
Solomon Odeniyi
Correspondent at The Punch
Award winning journo; 2020 Fellow, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Defence correspondent for @MobilePunch and an advocate of social change.
Articles
-
1 week ago |
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Solomon Odeniyi |John Charles |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Nathaniel Shaibu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set up a committee to help restore sustainable peace to Benue State following last Friday’s massacre in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which saw around 200 people killed. Members of the peace committee selected by the President include former Military Governor of Benue State, Gen Atom Kpera (retd.), Senator George Akume, Senator Gabriel Suswam and Samuel Ortom — all former Benue governors.
-
1 week ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
Vendors can use your data to provide services. Declining a vendor can stop them from using the data that you shared. Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Storage details | Privacy policyConsentAdMaxim LimitedCookie duration: 30 (days).
-
1 week ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
Vendors can use your data to provide services. Declining a vendor can stop them from using the data that you shared. Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Storage details | Privacy policyConsentAdMaxim LimitedCookie duration: 30 (days).
-
1 week ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
National President, MACBAN, Baba Ngelzarma The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has condemned the killing of dozens of residents in the Yelewata community of Benue State. The community was attacked on Saturday, leaving many residents injured and displaced.
-
1 week ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |John Charles |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Gift Habib |Nathaniel Shaibu
In a move to end the violence that has cost many lives and destroyed homes across several communities, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday (today) hold a meeting with the stakeholders in Benue State and listen to their concerns firsthand. Over 200 people were reportedly killed within a few hours, including children and women, at Yelewata, Guma LGA on Friday night. The killers reportedly used sophisticated weapons and fuel to set houses ablaze.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 1K
- Tweets
- 1K
- DMs Open
- Yes

RT @Segun_Odunayo: Welcome to a community in Ogun state where lack of a working healthcare center has led to the death of many mothers. Y…

Thank you all for your feedback. Yes, I call it that. Seriously, I don’t hold anything against anyone, that is because you don't know me. I am not someone who supports oppression. You all have misunderstood the whole thing. However, I wish you all the best.

So if Nigerians of voting age don't vote, you will jail them? Intresting. Build confidence in the electoral process first and see if Nigerians won't vote. This path we are taking we will just burden the judiciary and congest our correctional centres.