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Letter from the son of man: Is all hope lost for Nigeria?

by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi   Dear Hannibal, To say I am quite perturbed by your aloofness in the years gone by is an understatement. So much has happened in that spate…

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Southern Kaduna crisis: “I am being accused of paying to kill” – El-Rufai

Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said he is being attacked by Nigerians despite making efforts to stop the Southern Kaduna killings. He said this when he appeared on "Sunrise Daily"…

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Why do security agencies look away when Fulani herdsmen kill Christians?, CAN asks

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday chided the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed for a statement credited to him. Mohammed had said there was no…

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria, a hell hole for Christians

by Femi Fani-Kayode We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism and we will not allow it to take root in our country.......we will wipe it off the face of the earth"-…

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Herdsmen Hazards VII: Many sides to a forgotten crisis [Part 2]

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the country, Nigeria, is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Herdsmen Hazards VI: Many sides to a forgotten crisis [Part 1]

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the country, Nigeria, is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Fulani herdsmen rape our people, destroy farmlands – Ohaneze

The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo says activities of Fulani herdsmen have left many people dead over the years, The Vanguard reports. Nwodo said the herdsmen maim and rape people…

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Herdsmen Hazards V: Living in poverty and fear

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North East part of the country, Nigeria, is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Farooq Kperogi: The dangerous criminalisation of Fulani ethnicity

by Farooq Kperogi The Nigerian mass media—and the online echo chambers they have spawned on social media and elsewhere—have normalized the pathologization and criminalization of the Fulani ethnic identity through…

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Herdsmen Hazards IV: The Agatu Massacre [Part 2]

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the country, Nigeria, is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Herdsmen Hazards III: The Agatu Massacre [Part 1]

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the country, Nigeria, is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Herdsmen Hazards II: Nwa-offor never became a priest [Part 2]

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North East part of the country, Nigeria is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Opinion: In Defense of Johnson Suleman’s ‘inciting’ sermon

by Emmanuel Ugwu I am a Christian. I am the son of a pastor. My creed and breeding predisposes me to denounce bloodshed and defend the incomparable value of human…

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Opinion: Growing calls for self defence, an indictment of government ineffectiveness

Adesina Tosin Nathaniel   “And I Told My People, I say Any Fulani Herdsmen you see Around You Kill Him, Yesterday she was talking I just kept Quiet, Because you…

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Herdsmen Hazards I: Nwa-offor never became a priest [Part 1]

by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North East part of the country, Nigeria is yet again embroiled in another conflict that…

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Editor’s Note: Introducing ‘Herdsmen Hazards’, a special citizenship series from YNaija.com

In September 2016, YNaija.com launched a series called 'We Survived Boko Haram'. The series was part of a larger goal of ours here at YNaija.com, to focus on telling the stories…

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SPECIAL SERIES: Sharing stories of despair, hope, and survival from herdsmen attacks across Nigeria

by Festus Iyorah The memories of the dead—butchered like animals –  and of the survivors still living in pains haunted me days after I travelled to Nimbo in Enugu state…

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This is what the DSS told Apostle Suleiman

The Department of State Security (DSS) has told General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman to stop granting interviews, Punch reports. It was gathered that the DSS told…

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How I was treated at the DSS headquarters – Apostle Suleiman

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman has said operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) were very professional during his interrogation. The DSS had invited the…

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Apostle Suleiman freed after DSS interrogation

The Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday interrogated the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman. Suleiman had arrived the headquarters of the agency at about 7:30pm…

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Opinion: Donald Trump’s Mexican wall is a metaphor for Nigeria

by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi What the Mexican Wall does to a people on either side is what divisive words do. It is not more Mexican than it is American since Mexicans…

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations. Gunmen kill 6, injure 8 in Canadian mosque Gunmen have killed 6 people and injured eight after attacking a mosque in…

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Why I made the Fulani herdsmen statement – Apostle Suleiman (WATCH)

The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman on Monday said his statement about Fulani Herdsmen was within the premise of private property. He said this to journalists…

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We won’t accompany Apostle Suleiman to DSS office – CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said it would not accompany General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman to the headquarters of the Department of State Security…

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El-Rufai should produce killer herdsmen he gave money – Apostle Suleiman

The General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson has challenged the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai to produce the Fulani herdsmen he paid in order to stop…

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Mercy Abang: The untold stories of farmer’s barn invasion in Niger state [PHOTOS]

by Mercy Abang In Sabondaga, a small village of predominantly farmers in Niger State, many of the locals are still counting their losses following the invasion of Fulani Herdsmen. The attacks have…

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Just In: ‘DSS invites Apostle Suleiman for interrogation on Monday’

The Department of State Security (DSS) has reportedly invited General overseer of the Omega Fire Assembly, Apostle Johnson Suleiman to its office  for interrogation on Monday, Vanguard reports. Recall that…

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Insiders: “Our government should stop being in denial about #SouthernKaduna killings”

The Southern Kaduna issue has become an albatross for the Federal government, there seems not to be any effective solution to address the issue, because in spite of the deployment…

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Cheta Nwanze: Is Nigeria on the verge of another 1966 crash?

by Cheta Nwanze Let’s talk very briefly about the boiling frog. The boiling frog is an illustration of death by a thousand cuts. Basically, the anecdote says that if you…

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The Thread: Audu Maikori defends himself

Earlier today, @jag_bros surfaced on Twitter and began fact checking pictures Audu Maikori, chocolate city boss, had use to highlight the crisis rocking Southern Kaduna. Soon enough, @Ayourb and others…

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