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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Henry Umoru
Abuja — All 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) have declared support for the Federal Government's move to dismantle unauthorized checkpoints, streamline levies, and improve the movement of goods across the country as a strategy to tackle soaring inflation.
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1 week ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Henry Umoru |Adesina Wahab |Peter Duru |John Alechenu
Makurdi—As President Bola Tinubu visits Benue State today, survivors of last Friday’s deadly attacks at Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of the state have recounted the anguish they suffered in the attack perpetrated by armed herdsmen, which resulted in the death of over 200 persons, mainly women and children. Several houses were also set ablaze by the marauding herdsmen who left blood and sorrow in their trail.
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1 week ago | 
operanewsapp.com | Henry Umoru |Adesina Wahab |Peter Duru |John Alechenu
By Henry Umoru, Adesina Wahab, Peter Duru & John Alechenu Makurdi—As President Bola Tinubu visits Benue State today, survivors of last Friday’s deadly attacks at Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of the state have recounted the anguish they suffered in the attack perpetrated by armed herdsmen, which resulted in the death of over 200 persons, mainly women and children.
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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Henry Umoru
Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has warned that if the unending killings in Benue State are not nipped in the bud by the federal government, the people will not have any other option than to defend themselves.
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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Henry Umoru
Abuja — THE Senate has rolled out its achievements to commemorate the mid-term anniversary, highlighting its priority to carry out key reforms of the country's electoral regime in preparation for the 2027 general election. The Senate has also disclosed that no fewer than 983 bills both executive and private-members were introduced between June 13, 2023 and June 12, 2025, 108 of which were passed into laws within the timeframe.
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2 weeks ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Henry Umoru
• Says unfolding political situation is “military-style suppression of democracy”• Condemns President’s silence on constitutional crisis in Rivers StateABUJA — Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the political crisis in Rivers State, accusing him of aiding the erosion of democratic values while simultaneously celebrating Democracy Day.
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2 weeks ago | 
africatopforum.com | Donu Kogbara |Henry Umoru |Gift Chapi Odekina
By Henry Umoru & Gift OdekinaABUJA—President Bola Tinubu stated yesterday that a one-party state is not beneficial for the country. He spoke against the backdrop of fears that the country is drifting towards a one-party state, following the gale of defections of governors and National Assembly members from opposition parties to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
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2 weeks ago | 
africatopforum.com | Henry Umoru
***Appeals to all principal political actors and their supporters in Rivers State to immediately lay down their arms and embrace the path of peace By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geo-political zone has called on President Bola Tinubu to in the spirit of the Democracy Day celebration in the country, act without delay to restore democratic governance in Rivers State following the state of emergency imposed on the state...
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2 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Henry Umoru
The Senate has said that plans are on top gear to institutionalise June 12 Presidential address in recognition of the day's historical significance. Disclosing this yesterday in Abuja while speaking with Journalists, the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central, said that the Senate was working towards preparing a bill to formalize the President's speech to the nation on that date.
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2 weeks ago | 
africatopforum.com | Henry Umoru
By Henry UmoruABUJA- THE Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central, has given an insight into how he was smuggled out of Abuja by his wife, Mrs. Yemisi Bamidele, in an ambulance belonging to Garki General Hospital, where she was working as a registered pharmacist.
