How sinking oil price exposed impacts of herdsmen on agro export, diversification
Rewinding back to May 29, 2015 when the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was first inaugurated, there were high hopes of strategic diversification of the economy that will be powered by agro-revolution. Virtually every state and community geared up…
CBN’s latest milk policy designed to encourage cattle ranching, but…
Lagos based development economist, Dr Lekan Amosun has interpreted the latest ban on milk imports by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as another policy to encourage Fulani herdsmen to consider ranching than the outdated and resisted land grabbing spree…
Herdsmen: S’East may revive Bakassi Boys’ if S’West unveils Amotekun on Jan. 9th
Strong indications have suggested that South East leaders’ of thought and even governors are on the verge of resuscitating the dreaded Bakassi Boys’ which was hitherto the region’s crack security outfit that flushed out criminals during the late 1990s ….
Resolutions of South-East Governors Forum on Fulani Herdsmen, banditry
After the weekend’s meeting of South-East Governors Forum on regional security, the following resolutions were passed to drive safety and security of lives and property in the zone. They agreed that; Enugu airport to open December 2019 after renovation. Joint…
Can CCTV function in forests, highways after failing in FCT, Lagos?
Though the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo had parleyed with leaders of thought in the South West in the wake of skyrocketing highway related terrorism and kidnapping in the zone by suspected Fulani herdsmen, the new security architecture to be…
Confusion trails mass return order on Fulani herdsmen to North by lead bodies
As time ticks on the 30-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Coalition of the Northern Groups (CNG) to reinstate the suspended RUGA Settlement scheme, the recent killing of Afenifere leader’s daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunri, associated reactions and…
S’East Govs., Benue reject FG’s Ruga Settlement for Fulani herders’
Governor of Imo state, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha, has rejected the plan of the federal government to set up Ruga farm settlements for Fulani herdsmen in the state. Explaining more through his Special Adviser Media, Steve Osuji, the Governor wondered…
(Special Report) Is S’West articulate or divided on what it really wants from Buhari?
Recent fireworks of meetings, presidential courtesy visits and even citizens outbursts on happenstances in the region in recent times relative to insecurity propelled by serial criminalities in terms of banditry, highway kidnappings, farmers/herdsmen crisis and 2023 political calculations by leaders…
GTI rubbishes FG’s claims on Boko Haram as Nigeria now 3rd most terrorised nation
…Experts see report as discouragement to foreign investors Newly released 2018 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), has named Nigeria third most terrorised nation in the world, thus puncturing earlier claims of the Federal Government that it has degraded insurgency to the barest…
Igbo women bail: Ohanaeze salutes Judiciary, lists discriminatory acts against region
The President General of the umbrella body of Ndigbo Worldwide, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo has reacted to the court ordered release of Ndigbo women and salutes the Judiciary for allowing reason and respect for human rights to prevail….
