Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Friday, raised a fresh alarm over influx of herdsmen and their cattle into parts of the state. Mr Ortom raised the alarm at St Ignatius Quasi Parish, Ukpor-Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area during the rite of atonement and purification of Mbalom land in honour of two Catholic priests and 17 other parishioners killed in April this year. The governor disclosed that he was alerted earlier in the day that Fulani herdsmen were already moving from Nasarawa State into Benue from the Guma and Gwer West local government areas axis of…

World leaders have held the opening session of their annual G20 summit, with any number of disputes and disagreements on the table. Host president, Argentina's Mauricio Macri, said the solution was "dialogue, dialogue and dialogue" and called for a clear message of shared responsibility.But US President Donald Trump has already cancelled meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. And huge differences remain on climate change, trade and the Khashoggi affair. G20, made up of 19 of the world's most industrialised nations plus the EU, accounts for 85% of the world's economic output and two-thirds of the world's population. Its meetings, which…

Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of striking public universities across the country to enforce “no-work-no-pay” rule on the striking lecturers. The directive to implement the “no work, no pay” policy was communicated to the universities in a memo sent by Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) to vice-chancellors. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had on November 4 declared indefinite, nationwide strike over non-implementation of previous agreements by federal government and demand for increased university funding. At least two meetings have been held between the lecturers and the government since the strike commenced. However, both parties are yet to reach an agreement.…

A sudden rise in Boko Haram attacks over the last three months has forced the Nigerian military to fine-tune its counter-insurgency operations in the war-ravaged North-east, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai said on Wednesday. The army chief also said the terrorists now use drones and foreign fighters in their operations. Buratai described the exploits of the jihadists as “daring,” saying it threatened to erode the previously recorded achievements in the counter-terrorism efforts. Boko Haram has carried out successful, back-to-back attacks on Nigerian military bases since July, leaving heavy personnel and equipment losses in their wake. Buratai lamented…