DIE CROSSING RIVER BENUE

33 PERSONS FROM NORTH ARRESTED IN MAKURDI OVER BENUE KILLINGS AS OVER 100 CATTLE DIE CROSSING RIVER BENUE The Benue State Government has confirmed the arrest of 33 persons from Northern Nigeria who arrived in Makurdi in two buses and attempted to take residence in a private property at Gyado Villa. The suspicious arrival triggered panic within the community, prompting …

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POPE LEO CONDEMNS ‘TERRIBLE MASSACRE’ IN BENUE

POPE LEO CONDEMNS ‘TERRIBLE MASSACRE’ IN BENUE Pope Leo XIV on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of what he described as a “terrible massacre” in Benue State, Nigeria. Over 200 people were reportedly brutally killed in the Yelewata community of Guma Local Government Area in one of the latest incidents of herdsmen attacks in the state. Speaking during his …

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SARO-WIWA FAMILY REACTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR, PARDON FROM TINUBU

SARO-WIWA’S FAMILY REACTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR, PARDON FROM TINUBU The reaction from Saro-Wiwa’s family to the national honours differs from that the renowned environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, who said that “Ken Saro-Wiwa and the others deserve to be honoured. But coming at a time when the government is desperate to jack up oil production, while pollution continues unabated, the move is …

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ANGRY BENUE YOUTHS PROTEST, BLOCK MAKURDI -ABUJA ROAD

ANGRY BENUE YOUTHS PROTEST, BLOCK ABUJA-MAKURDI ROAD Angry Benue youths on Sunday staged a protest and blocked the Abuja-Makurdi highway, expressing outrage over the continued killings in the state. The demonstrators, dressed in black attires and carrying palm fronds and placards with various inscriptions, barricaded the ever-busy road, disrupting vehicular movement and demanding immediate action to end the bloodshed. DAILY …

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WHY TINUBU DID NOT REINSTATE FUBARA ON JUNE 12

WHY TINUBU DID NOT REINSTATE FUBARA ON JUNE 12 Millions of Rivers people, especially the loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, June 12, had their hope dashed as they had marked out the date to be a moment of wild jubilation and partying. The expectation everywhere was that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would use the opportunity of that date …

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INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE FOR GHANA’S EX-FINANCE MINISTER OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION

INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE FOR GHANA’S EX-FINANCE MINISTER OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice on Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former finance minister, for allegedly using public office for personal gains. A red notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar …

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PERM SEC, FOUR OTHERS ELECTROCUTED

PERM SEC, FOUR OTHERS ELECTROCUTED IN GOMBE A Permanent Secretary in the Gombe State Civil Service and four other people were electrocuted, while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, following a high-voltage surge of electricity supply in the early hours of Saturday. Muhammad Yusuf Kulani was the Permanent Secretary at the state’s Ministry of Special Duties and Regional Integration. …

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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS ADDING NIGERIA TO US TRAVEL BAN

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS ADDING NIGERIA TO US TRAVEL BAN LIST The United States is weighing a significant expansion of its controversial travel ban, with Nigeria among 36 countries now under consideration for new visa restrictions, according to a State Department memo reviewed by The Washington Post. The internal communication, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and dispatched to U.S. …

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