There is currently tension in Igangan community in Ibarapa area of Oyo state following the eviction notice to herders by Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho.
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Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says the enemies of the state are bandits and kidnappers, and not herders seeking pasture for their flock. There have been pockets of violence in
Afenifere, Yoruba sociopolitical group, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of prioritising Fulani interests above those of other ethnic groups. The president, who hails from Daura in Katsina state, is
Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the presidency cannot fault Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, for ordering herders to vacate the forest reserves in the state. Akeredolu, who
Crime has no ethnic face. When criminality is defined according to ethnic origin or religion, social cohesion is threatened. There
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has ordered herders to vacate the forest reserves in the state. In a series of
There was confusion on Sunday as operatives of Operation Burst arrested 47 herdsmen during a raid at Tapa/Igangan axis in
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says herdsmen who create any vigilante group in the state will be jailed. In July,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has accused law enforcement agencies of ignoring reports of herdsmen moving around with AK-47 rifles in a community in
A video claiming that herdsmen killed people along Benin-Ore road in Edo state has been confirmed to be false. The