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Benue: Displaced survivors cry out over poor feeding, living conditions

1 week ago | lucky-wap-ams.op-mobile.opera.com | Dapo Akinrefon |Omeiza Ajayi |Peter Duru |John Alechenu

By Dapo Akinrefon, Omeiza Ajayi, Peter Duru, John Alechenu, Luminous Jannamike, Jeff Agbodo MAKURDI — Hundreds of internally displaced persons, IDPs, from Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, yesterday, cried out over their poor feeding and living conditions. They staged a peaceful protest in Makurdi, over alleged food shortages at their temporary shelter.
Our gory ordeal, by survivors

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.
Benue killings: Our gory ordeal - Survivors Open Up

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.
Wike's actions sacrilegious, unacceptable- Lamido, Wabara, George, Momodu

1 month ago | nigeriaworld.com | Omeiza Ajayi |John Alechenu |Luminous Jannamike |Steve Oko

—Call for his expulsion • FCT minister doesn’t belong to your society of lawlessness, Wike’s aide tells Lamido ABUJA— LEADERS of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara and former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, yesterday came hard on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, for instigating the sealing of the party secretariat over alleged non-payment of ground rent.
Lagos Assembly: Obasa returns, Meranda out

Mar 3, 2025 | newsheadlines.com.ng | Dapo Akinrefon |Olasunkanmi Akoni |John Alechenu |Ebunoluwa Sessou

•He’s back for good —Source•I’m not a quitter —Meranda•It’s victory for democracy —APC chairman•Obasa’s return a show of shame —De Renaissance Patriots•Lagos drama a distraction —CUPPBy Dapo Akinrefon, Olasunkanmi Akoni, John Alechenu & Ebunoluwa SessouLAGOS— AFTER weeks of crisis, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, retraced their steps and re-elected its embattled former speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa. This followed the resignation of Mrs. Mojisola Meranda.
PDP, APC bicker over party’s internal crisis

Feb 16, 2025 | newsheadlines.com.ng | Omeiza Ajayi |John Alechenu

•APC desperate to destroy us, entrench totalitarianism – PDP•Accept responsibility for PDP’s political carnage, APC tells Atiku, TambuwalBy Omeiza Ajayi & John AlechenuABUJA—Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, were yesterday locked in a war of words over the crisis in the former.
Tax Reform Bills: North restrategises as regional crisis looms

Nov 30, 2024 | lucky-wap-ams.op-mobile.opera.com | Clifford Ndujihe |John Alechenu |Shina Abubakar

By Clifford Ndujihe, John Alechenu, Shina Abubakar, Gift ChapiOdekina &Haruna Aliyu Usman As crisis along regional lines looms over President Bola Tinubu’s four tax reform bills before the National Assembly, some northern leaders have changed strategy to ensure that the North was not hurt by the reform.
Nigeria: PDP Stakeholders Unite for Ajayi's Victory

Nov 13, 2024 | allafrica.com | John Alechenu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has presented a unified structure, as members intensify efforts to ensure victory for its candidate, Agboola Ajayi, in Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State. As part of the confidence-building mechanism, party stakeholders in Ondo state equally passed a vote of confidence in the Party's National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, for his leadership role, especially in galvanizing support for the candidate.
Nigeria: APC Kicks As Atiku Tags Tinubu's Economic Policy Prescriptions Shambolic, 'Bolekaja'

Nov 6, 2024 | allafrica.com | Omeiza Ajayi |John Alechenu

Abuja — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday Nigerians have had enough of President Bola Tinubu's trial-and-error economic policies. But All Progressives Congress, APC, described Atiku's policy prescriptions as a mere rehash of the same old disastrous initiatives that brought Nigeria to its knees. According to him, the policies have plunged the nation into its present predicament.
Nigeria: Presidency, Atiku Tango Over Economy Mgt

Nov 5, 2024 | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru |John Alechenu

The Presidency and former Vice President Abubakar Atiku were at daggers drawn, yesterday, over the manner the economy was being managed. While Atiku listed ways he would have properly managed the economy, the Presidency said the former vice president would have plunged Nigeria into a worse economic situation had he won the 2023 presidential election.