President Bola Tinubu has called on herders surrender all their illegal weapons, and embrace ranching as part of a new national strategy to resolve the long-standing farmer–herder conflict. In a statement on Wednesday, the President said the federal government is prioritising sustainable solutions to the violent confrontations between herders and farming communities, clashes that have…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said North-West witnessed displacement in the past few years, with over 1.3 million displaced persons as of February 2025. The IOM Nigeria Chief of Mission, Ms Dimanche Sharon, stated that at the launch of an European Union (EU) supported project, ‘Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience (CPCRR)’, on…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, yesterday, has warned the governors of Oyo and Osun states, Messrs Seyi Makinde and Ademola Adeleke of imminent communal crisis in the border towns of the two states if necessary steps are not taken. The monarch, in a statement by his spokesperson, Alli Ibraheem, stated that land grabbers…
Sir Fidelis Tapgun, a former governor of Plateau State and a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has shed light on the internal conflicts within the party, particularly focusing on Nyesom Wike’s discontent with its leadership. In an interview, Tapgun stated, “Wike has been a pillar for the PDP, providing financial support for…
An All Progressive Congress, APC, Councillorship aspirant in the last local government polls, Amedu Agaba and four others were Wednesday night reportedly killed in the escalating crisis between armed herdsmen and the locals of Okpomaju village in Okete Ward of Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. Several persons were also reported to have…
