The Tor Tiv V, Prof. James Ayatse has described the killings in Benue State as a ‘calculated, well-planned, full-scale genocidal invasion and land-grabbing campaign by herder terrorists and bandits’ which had been on for decades. During the meeting between President Bola Tinubu and stakeholders in the state on Wednesday, the traditional ruler dismissed claims that the killings are the results of …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Wednesday at about 12:58 pm ahead of his visit to the Yelwata community, in the Guma Local Government Area (LGA). The President landed at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi. The state government declared a public holiday for the visit. President Tinubu is expected to …

The Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Usman, has taken a jibe at President Bola Tinubu over the fracas which erupted during the All Progressives Congress (APC), stakeholders meeting held in Gombe State at the weekend. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, Usman recalled that the President recently mocked the opposition, gleefully declaring his joy …

As a political storm brews within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the choice of a running mate by President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, former Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu has cautioned the party leadership against entertaining any move to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima, warning that such a decision could fracture the party. He said: …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has told President Bola Tinubu and Benue State Governor. Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia to stop turning a blind eye to the killings in the North Central state. In the past two days, over 200 people had been killed in attacks on communities across the state. In a message on X on Monday, the former presidential …

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State, and will rather travel to Benue State on Wednesday, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. Last Friday, ferocious marauders wreaked havoc in the state, killing scores and displacing hundreds of people. On Monday, Inspector General of Police …

Antjie Krog is a South African writer, academic and broadcaster. As a radio journalist with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, (SABC) Krog reported the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) proceedings under the chairmanship of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Thereafter, she chronicled South Africa’s Apartheid regime’s human rights abuses and assassinations in a 1998 book entitled Country of My Skull. In that …

The media is awash wwith12 June stories not only because it is another anniversary of the annulled 12 June1993 presidential election, won by Chief Moshood Abiola but also because the presidential address by President Bola Tinubu provided enough meat for people with diverse interests and motives to feed fat on. For the President’s political opponents, there was nothing the president …

I just took another look at the picture of the then Governor Bola Tinubu at the helm of affairs in Lagos proudly donning the uniforms of Special Marshals, the volunteer arm of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The salute and smiles were indicative of his love for road safety, preservation of lives and property. He proudly affirmed that, as …

President Bola Tinubu hosted Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, his brother Adedeji, and Afrobeats star Davido at his Lagos residence ahead of Eid el-Kabir, signaling continued engagement between the Adeleke family and the presidency