Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said the north-central state would not give up any of its land for the establishment of any grazing reserves. Naija News reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday approved the review of 368 grazing routes across 25 states, though these states were not mentioned.
He approved the recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment. Read More...
West African defence leaders, under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have agreed upon a tentative date for potential military intervention in Niger, should diplomatic negotiations fail.
However, the specific date remains undisclosed.
ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, discussed the potential “D-Day” following a two-day summit in Ghana.
The focus was primarily on logistics and strategies regarding possible force in Niger, emphasizing that military action would be a final measure. Read More...
The governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has given his reason for stepping down and supporting Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2023 presidential election. The governor gave his reason in a series of tweets shared on Sunday evening.
Fayemi, who spent the evening with Tinubu explained that he stepped down for him because the chieftain was a great influence on NADECO during its dark days.
According to him: “Tinubu is one person that I have worked with in the democratic struggles and was one of the wheels on which the engine of NADECO spun in the dark days of authoritarian rule. Read More...