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Fresh crisis appears to be brewing in the Ibarapaland area of Oyo State, following the return of Fulani herdsmen to the area and the alleged destruction of farms in the area. Fulani herdsmen had, in January, migrated out of Igangan and other communities in Ibarapa, Oyo State, following the eviction notice given to Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Salihu Abdukadir, by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho. However, farmers in Igangan told Saturday PUNCH that the herdsmen had not only started returning to the area but that they had allegedly resumed destruction of farms and threatened to attack farmers who resisted…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who is in a legal battle with his former wife, Precious Chikwendu, has said his estranged wife has mental issues and once cut two people with knives while allegedly trying to kill him and their four children. Fani-Kayode added that he never denied the woman the right to see her children or come to the house. The former minister stated these through his media consultant, Oladimeji Olaiya, in response to the allegations against him by his former wife earlier published by SaharaReporters on Friday. Chikwendu alleged her ex-husband beat her up on several occasions,…

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Apo, has fixed March 12 to commence hearing in a suit filed by Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, seeking custody of her four children. In the suit marked CV/372/2021, Chikwendu is praying the court for an order giving her custody of her four sons, Aragorn, Ragnar, Aiden and Liam, but with reasonable right of access to their father. The mother of four is praying the court to direct the former minister, who is the sole respondent in the matter, to pay the sum of…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom to ensure the safety of the Igbo living in the state if he does not want the Eastern Security Network to move in. In the press statement made available to SaharaReporters on Friday, the IPOB alleged that the Igbo residents in the state are being terrorised by killer Fulani herdsmen disguising as military men. According to the statement signed by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, Igbo communities in the state are living in fear, thus asking Governor Ortom to respond to reinstating security in those areas. The statement,…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed at least 15 people in Tanau village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state. It was gathered that the bandits with sophisticated weapons stormed the village on Friday morning and started shooting indiscriminately. According to a source, the gunmen also abducted over 100 villagers, including nursing mothers and children. He alleged that the attackers were Fulani herdsmen who have been attacking the villages persistently. “They carried out deadly attacks and looted our village. At least 15 people were killed while over 100 people were abducted. They were shooting sporadically, they did not…

Empowers participants with cash, fingerlings, fish etc. The Honourable member representing the good people of Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency, Hon Barr Vincent Ekene Ofumelu sponsored training on fish production for his constituents, tagged SKILL ACQUISITION IN FISH PRODUCTION IN OYI / AYAMELUM FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ANAMBRA STATE. The skill acquisition training was done at Umoli village Hall, Umerum, Ayamelum local government on Thursday 4th March, 2021. The participants where drawn from all wards in Oyi and Ayamelum local government. The participants where trained intensively on fish production and where empowered with cash, starter packs, fingerlings, fish and feeds to start up their…

The Ondo State Government has made it compulsory for all pupils and students in the state to recite the Oodua Anthem in their schools. The order reportedly affects all the private and public institutions from primary to tertiary level in the state. This was contained in a circular sent to all stakeholders from the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The circular was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Akin Asaniyan. The circular was titled ‘Recitation of Oodua Anthem in all schools’. It read in part, “Please note that at the just concluded inter-schools debate and…

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has promised to deliver on his promise to reconstruct Ngwa, Ohanku, Obohia and Portharcourt roads. The Abia state governor who is well known for his quality road construction in the state stated this in a tweet seen by TheWhisperer through his verified account. The Governor also promised to end the issue of perennial flooding at Ndiegoro that has defied previous administrations in the state. Tweet reads; "Despite the initial teething challenges, our watershed management & road construction projects is finally underway and gaining momentum. In some areas especially near Asa triangle, we had to…