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Benue's Yelwata 200 Killings: A Nation of Stained Flag Amidst 2027 Election Eben Enasco Reporting. The recent attack on Yelwata, a farming community in Benue State's Guma county, has left the nation in rude shock and grief.  Heavily armed jihadists stormed the village, setting homes ablaze and slaughtering predominantly over 200 Christian inhabitants in a day in what is now seen as the deadliest attack. With the devastating incident reportedly claiming over 200 lives, the toll is believed to be still rising as survivors struggle to come to terms with the scale of destruction. This brutal attack is not an isolated incident, but in Plateau, and Kaduna Benue State have been plagued by recurring violence, with Fulani militias carrying out deadly assaults on communities, displacing thousands and leaving death and destruction in their wake.  In February 2025 alone, over 10 people were killed in various counties, spanning from Otukpo to Gwer West. The violence has forced ...

HERDSMEN ATTACKS: GOV OKPEBHOLO TAKES DECISIVE ACTION ...INAUGURATES SECURITY, BOUNDARY COMMITTEES By Editor  Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has inaugurated two critical committees aimed at tackling pressing issues of security and land disputes in Edo State.  The newly-established Livestock Control Committee and the Boundary Committee underscore the Governor's commitment to ensuring peace, stability, and development across the State. The Governor inaugurated the Livestock Control Committee with a clear mandate to bring an end to the pervasive clashes between herders and farmers.  General Cecil Esekhaigbe, rtd,  will chair the 27-man committee with other members, including Dr. Ernest Afolabi Uwakhikhe, AVM Charles Oghomwen, Mr. Alex Oijiagba, Comrade Saturday Okhuakhua, Samuel Arabomem, Sylvanus Bawa, Mrs. Aikefe Agbavboa, Dr. Osagie Aibuedefe, SP Eneremen Sunday, Uche Nnatube, Sir Ignatius Enabulele, Ebaloghemen Godwin, Ibgn...

Iyekogba Youths, Elders Protest  Murder Of Frank Osagie ...Calls For  Justice  By Govt., Police To Fish Out  The Killers  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The elders and youths of  the various villages comprising Iyekogba community in Oredo Local Government Area, have called on the Edo State Police Command to bring to justice the alleged murder of one Frank Osagie, one of the youth leaders in Iyekogba community and attempted murder of one Victor Iredia and four others on 11 June. In their peaceful protest members of the community made the demand while addressing journalists at the premises of the press centre of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Benin City, Edo State. Speaking, Mr. Bright Omo-Asuen who read a statement signed by His Royal Highness Anthony Osayemwrnre Osagie, Enogie of Umegbe and President, Iyekogba Elders' Council on behalf of the Iyekogba community, pointed out that trouble erupted. When the youth...

Tension As Ganduje, APC North-East Chairman Endorse Tinubu Without Senator Shettima By Editor  There was chaos at the meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the North- East, on Sunday, after Comrade Mustapha Salihu, National Vice Chairman of the ruling in the North-East, failed to mention the name of Vice-President Kashim Shettima while endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second term. The meeting, which was held in Gombe State, was attended by virtually all ministers, lawmakers, and governors of the party from the region. Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the APC, also led some key personalities to the event. When it was the turn of Salihu to speak, he endorsed Tinubu to emerge as an unopposed candidate of the APC but was silent about Shettima. The moment he finished his speech, delegates at the forum started to hurl insults at him, with some threatening to attack him physically, but he had to be escorted out of the meeting by security operat...

Edo NUJ Advises Those Living In Flooding Areas To Relocate  ... Urges The State Govt To Be Proactive Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has  advised those living in flood prone areas to be sensitive to the weather and prepare to relocate to safer areas, in view of upsurge of  flood in their areas of settlement. The body made the statements through a communique issued at the end of monthly congress held in the Union premises, Benin city, Edo state, also urged the state government to be proactive and ensures it prepares for the rainy season to tackle the menace of flooding ravaging some state. According to the chairman of the  communique committee , Festus Alenkhe, Andy Egbon and Charles Kiseh reads:"The Congress witnessed a large turnout of members from the 15 chapels, including the Deputy National President of the union, Comrade Abimbola Oyetunde. After an exhaustive discussion, it was resolved as fo...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT The Powerful Man And His Faeces By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, June 10, 2025) https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-powerful-man-and-his-faeces/  This is a simple way to kill a man that is too powerful for the entire community to deal with. Simply splatter his faeces by his doorstep. Then allow him to do what all powerful men do to such audacity.  I do not lay claim to the ownership of the above theory. And it is not fiction either. There is a true-life story to it. The event happened less than 50 years ago. My generation witnessed it.  There was a powerful man in a community not too far from my hometown. He was the most esoteric man of his time and in his neighbourhood. He was a diviner, a wizard, a witch, a sorcerer and an inner member of the 16 esoteric club (Eléégbé Mérìndìnlógún). He was revered by many, feared by not a few and worshipped even by monarchs.  At one time, he held procreation to ransom in his t...

Benue Gov. Says Abuja Politicians  Sponsoring Killings In Benue By Editor  The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has accused Abuja-based politicians of instigating some of the attacks and killings in the state. Alia while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today said politicians and lawmakers in the National Assembly are sponsoring the deadly attacks in Benue. Describing the gruesome killings of many and maiming of Benue residents as unacceptable, Alia said his claims are backed by recent findings by a judicial panel set up by the state. While the governor did not mention the names of the politicians sponsoring these attacks, he said that the interim report from the panel indicted several top Abuja politicians. He also assured that his administration will address the matter squarely once he receives the full report by next week. “We set up a judicial panel to sort out for us why we kept having attacks from within and from without and we have received a...