Peter Duru

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.

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.

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.

2 months 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...

2 months 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.