SOCIO-cultural body the Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) has vowed to defend its land with every last drop of blood in the wake of recent decision by the Nigerian federal government to establish 368 grazing sites across 25 states of the country.
Over recent years, Tivland has borne the brunt of the ongoing murderous campaign by...
Ayo Akinfe
It would be nice to live in a just, fair, equitable and egalitarian world where everyone is treated as an equal. However, the reality of human existence in 2021 is that the strong dominate the weak
Emily Lockhard wrote: "See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be.” Basically, that means us that we have to...
Ayo Akinfe
We all know Nigeria is in a dire state. First of all there is ethnic mistrust, then we have a unitarist form of government which destroys any hope of prosperity and to make matters worse, cronyism and corruption are rife
As if that is not enough, we now have the added menace of armed Fulani herdsmen who want to...
Ayo Akinfe
This week, our National Assembly has begun debating a bill that will decentralise the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and devolve power to the zones and states. I hope they come up with proposals to fund this structure, so the units can be responsive
Over recent years, this matter of Fulanis kidnapping passengers on...
DOZENS of indigenes of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State are currently lying critically ill in hospital after a brutal attack by gunmen suspected to be Fulani cattle herdsmen in the early hours of today.
Over recent years, heavily-armed Fulani herdsmen have terrorised farming communities across Nigeria,...
MEN of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 51 year-old-man identified as Friday Ndimma believed to be the regular supplier of Indian hemp to Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) militants.
Mr Ndimma, who hails from the Orsu Ihitte-Ukwa community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo...
Ayo Akinfe
Ending the current spate of kidnapping
Restoring ethnic trust
Bringing normality back to the northeast
Getting every herdsman into a dedicated cattle ranch
Increasing distributed power to 50,000MW
Getting Nigerians to switch to electric cars
Scrapping the federal allocation formula
Reducing government revenue...
LABOUR minister Dr Chris Ngige has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted to engage in dialogue with Igbo leaders to help address the ongoing agitations taking place across the southeast geo-political zone.
Over recent weeks, the southeast has been a hotbed of violence with armed gangs attacking public...
NIGERIA'S growing insecurity is having a dire effect on the country's economy as foreign investors have withdrawn N1.64trn ($4.26bn) of portfolio investments over the last three years in response to the crisis according to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, insecurity has...
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari plans to present a supplementary security budget to the National Assembly later this month requesting more funds to help combat the growing menace of insecurity that is afflicting the country.
Despite Nigeria spending up to 20% of her national budget on security, the country remains one of the most...
