Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City yesterday struck out a case filed by the governor’s Chief of staff, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, against The Guardian Newspaper over a report on the diversion of rice meant for internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. Counsel to the first and second Defendants (The Guardian and its correspondent […]
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Internally Displaced Persons
Nigeria home to almost 2m IDPs – FG
Aidoghie Paulinus, Addis Ababa The Federal Government, on Sunday, said Nigeria was currently home to almost two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The Federal Government also said the country currently has 60, 000 Nigerian refugees in the Republic of Cameroon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who led the Nigerian delegation to the 32nd Ordinary […]
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UN: 35,000 displaced Nigerians are in Cameroon
JUST IN: Katsina under threat of Zamfara bandits, Masari cries out
Agaju Madugba, Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has described the state as being under threat, warning that bandits and other criminals from the neighbouring Zamfara State may have infiltrated his area. Governor Masari who spoke, on Wednesday, during an extra-ordinary security meeting said he was shocked that hoodlums could invade a government […]
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Boko Haram: Group wants Shettima to come out clean
Perpetua Egesimba A group, the Borno Stakeholders Foundation, the umbrella group for concerned stakeholders from the three senatorial zones of Borno State, have called on Governor Kashim Shettima to come out clean on what he knows about the unrest in the state. The stakeholders in a press statement, on Tuesday, reacted to a recent statement […]
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Polio: Stakeholders canvass more action in Borno
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri International and local health partners have canvassed for more action on mobilization of parents and care givers in Borno State to rid the area of polio. The stakeholders at a review meeting in Damboa, south of Borno State, at the weekend, after the fourth round of 2018 polio vaccination, called for synergy […]
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Returning Benue IDPs seek more security posts at border areas
The returning Benue State Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) have urged the Federal Government to provide more security posts at the border communities to guarantee their safety. The locals particularly complained of being afraid of their border areas with Nasarawa State along the bank of River Benue. However, the Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi […]
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Over 200,000 IDPs return home in Benue
NO fewer than 200,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State have returned to their ancestral home. Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Adeyemi Yekini, who stated this yesterday further said that over 35,000 of the IDPs in Nasarawa and Taraba States, have also returned home to celebrate the Christmas. General Yekini said that […]
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Over 235,000 IDPs return home in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba – Military
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Following the activities of the military strike operation code-named Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) over 235,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have so far returned to their ancestral homes in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states as at December, this year. OPWS Commander, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, who disclosed this during a media tour of some of […]
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National migration policy to be adopted soon – Buhari
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a national policy on internal displacement is in the process of adoption, adding that it will help regulate the internal displacement crisis and complement the fight against the Islamist insurgency in the north east. This follows the president’s assurance that Nigeria will remain a migrant-friendly nation. […]
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