Month: April 2025

Residents of Olena in Asa community, Otukpo LGA of Benue State, have fled their homes following a series of attacks by suspected herdsmen. Reports say the community has been under siege for the past four days, with several people killed and many others abducted. A resident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that villagers were forced to flee on Monday night when it became clear that help was […]

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), DELE MOMODU, has criticized President BOLA TINUBU’S declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as “anti-democratic”. Recall that the president suspended Governor SIMINALAYI FUBARA, his deputy NGOZI ODU, and the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months in addition to the state of emergency owing to the political crisis in the oil-rich state, while he appointed a sole administrator to man the […]