Monarch urges Buhari to treat killer herdsmen like Boko Haram

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A monarch in Benue State, Daniel Abomtse, has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to order the armed forces to deal with the killer herdsmen in the country.The monarch made the appeal in Makurdi at a conference on “Herdsmen and Farmers’ Conflict in Central Nigeria.”

The forum was organised by the Center for Research and Management at the Benue State University.According to the Ter Ityoshin, those herdsmen who go about killing and destroying people’s property were criminals

We will quit begging if empowered, beggars tell government

Some beggars on the street

The Arewa Freedom of Blind Association of Nigeria (AFBN) at the weekend said their members are ready to quit begging on Kaduna streets only if the state government would empower them to be gainfully employed, since many of them are educated.

The plea by the beggars to be absorbed into the government’s workforce was made at Ungwan Rimi, Darika Mosque. They also said some members of the association have learnt one or two crafts and would only require grants for business startup.

One of the physically challenged persons, Mallam Muhammad Usman, who spoke to The Guardian, said

Breaking: DSS clears Saraki of N310m ownership Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/breaking-dss-clears-saraki-n310m-ownership/

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor and Henry Umoru As the controversy over the ownership of N310 million allegedly stolen from the Maitama home of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki gathers storm, the Department of State Security Service, DSS, Sunday night cleared him of any culpability. Senate President Bukola Saraki The DSS said in clear terms that the cash did not belong to Saraki or any member of the National Assembly and accused

JAMB introduces easier process of purchasing PIN

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says that eligible candidates for its 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, can now purchase the pin for registration using the Remita mode.

The board said on Sunday the development came on the heels of the reported challenges the candidates faced in an attempt to acquire the pins from NIPOST and the designated banks.

The Head of Information of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, said the board had noted the many headaches of prospective candidates from various parts of the country, including Lagos.

He said that candidates had lamented the difficulties involved in obtaining the pins from designated banks on the payment of N5,500 and

Masquerade beat seminarian to coma in Nsukka

The Catholic Diocese of Nsukka in Enugu State, on Sunday, expressed anger over the attack on a seminarian by a group of masquerades, popularly called “oriokpa Nsukka”, in the area.

Over the years, the masquerades have remained thorns in the flesh of residents and visitors, who are always forced to part with some money or get the beating of their lives, even as women are being raped.

DAILY POST gathered that their latest victim is the seminarian, identified as Lawrence Ezeugwu, who is currently in critical condition following beatings and matchet cuts he received from the masked men.

‎Leading in condemnation of the attack, Prof. Godfrey Onah, the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, urged law enforcement

Saraki Aide Speaks On Stolen 310 Million Naira

The Media Office of the Senate President says that the stolen N310 Million was never stolen from Saraki’s House and insisted that he had nothing to do with it.

This was stated in press release made available to the media by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Sanni Onogu on Sunday in Abuja.

“The attention of the Media Office of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has been drawn to a rehash of mischievous and concocted allegations

Gunmen Kill Boy, Injure Father, Mother In Taraba

The Police Command in Taraba on Friday confirmed the death of a two-year-old boy, Aondohemba Felix, in an attack at Maihula Ward in the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba.

The Spokesman of the command, Mr David Misal, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo.

Misal said the gunmen, who attacked Maihula around 10: 30 p.m. on March 30 also shot and injured the boy’s father, Mr Felix Mnguorga and his pregnant wife, Mrs Terwuese Felix.

“The attack took place in the night of Thursday in Maihula area of Bali, where a two-year-old boy was shot dead.

“The mother, Terwuese with nine months pregnancy and the father, Felix were seriously injured in the attack.”

Misal said the command had deployed operatives to Maihula to hunt down the gunmen and bring them to justice.

According to him, the injured husband and wife are currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Bali.

Misal advised residents of Taraba to always assist security operatives with information on criminal acts in their areas. (NAN)