Elder statesman and political adviser in the Second Republic, Tanko Yakasai has said the “denial of grazing rights to Fulani herdsmen” is unconstitutional. Yakassai also said the ultimatum given to Igbos in the North to leave was against the right of freedom of movement. He sais this while speaking to Daily Trust on Thursday on... Read More

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December 12, 2016

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Opinion: On El-Rufai and the herdsmen attacks in Kaduna

by Wale Atanda The fact that hundreds of people in communities across Southern Kaduna have been brutally killed over the past couple of months is no longer news. It has been occurring on such a regular basis that some have come to accept it as normal, something not to bat an eyelid over. This is... Read More

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September 26, 2016

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Melaye wants cows roaming Abuja streets slaughtered

Senator Dino Melaye on Monday told the FCT minister, Mohammed Bello that he should ensure herdsmen and their cows stop roaming the streets of Abuja. Melaye said this when the minister appeared before the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, chaired by him. “Honourable Minister, Senate as an institution is not happy at how Fulani herdsmen... Read More

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September 20, 2016

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Ban on grazing, street hawking, begging must be enforced – FCT minister

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Muhammad Bello on Monday said laws prohibiting cattle grazing, begging, street hawking and commercial motorcycle in the city needs to be enforced by security operatives. He stated this on Monday in Abuja after an emergency FCT Security Committee meeting. He said the security agencies have to carry out... Read More

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September 19, 2016

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Hersdman sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in Ekiti for grazing

A herdsman Ali Haruna has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Chief Magistrates court in Ekiti state for grazing in a farmland in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The Police prosecutor, Olasunkanmi Bankole presented four witnesses who confirmed that the 18-year-old Haruna was caught in the midnight grazing his cow in the farm belonging to Abdulahi Yaho... Read More

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August 10, 2016

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Ekiti govt. set to criminalize grazing

In a bid to forestall the re-occurrence of herdsmen killings, the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday conducted a public hearing on a bill seeking restrictions on cattle rearing in the state. The public hearing on the bill tagged, ‘Prohibition of Cattle Grazing Bill, 2016’ was attended by security agencies, traditional rulers, officials of... Read More

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June 22, 2016

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’26 dead, 1000 displaced’ as herdsmen attack 4 Benue communities

Four communities in Benue state were reportedly attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday – leaving over 26 people dead, several injured and many houses and huts destroyed. The attacks, Vanguard reports, came after the invasion of Dusa villages in Turan council ward of Logo local government on Saturday – where a Village Head and five others were murdered.... Read More

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June 20, 2016

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‘We won’t force people to surrender land for cattle grazing’ – FG

The Federal Government has said that there are no plans to seize anybody’s land for the implementation of the ranch development in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, revealed this when a delegation from Oyo state government led by the Special Adviser on Projects to the Oyo State Governor, Tolu Shadipe... Read More

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May 14, 2016

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‘Fulani herdsmen are from Libya’ | Buhari has another theory

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday disclosed that the bloodthirsty Fulani herdsmen are not Nigerians but are from Libya. Buhari made this known in London where he had attended the anti-corruption summit hosted by the British government and the Commonwealth. The President stated that: “Because of what happened in Libya, when Ghadaffi, during his 43 year-regime,... Read More

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March 30, 2014

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Perry Brimah: Grazing reserves – My advice to the South east Chairman of CAN

by Perry Brimah You do not have the legal or moral right to simply deny these elements of our society, some of whom have traversed these areas before our ancestors first settled there; the right to exist. It was with bewildering shock that we read the headline of your message in Vanguard of 29th March... Read More

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