Fulani Herdsman Caught Spying, Recording Yoruba Obas, Traditionalists During meeting on Insecurity
A Fulani herdsman has escaped after he was caught spying on some Yoruba Kings and traditionalists during a meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The meeting was to address…
Cattle Rearing: States differ as Zamfara, Gombe begin Ranching, Oyo, Cross River, others Oppose Project
State governments on Thursday differed on ranching for herdsmen as a solution to killings and kidnappings by herders. Officials of Oyo, Cross River, Kogi, Enugu, Ondo and Ekiti state governments…
NIMET Warns Farmers Against Early Planting
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET, has warned farmers against early planting as rainfall is predicted to start earlier than expected. The agency’s prediction is contained in its 2021 Seasonal…
Pampering Of Fulanis Didn’t Start With Buhari, It’s Historical – UI Don
A Professor of History from the University of Ibadan, Olutayo Charles Adesina has attempted to provide answers why the ‘Fulani Question’ has continued to remain topical in the present-day Nigeria.…
Herdsman Invites Armed Kinsmen to Dominate Oyo Farms. -says Monarch
Fulani herdsmen, who on Sunday seized hectares of farmlands at Ayete in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State, on Monday consolidated their hold on the farms despite the visits of…
Abia Govt Blows Hot Over Destruction of Farmlands by Cows
Abia State Government has condemned the recent destruction of farmlands by cows grazing openly in violation of extant laws of the State. The State Government further condemned without reservations, the…
LAGOS PARTNERS IITA TO TRAIN 13,548 YOUTHS IN AGRIBUSINESS
The Lagos State Government is collaborating with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Africa Projects Development Centre (APDC) to train 13,548 youths in the various agricultural…
Herdsmen: We Didn’t Seek Sunday Igboho’s Help – says Ogun Govt
Ogun State Government has denied insinuations it requested help from popular Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho to tackle the menace of herdsmen killings. Igboho stormed Ogun…
Criminal Herders have Yoruba Collaborators – says Osun OPC
Adeleke Akintayo, coordinator of the late Fredrick Fasehun faction of Oodua Peoples’ Congress in Osun state, says herders involved in criminal activities in the south-west have Yoruba backers. According to…
Movement of Cattle from North to South Should be Banned – Ganduje
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says there should be a law banning the movement of cattle from the north to the south. Speaking with journalists after he and All…