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Life in Canada, UK: Tales from two immigrants
The recent pictures on Ayomiposi’s instagram page were the first hint she had ‘Japa’, a term used to describe people leaving Nigeria in search of better opportunities.
BusinessDay had…
Slow take-off of livestock plan worsens woes of farmers, herders
Msughve Tsavsaa, a 35-year-old father of six, lost his home, his farmland and his leg after his community was attacked during the farmer/herder clash in 2018 in Benue state.
Since then,…
Peace-building law afoot as Benue moves to secure economy
Benue State government, under the leadership of governor Samuel Ortom, has set plans in motion to enact a law targeted at fostering peace between farmers and herders in the state in order to…
Explainer: The Peace-building agency bill before Benue house of assembly
Benue State, located in the North Central region of Nigeria and with a total population of 4.2 million, is the ninth most populous state in Nigeria.
The state borders Nasarawa State to…
Herdsmen resist Ortom’s anti-open grazing law
Despite the anti-open grazing law at play in Benue state, reprieve from herders’ attacks on residents and farmlands could be far off as herdsmen are putting up a strong resistance against…