Benue Killings: Tiv Leaders Blast Army For Providing Cover To The Armed Herdsmen

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Benue Killings: Tiv Leaders Blast Army For Providing Cover To The Armed Herdsmen

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Leaders of the Tiv nation on Thursday accused the army of allegedly providing cover for armed herdsmen to take over the land naturally given to them by God.

They also expressed displeasure over the operation of a military exercise code-named “Cat Race” launched in the state by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to restore peace in Benue State communities following attacks by armed Fulani herdsmen.

President of the Mzough U Tiv (MUT), Chief Edward Ujege, in a statement issued to the media in Makurdi, expressed reservations over the emerging trends of the military operation which he said has made the people be apprehensive about the real mission of troops deployed to the state.

Chief Ujege disclosed that since the flag off of the exercise, the military has been circulating pamphlets through its Department of Civil-Military Affairs, Army Headquarters which “confirmed that the military had come to provide cover for armed Fulani herdsmen to take over the land of the people.”

The translation on the pamphlets, Chief Ujege emphasized, portrayed a purported dialogue between the Fulani herdsmen and Benue farmers on their alleged resolution to shift grounds on both farming and cattle grazing activities in the state.

Part of the translation of the pamphlets reads:

Tiv farmer: I’m your brother and a farmer; my farm produce is just as important as your cattle.

Fulani herder: I will no longer destroy your farm produce and longer kill your people. You are my brother, we should live in peace.

Tiv farmer: I too will no longer rustle or kill your cattle. You are my brother, let us live in peace.

Ujege said it was clear from the flyer that the military has acknowledged that the Fulani herdsmen are responsible for the large-scale massacre and massive destruction in of farm crops in the state.

He regretted that instead of addressing issues of justice, reparation and compensation, the federal government is compelling people of the state to accommodate the perpetrators of the heinous atrocities.

“Moreover, there is no reference to the Open Grazing Prohibition and Establishment of Ranches Law 2017, which addresses the fundamental issues of making both the farmers and the herders coexist in peace. The military is not only silent on the law but has encouraged open grazing with all its concomitant consequences. This silence on the law points to the fact that they are not in its support and are not ready to ensure its enforcement”.

But the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 707 Special Forces Brigade, Major Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, in a swift reaction, countered the position of the Tiv leader saying “Operation Cat-race is not in support of any group”.

The Army spokesman, Major Ayeni said the role of the army in the crisis is to ensure the return of enduring peace in sacked communities and safe return of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs.

“All that the army needs to do here is to ensure that no Benue resident is killed or displaced from their homes, that is all we are doing. We want to ensure peaceful coexistence among the herders and farmers. We are not saying the Fulani herdsmen should not obey the anti-open grazing law enacted by the Benue State government.

“Let me inform you that we had arrested a Fulani herdsman yesterday and two others that wanted to attack Governor Ortom’s farm in Guma and with all these successes you should know that Operation Ayem A Kpatuma is not in support of any group and is not in the pursuit or criticising any group.”

“Our role is to make sure that Benue State is peaceful and one of the ways we are going about it is for the herders to know that either a Tiv man or an Idoma man or Igede man is a Nigerian like him and a herder who is not violent now is their brother.

“However in the course of the military exercise if we find a violent herdsman that want to kill or displace any person in Benue State, we get him arrested and that is why we arrested two people two weeks ago, and arrested another one for preventing the Tiv people from been peaceful in their own environment.

“So the way and manner we go in achieving a peaceful environment in Benue State especially in Guma and Logo local government areas of the state and Katsina-Ala local government is by using this psychological method to test these people that we are friends, don’t fight or pursue the other because we are one family. But however, if you saw anyone who want to kill you, report and we will get that person arrested and deal with him according to the law”, said Major Ayeni.

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My life in sex: ‘He turned me on more than any three-dimensional man had’

It’s exciting and unpredictable and we care about each other.’ Illustration: Lo Cole 

The woman exploring dominance and submission in an online-only relationship

It’s 11 years since I started a sexual relationship with a man I’ve never met. When we connected on MySpace, he lived in the north, and I was down south. The attraction was immediate. He is dominant; I have submissive tendencies.

The first time we had phone sex was surreal. He turned me on more than any three-dimensional man had. He encouraged me to explore my submissive side, creating scenarios about what he would do with me if he were there. He’d give me instructions to carry out and I had to report back to him or face “punishment”. After a couple of months, I had him checked out by a private investigator. I didn’t want to be in touch with a fraud, a married man or a liar. The detective agency assured me he was none of those things. We have talked about meeting. But his job takes him abroad for extended periods and, for various reasons, I couldn’t go with him.

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We’ve both had “proper” relationships in the last decade and when we do, we cease contact. We respect each other’s needs for physical intimacy. But we always end up returning to each other.

Of course I don’t get the adventures, or the cosy nights snuggled on the sofa. But having had that with previous partners and been unfulfilled sexually, for now I prefer this. We exchange photos and I send him videos (but not rude ones). And we still have the hottest sex. It’s exciting and unpredictable and we care about each other.

Most people in my life know about him, but not the sexual aspect, and the few people I have told about that don’t get it. But we love what we do.

Source: TheGuardian

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RIDICULOUS: Photos Of Charms And Other Fetish Items Dropped At Police Station By Villagers In Ozubulu, Anambra State Causes Uproar

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RIDICULOUS: Photos Of Charms And Other Fetish Items Dropped At Police Station By Villagers In Ozubulu, Anambra State Causes Uproar 

Barely some months after the invasion and killing of 18 worshipers at St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra State, panic has been created in the small and quiet community yet again.

Local reports show that only yesterday, some officers at the Divisional Police Post at Ozubulu woke up to see charms and fetish items dropped in front of their premises.

The charms were allegedly dropped there by villagers, but the reason for the act is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

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Failed Coup: South African Ex-Colonel Sentenced to death by hanging In South Sudan

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Failed Coup: South African Ex-Colonel Sentenced to death by hanging In South Sudan

South Sudan President Salva Kiir

A South Sudan court on Friday sentenced a South African ex-colonel to be executed by hanging, a Reuters witness said, after he was convicted of conspiracy and attempting to overthrow the government.

Rtd Col. William Endley, 55, had been providing advice to former-vice-president-turned-rebel-leader Riek Machar, whose forces have been fighting a civil war since 2013.

NAN reports that on Feb. 15, the court said no defence witnesses appeared to testify in the trial of Endley.

“The defence case is closed and the final judgment will be given on the 23rd of this month”, presiding judge Ladu Sekwat said during the hearing.

Endley’s lawyer Gardit Gar told Reuters that six witnesses had been served with a notification to testify, including a government minister.

In addition to charges of conspiracy and the supply of weapons, Endley, was accused of espionage, waging an insurgency, sabotage, terrorism and illegal entry into South Sudan.

He was charged alongside James Dak, a former spokesman for Machar, who was also handed the death sentence for incitement and conspiracy against Kiir’s government.

South Sudan, which won independence from Sudan in 2011, descended into civil war in 2013, months after Kiir fired his then deputy Machar.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and a third of the population have fled their homes.

Machar, who fled to Democratic Republic of Congo after fierce fighting broke out in Juba in July 2016, is now in South Africa under virtual house arrest.

Talks on a new power-sharing arrangement and an election are taking place in the Ethiopian capital but clashes have continued despite the signing of a ceasefire in December.

The ceasefire agreement was intended to revive a 2015 peace deal, which lasted less than a year before collapsing.

Source: PunchNg

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Kwara State Bans Production, Sale and Consumption of Alcohol - KSHA

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Kwara State Bans Production, Sale and Consumption of Alcohol - KSHA

According to PREMIUM Times, the Kwara State House of Assembly, has on Thursday, passed a bill for a law expanding areas where the manufacturing, sales and consumption of liquor are prohibited in the capital, Ilorin.

Under the new law, no person will be allowed to produce, sell, store or openly consume alcohol within specified areas in the metropolis. 

It was learnt that the bill proposes that any person who contravenes the provision shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six month or both.

While speaking after the passage of the bill into law, the speaker, Ali Ahmad, directed the clerk of the House, Ahmed  Mohammed, to prepare a clean copy of the bill for the governor’s assent.

He also expressed confidence that “the Bill would go a long way to protect our young ones from the ills of alcohol consumption”.

The speaker explained that with the passage of the bill, the sales of alcohol was now controlled as it is practice in advanced countries of the world.

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Kcee come and marry me – Bobrisky declares

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Kcee come and marry me – Bobrisky declares

Nigerian Male Barbie, Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, also known as Bobrisky has vowed that Nigerian musician, Kingsley Chiweike Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, must marry him.

The cross-dresser who came out as gay late last year, said he would not rest until the musician pays his bride price.

Recall that the Internet personality who has severally denied being gay, finally revealed he is gay last year.

Bobrisky had earlier last week, declared his love for Kcee.

He also pleaded with KCee’s brother and business associate, E-money, to help him tell the singer that he is waiting.

He wrote on Instagram, “Emoney please tell your brother Kcee I won’t stop playing his song until your family come and pay my bride price.”

BREAKING NEWS: HERDSMEN ON RAMPAGE ONCE AGAIN ON LAGOS/BENIN EXPRESSWAY AND RENDERED DOZENS OF MOTORIST AND THEIR PASSENGERS DEAD AND MANY BADLY INJURED

BREAKING NEWS: HERDSMEN ON RAMPAGE ONCE AGAIN ON LAGOS/BENIN EXPRESSWAY AND RENDERED DOZENS OF MOTORIST AND THEIR PASSENGERS DEAD AND MANY BADLY INJURED

News reaching our desk from Benin in Edo State Nigeria reveals that Herdsmen is at it again! According to the report we got from unknown person claimed the herdsmen at early hour of Wednesday the 7th February had stopped passenger vehicles en route to Lagos, robbed and shoot to death the passengers, subsequently mounted a roadblock with one of the vehicles and had many other vehicle and the passengers fall victims to their shooting spray with no interference from any security agents.She lamented that as she was speaking that many are dead, that her vehicle and one other was the only vehicle en route to Lagos at the moment that survived the onslaught.

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According to one of the eye witnesses, she said that the security agents who was deployed to the scene of the crime were unable to curtail the criminals because they seems to have possessed more sophisticated weaponry than the police and so had a free day. The police were on the run as were the civilian passengers who narrowly excaped being massacre by the heartless and unchecked herdsmen.

One of the ladies who spoke on the voice message also pleaded with those who wanted to travel through Lagos/Benin expressway to have a change of mind or possible take another route if need be to avoid falling victim to the herdsmen onslaught. She also call on the government to put sentiment aside and check the activities of these so called herdsmen before it goes out of hand.

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Many of the source we contacted confirmed the incident and condemned the heartless killings by the Herdsmen and also regretted that the government and the security agents could not check this hoodlums. Some of them believed the act was not in anyway, the act of robbery but a terrorist attack on the innocent citizen and wondered what the federal government is doing about the recent activities of the herdsmen in the country.

The questions in every mind at the moment are, why are these men killing their fellow citizen senselessly? is this another boko haram in disguise? does it mean that the government can't put a stop to this senseless killing before it set our dear country on unquenchable ethnic and political fire or do they have anything to gain in this? what is wrong with our country? don't we value human lives anymore? is there hope for us and the posterity? if there is, when, where, how, and who is to bring it to reality? These and many more like questions continually bug our minds until probably an answer to them is proffered but until we have to hope for the best for our dear country. 

Tell us what you think about these heinous attack on the citizen of Nigeria from these senseless and heartless herdsmen.

Don't forget to send news and your thoughts on the state of things in Nigeria. 

This is Naija Voice of the Masses, the mouth piece of the Nigeria citizens, so speak your mind via this medium, bare your mind and grievance, where your ordinary voice can't reach our write up will. Lets join our voice together to echo for a better Nigeria for all of us and our unborn children. Speak now and save tomorrow! Hold your peace and destroy your future? 

NIGERIAN RAVE OF THE MOMENT DAVIDO SET TO PERFORM HIS HIT SINGLES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

NIGERIAN RAVE OF THE MOMENT DAVIDO SET TO PERFORM HIS HIT SINGLES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Nigerian popular musician David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido  is set  to perform at Harem Nightclub Rosebank South Africa on Friday 9th of February, 2018.

His appearance in the nightclub was not arranged prior to his trip to South Africa as it was basically to have one on one talk with his South African counterpart and Music maestro Casper Nyovest on their duet musical video shoot but the club management seized the golden opportunity to feature the most loved African musician and "If" corona to entertain clubbers and his teeming fans.

The Nigerian born singer also took to his instagram page to announce the show and pleaded with his fans to come out en mass to party with him.

We learnt that the club had featured many Nigerian artists in the past, the likes of Ice Prince, Kiss Daniels among others and is ready to bring in more to entertain their South African fans.

NIGERIAN HIT MAKER AND FIA CORONA DAVIDO HITS IT BIG IN SOUTH AFRICA

NIGERIAN HIT MAKER AND FIA CORONA DAVIDO HITS IT BIG IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Nigerian Songster David Adedeji Adeleke aka Davido who is currently in South Africa to discuss with his South African counterpart and Hip hop maestro Cassper Nyovest on their duet musical video shoot landed a laudable pay cheque and he did not hesitate to let his fans know as he took to his Instagram handle to brag about it.

The amount he was paid and the reason for the pay cheque is yet unknown to EEHB as at the time of this broadcast but we will not hesitate to update you when the details reaches our table.

below are the snapshot of his instagram posts.

  

What do you think about 30 Billion Gang leader and Fia Corona and his pay cheque post? Let us know what you think on the comment.

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NIGERIAN SINGER AND SONG WRITER ONCE PREDICTED NIGERIA SITUATION IN A POEM HE WROTE IN 2015 AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NIGERIAN SINGER AND SONG WRITER ONCE PREDICTED NIGERIA SITUATION IN A POEM HE WROTE IN 2015 AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Nigerian Music Artist, Actor and a writer Ugwunze Edozie Emmanuel also known as Twinchild Edozie who is currently working on his debut album in South Africa had predicted the situation of Nigeria in a poem he posted on his facebook page in 2015 after the presidential election. 

The Poem which he titled "Let The Long Awaited Change Begin" and subtitled "Oh Change! Dare Not Please Leave Our Land!" is a 52 line poem that talked about change and how he hoped it will not just be a mere saying but will be accompanied with action. He is of the opinion that the current president was massively voted into power because of his past clean diary and so hoped he will use his well equipped artillery to ensure a practical change in the Nigeria system of things as well as to buttress the much acclaimed change. To achieve this he also believe that all the corrupt allies must resign and the just and firm be brought into power to help in achieving the dream of a better Nigeria where justice and equity will be extolled, where love, selfless, diligent and fairness is enshrined. A country we will be proud to call our own.

According to his poem, if those errors as he mentioned were not corrected, the change will be another "paradox in origin" and i guess his prophesy is true.

He called on Nigerians at home and in diaspora to join in the pursuit of change for our dear country if we truly love this country and want her to be better, perhaps we will witness such change in our lives time but it will not come without a sacrifice from each and everyone of us.

He ended it by calling himself a change agent and asked the readers if they were.

Read the poem below and tell us what you think about his prophesy

LET THE LONG AWAITED CHANGE BEGIN!

OH CHANGE! DARE NOT PLEASE LEAVE OUR LAND

Let the long awaited change begin

Let it not be another paradox in origin

Sure we are in another prospective regime

Lighted up hopes, let it not dim

All eyes is at the much professed change

Though the scene isn't strange

Hopefully Naija had decided

But its like destiny conceded

And now patient is like exceeded

Voices echoed sai Buhari

Leaning on his past clean diary

Hoping for the good use of his new artillery

So we could have a new and a darling Nigeria

From where corruption is more a killer than malaria

To where corruption is dreaded more than Ebola

From where Pen thieves honoured but pick pocket paraded in black maria

To where both thieves would get there rightful place behind the bar 

So for change to take its reign

We all have to be change Enzyme

And all corrupt ally sure have to resign

And the just, firm and the upright, let's not sublime

Oh change, we glare at it on sight

Dear change, it's rightfully at hand

Dear change, please don't take a sudden flight

Oh change, dare not please leave our land

The true change time have to tell

If it just have to be another fairy tale

The posterity is awaiting another fairy sail

And sorry, its another era in jail

Hope Niaja is in a better hand

Land of many blessings just looking like a cursed land

Come on all of us if the need be

Just more often go on our knees

Its just more needless to say

Niaja needs more prayer than pay

Take a time out to clean everyone his closet

And guard this land of ours like our golden bracelet

And make this place a home

Where one is and never alone

Without the fear of unknown

See one another like kings and queens

Live like we are of same kin

Be of the side of truth all time

Thought is right to walk within the line

Follow your faith and not create a fate

If you love life don't make one late

Cherish love and don't hate

Love happiness and don't create agony

Pursue peace with all, hate war, its end is agony

Above all be patriotic

Its benefit is iconic

EDOZIE IS A CHANGE AGENT

Are you?

If you are an agent of change and so wish that Nigeria becomes a better place for all of us Send this message to as many as possible, so we all can join in this CHANGE CRUSADE and who knows Niaja will become a better place in our live time