Monthly Archives: November 2024

Benue Group Calls for Amnesty Programme for Repentant Bandits

By Elijah Adah A pan-socio-cultural group representing the Tiv ethnic group, Mdzough U Tiv Worldwide, has called on Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, to introduce an amnesty programme that would offer presidential pardons to repentant bandits operating in the state. The group’s President-General, retired Comptroller of Prisons, Iorbee Ihagh, made …

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Protest: Demolition of “Illegal” Buildings In FCT continues, Wike Insists

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed that the government will continue with its demolition of shanties and illegal structures across Abuja, vowing not to succumb to blackmail from individuals seeking to maintain the status quo. Wike stated this during an emergency security council meeting on …

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