Buhari To Visit Violence Ravaged States

President Muhammadu Buhari Getty Images

Muhammadu Buhari said the government had sent more resources to help find the schoolgirls.

States On Edge Over ‘Killer Herders’ — Daily Trust Investigation

From the beginning of 2017, clashes between farmers and herders across some Nigerian states have been on the rise, particularly in Kaduna, Edo, Taraba, Benue, and Niger states. Many killings have also been perpetrated against Fulani herders by other groups. With the latest cases, the affected states, and those surrounding them, remain on edge.

●238 killed in Kaduna, Benue, Edo, Taraba, Niger, others●‘Criminals disguised as herders commit crimes’

Niger, like many states, especially within the North Central, has been an epicentre of crisis involving herdsmen - and even rustlers - who are mainly of Fulani extraction.

Lassa Fever Kills 35, Infects 76, Says FG

Prof Isaac Adewole

The Federal Government has put the number of reported cases of Lassa Fever outbreak in eight states at 76 with 35 deaths already recorded and 14 cases confirmed by laboratories. The government, which said measures had been put in place to curtail further spread and reduce mortality among those affected, however, ruled out placing travel restrictions from and to areas currently affected.