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The Fulani Invasion Of Benue State
For seven years now Benue State has been under relentless brutal attack from Fulani marauders. Plateau State is in her eighteenth year of sustained genocidal attacks. Taraba State is equally under intense bombardment. These three Middle Belt States which are essentially Christian have been singled out for Jihad in order to weaken them sufficiently and bring them to the point […]
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Family Power Dispensations
In the lifetime of most Nigerian family settings, there are 3 Dispensations of Power. The 1st is the first 25 years in the life of the family (father, mother, children) where power indisputably rest with the father. The 2nd is after the kids have grown and started working when the power shifts to the mother. The 3rd is when the […]
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Act Now To Save Benue State
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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In 2007, I almost married a Fulani girl!
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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Cattle Grazing Bill: Benue People To Make, Own The Law
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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Fulani This, Fulani That
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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Ortom Visit To Buruku and Logo Local Government Areas
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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Pope Francis To Roman Clergy: ‘The True Revolution Is To Go To The Roots’
“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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Sokoto Was My First Window Into The Wider World And City Life
It was 2001 and I was just a 16 year old boy out of secondary school. Made my WAEC and NECO and eager to get admission into Uthman Dan Fodiyo University. Straight outta village heading to the desert. Spent hours on the road. Passed through cities and states. We spent 2 days to get to Sokoto. I met a new […]
Read more →‘The Church Is Not The Target. My Marriage Is The Target’ – Lizzy
My name is Doctor Lizzy Johnson Suleiman, the wife of Apostle Johnson Suleiman, now ordinarily I don’t like media appearances but at this point for the purpose of clarity, I would have to speak. I have known my husband for the past 19 years, and if you are living with a man who is promiscuous or adulterous person, you will […]
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