President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof Benjamin Okaba, and retired Inspector General of Police, Udom Ekpoudom, did not see reason why northern senators and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) should object to the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission Bill currently before the Senate. Spokesperson for the Ijaw Republican Assembly (IRA), Ann-Kio Briggs, Convener of …

Amid controversy over the Federal Government’s announcement of the creation of the Livestock Ministry, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has revealed that Lagos State consumes about 6,000 cows daily. MACBAN stated that the volume of consumption highlighted the significance of livestock trade to the region’s economy. The association also noted that around 8,000 cows were consumed …

A new twist was introduced into the Ibadan explosion of 16 January, 2024 by the Yoruba Self-Determination Movement (YSDM) when it alleged that the explosion was not caused by any errant legal or illegal miner, be it Malian or Nigerian, but that it was a failed assassination attempt on the life of President Bola Tinubu. Led by Prof. Banji Akintoye, …

A socio-cultural group under the aegis of the Fulani Association of Nigeria has decried the continuous detention of the President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, by the Nigerian Army. The group, therefore, called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the matter in the interest of equity and fairness for all citizens of the country. …

There are as many reasons as discussants as to why Nigeria is not moving forward, why it is under-performing in the views of many, and why it is not fulfilling its potential. I will discuss only three of these reasons here, drawing on three recent examples. The first is that of the suspended Humanitarian Affairs minister, Betta Edu. Less than …

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule has denied involvement in the formation of Nomad Vigilante recently launched by the leadership of Fulani socio-cultural association in the state. Governor Sule disowned the group during separate meetings with members of the State House of Assembly and representatives of the State Council of Chiefs yesterday in Lafia. It was earlier reported that the leadership …

The report was treated like a footnote in the main press, but social media and online news platforms gave it a wider play. It’s the story of the launch of a nomadic vigilante service by Miyetti Allah, a group of herders turned political pressure group, comprising mostly Fulani. The national president, Bello Bodejo, said in Lafia, Nasarawa State, where the …

Members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association (MACBAN) in the South East and South-South zones have decried their profiling by some Nigerians as criminals and kidnappers operating in the southern part of the country. The group also described as false the suspicion that they are in the southern part of Nigeria for Fulani territorial expansion. The members said they …

Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, on Monday, vowed to tackle injustice suffered by its members across the country, saying it must come to an end. To this end, the organisation has constituted a 55-member legal committee to take stock of all cases against its members nationwide with a view to seek legal redress. Two other committees comprising enlightenment …

South East Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Gidado Siddikki has said that its members are being detained without trial at different correctional centres in Anambra State. Siddikki also alleged that some of its members have been labelled as kidnappers, armed robbers and clamped into detention by the police for over five years without trial. …