Bloodbath in Benue

No fewer than 20 people have been killed and several houses torched in another attack on Tiv farmers by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Logo, Katsina-Ala and Kwande Local Government Areas of Benue State.

Governor Gabriel Suswam, who disclosed this in Makurdi yesterday while signing the 2014 budget of N108 billion into law, said the three local governments were on fire due to the attack of Fulani invaders on the Tiv farmers in the areas, lamenting that the Fulani mercenaries seemed to be encircling the whole of Benue.

New twist in alleged missing $20bn oil money

A new twist has crept into Senate’s investigation of an alleged missing $20 billion oil fund as the Committee on Finance directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to furnish it with more details on a $2.4 billion payment for third party financing.

2015: Election to determine Nigeria’s unity –Gen Abdulsalam

Former Military President General Abdulsalami Abubakar said yesterday that the manner in which the country will handle the 2015 general elections will determine if Nigeria will remain a united and stable country.