The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that Boko Haram terrorists invaded Bale Shuwa Village in Jere Local Government area of Borno State on a deliberate robbery mission on Saturday night where they stole cows, sheep and goats. The NEMA’s Northeast Zonal Coordinator, Bashir Garga made the disclosure in a brief statement in Maiduguri. […]
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The Special Adviser to the President on National Social Welfare Programme, Maryam Uwais, on Monday said the federal government feeds pupils with 6 million eggs and 594 cows weekly under its Home Grown School feeding programme. Mrs Uwais disclosed this in Abuja, when she received a delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on […]
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has distanced itself from a statement issued by Garus Gololo, chairman of the association in Benue state, wherein he asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign or be forcefully removed. In a statement on Wednesday, Othman Ngelzarma, national secretary of MACBAN, said Gololo spoke in his personal […]
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A video of some herdsmen who brought cows into the national assembly in Abuja on Monday, has surfaced online. The cattle took over a portion of the legislative chamber eating grass and moving freely. The video has sparked reactions on social media. There has been a campaign on banning open grazing in the nation’s capital, […]
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A herd of cattle strayed onto the runway of Akure Airport this morning, preventing an Air Peace flight from Lagos from landing. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologised to Air Peace Airlines and its passengers for the incident. FAAN issued the apology in a statement signed by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs […]
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) says it lost one thousand Fulani and “over two million cows” Fulani to attacks orchestrated by the Benue state government. Fulani herdsmen are alleged to have killed over 100 persons in recent attacks carried out in Benue and Taraba states. Reacting to the development on Sunday, the group […]
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