6 d. ago Stop killing our farmers, Ogun women protest, seek Abiodun, Tinubu’s intervention

Women in Ogun State on Wednesday held a peaceful protest to call the attention of the government to the growing insecurity which they said is at the heart of the acute food shortage in the country. The women specifically called on the government to take more decisive action against some criminal herders destroying what some Read More

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1 week ago I fainted after my teenage son was killed by neighbour’s child – Farmer

Farmer and father of nine, Paul Odeh, speaks to AJIBADE OMAPE about the circumstance that led to the killing of Moses, his 19-year-old son by his neighbour’s son How are you related to Moses Odeh?  I am his father, and his mother is my second wife. I am an indigene of Benue State. I am Read More

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1 week ago Wanted bandit leader, Bello Turji, kills 11 farmers in Sokoto

Tribune Online Wanted bandit leader, Bello Turji, kills 11 farmers in Sokoto Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has reportedly killed 11 farmers in Lugu town, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday as the military wanted Turji and his gang were returning from a Sallah visit to a community in the area. A resident of Isa, Basharu Altine […] Wanted bandit leader, Bello Turji, kills 11 farmers in Sokoto Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Ogun women received N536m grants for business support — Commissioner 

The Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, on Thursday said that 33,530 women have received N536,480,000 in revolving grants under Oko’wo-Dapo to support their various business endeavours. Adeleye said that through the ministry’s skill acquisition programmes, no fewer than 5,000 women were equipped through training in fashion designing, catering, decoration, Read More

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3 w. ago Ondo sets up joint task force as Amotekun nabs 32 suspected kidnappers

The Ondo State Government has established a security joint task force to combat rising insecurity in the state. This comes days after suspected bandits attacked the Aba Oyinbo community in Akure North Local Government Area, killing five farmers. A separate attack in the same LG claimed 14 lives in four communities prompting protests by farmers Read More

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3 w. ago Ajayi tackles Aiyedatiwa as residents protest farmers’ killing

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in November 2024, Mr Agboola Ajayi, traded words on Wednesday over the security situation in the state. While Ajayi accused the governor of being sloppy and lethargic about insecurity in the state, the APC countered that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Read More

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3 w. ago Angry Protesters Storm Ondo Community As Suspected Herdsmen Kill Five Farmers

Some angry protesters have stormed Akure communities to protest the alleged killing of five farmers by suspected herdsmen at Aba Oyinbo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving five persons dead. READ MORE: Ondo Police Arrest Suspected Criminals, […] The post Angry Protesters Storm Ondo Community As Suspected Herdsmen Kill Five Farmers appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Protesters storm Ondo gov’s office over killing of another five farmers by herdsmen

Tribune Online Protesters storm Ondo gov’s office over killing of another five farmers by herdsmen Hundreds of protesters on Wednesday morning stormed the Alagbaka office of the Ondo State governor protesting over the killing of another five farmers by armed herdsmen. Protesters storm Ondo gov’s office over killing of another five farmers by herdsmen Tribune Online

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3 w. ago JUST IN: Protest erupts in Ondo as herdsmen kill five farmers

Tension gripped Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday as farmers took to the streets to protest the alleged killing of five people by suspected herdsmen at Aba Oyinbo community in Akure North Local Government Area. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the Read More

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4 w. ago Ogun govt rescues primary school pupil allegedly sodomised by headmaster

Tribune Online Ogun govt rescues primary school pupil allegedly sodomised by headmaster The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has rescued a primary school female pupil who was allegedly sodomized by the school headmaster. Ogun govt rescues primary school pupil allegedly sodomised by headmaster Tribune Online

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