Peter Duru

3 weeks ago | operanewsapp.com | Dapo Akinrefon |Peter Duru |Marie-Therese Nanlong

…As death toll in Good Friday’s herders’ attack in Benue rises to 72 …Protest rocks Plateau over incessant killings …Danjuma’s call for self-defence may lead to anarchy, says Jigawa’s Gov Namadi By Dapo Akinrefon, Peter Duru & Marie-Therese Nanlong LAGOS — Governors of Benue and Plateau states, Hyacinth Alia and Caleb Mutfwang, yesterday raised alarm over the siege laid by killer herdsmen and bandits to their states, asking the Federal Government to urgently intervene to stop unending...

1 month ago | nigeriaworld.com | Dapo Akinrefon |Anayo Okoli |Johnbosco Agbakwuru |Peter Duru

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF; the Middle Belt Forum, MBF; Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the convener of the Niger Delta Self-Determination Movement, NDSM, Ann Kio Briggs, have reacted to Vice President Kashim Shettima’s comments on corruption and federalism. The Vice President, yesterday, insisted that corruption, and not true federalism, was Nigeria’s major problem.

2 months ago | newsheadlines.com.ng | Peter Duru |Gabriel Ewepu

By Peter Duru & Gabriel EwepuMakurdi— Abductors of the female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, JoSTUM, have demanded N40 million ransom to have them released. A friend of one of the victims, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed, yesterday, that “the kidnappers have started contacting the families of the girls for money.

Oct 6, 2024 | newsheadlines.com.ng | Peter Duru

By Peter Duru, MakurdiThe ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a landslide victory in the Benue State local government elections held on Saturday, winning all 23 chairmanship positions and 276 councillorship seats. The elections were conducted by the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC).

Sep 29, 2024 | guardian.ng | Peter Duru |Jimisayo Opanuga

The Executive Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Grace Adagba, has revealed that no fewer than 74,000 candidates applied for the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise in the state. However, only those who met the necessary qualifications were invited to sit for the Computer-Based Test (CBT).