The locusts of death have made it an annual ritual to return in deadlier fashion on every invasion. They use the Southern States for rehearsals while the real mission is the conquest of the lush grassland of the #MiddleBelt. They terrorized and decimented the psyche of the #SouthernKaduna indigenes, they have mauled and driven out those who are not their […]
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Pick up your phone and text your representative at the Benue State House of Assembly to Pass That Bill Now, No To Open Grazing, End The Killings. Warning: Don’t call begging for personal favours! 1. Terkimbi Ikyange, Speaker (Ushongo Local Government Area) – 08055250401 2. James Ejembi, Deputy Speaker (Okpokwu Local Government Area) – 08032897660 3. Ngunan Addingi (Buruku Local Government […]
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Many women dream of that special day. You know the one, where all of the attention is on her in that gorgeous white dress. The flowers, the decorations, the fancy cars and let’s not forget, her Prince Charming. Most women have an idea of what age they will be when Mr. Right asks her to spend the rest of her […]
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Little did Onyemowo know that she will be caught red handed at the Okota bend down select market where she always steal second hand clothes often. She thought her evil wisdom will help her for long, but she seemed to have forgotten that 99 days for the thief and one day, just one day for the owner. Many ladies and […]
Read more →A Press Statement By Vanguard Against Tiv Massacre (VATIM) On The Ongoing Attempted Genocide in Benue State by Killer Herdsmen Issued on the protest Match to the National Assembly Abuja, Nigeria 1. Introduction 2. The issues 3. The impact of the crises 4. Call for Action 5. Conclusion Long live Benue State, Long live Nigeria. Vanguard Against Tiv Massacre (VATIM) […]
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She was the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen, more beautiful than most beauty queens (she had some Arab genes in her, hence the very long hair). She was about my height (6 ft), educated, and was deft in the deadly art of using the dagger! Her father had cattle in the thousands which were in Nassarawa, Plateau, Benue and […]
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I have read comments by some social media writers drawing unnecessary comparisons between Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom. Most of the comments tilt towards the law on grazing of cattle passed by Ekiti State and the bill sent to the Benue State House of Assembly by Governor Ortom. I am convinced that many […]
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The planting season is almost here again in rural Benue, and once more, as it has become common in recent past, the farmers are afraid and uncertain. They are afraid of the nomadic Fulanis who descend, year in year out, with their cattle from the far north into the marshes of the middle belt to graze. From time immemorial, the […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom will today visit Buruku and Logo Local government areas for an assessment of the security and humanitarian situation in the areas. Members of the state security and executive councils will accompany him during the visit. The trip is consequent upon reports of attacks on some communities especially in Buruku with loss of several lives and displacement of […]
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“It is very important to go back to seek the roots of our faith,” said Pope Francis to the priests of the Diocese of Rome, gathered in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran for the traditional appointment at the beginning of Lent. Before beginning his long meditation, the Pontiff heard the confession of some of the priests. A meditation within […]
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