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Tackling hunanatarian crisis, ECOWAS donates money, items worth N82m to IDPs in Plateau
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, has donated the sum of 26 million Naira to tackle the rising hunanatarian crisis in Plateau.
Dr Sintiki Ugbe, the Director, Hunanatarian and Social Affairs of the commission, presented the cheque to the state government on Monday in Jos.
Ogbe spoke at the ongoing workshop on Hunanatarian Development and Peace (HDPE) Nexus and Children Affected by Armed Conflicts in Plateau.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the workshop was organised by the Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA).
NAN also reports that the two-day activity was supported by GIZ, a German organisation, and funded by the European Union.
Ugbe added that the commission had also donated food and non-food items worth N56 million to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scattered all over the state.
She explained that the intervention would provide educational materials, school fees, and nutritional food items to the IDPs.
She added that the funds would also be used to provide essential household items, quality healthcare, psychosocial, and dignity support for the displaced children and women.
“The protracted conflicts and insecurity in Plateau have had severe humanitarian consequences on the state.
“Lives and properties have been destroyed, leading to the displacement of thousands from their homes and communities.
“Conflict leaves scars, but it also reveals the strength of a community and the power of unity.
“Today, ECOWAS steps in, not as a distant observer, but as brothers and sisters committed to healing and rebuilding by extending its humanitarian assistance to the children affected by armed conflict in Plateau,” she said
The director added that the interventions were not just acts of isolated charity but strategic investments in peace, stability, dignity, and our shared regional development.
“ECOWAS can not address these growing humanitarian concerns without the concerted efforts of stakeholders such as the government, development partners, among others.
“Let today remind us that humanitarian work is not seasonal, it is a daily commitment; let it reaffirm our shared responsibility to protect, nurture, and empower every child affected by conflict,” she said.
Declaring the workshop open, Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), thanked ECOWAS for the support to the state.
Represented by Mr Timothy Gayi, the Permanent Secretary, Policy and General Administration in the SSG’s office, Jatau said that the rising hunanatarian crisis in the state called for urgent attention.
Jatau, however, expressed the government’s commitment to addressing the circle of violence in the state.
“For 24 years, Plateau has suffered different types of conflicts, from farmer-herder clashes to unprovoked attacks in communities.
“But I want to assure all of us that the government is ready to take leadership in addressing the situation,” he said.
The SSG promised that cash and items donated would be distributed in accordance with the terms of the donors.
Also speaking, Dr Julie Sanda, the Director General of PPBA, who thanked ECOWAS for the kind gesture, added that the support was part of efforts towards entrenching peace and tranquillity in the state.
Source: NAN
By Saint Mugaga
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hon. Magaji Da’u Aliyu as the Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja.
The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) is responsible for conducting research and development in technology and for operating a nuclear research facility.
A statement by the Special Adviser (Information and Strategy) to the President, Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu also appointed Engr. Adesayo Olusegun Michael as the Managing Director/CEO of the Board of Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).
Other Board members of NEMSA appointed by the President include: Engr. Aliyu Abdulazeez (Executive Director, Technical); Ikechi Clara Nwosu (Chairman, South East); Zubair Abdur’rauf Idris (Member); Igba Elizabeth (Member-North Central); Sani Alhaji Shehu (Member–North East); Adeyemi Adetunji (Member–South West); Engr Emmanuel Eneji Nkpe (Member–South South) and Engr. Charles Ogbonna Asogwa (South East).
The President nominated Amina Gamawa, representing Bauchi, and Abdullahi Muktar, representing Kaduna, as Commissioners to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
The President has sent the two nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
By Our Correspondent
At least 102 Tiv Christians have been feared killed with dozens of churches burnt in 33 days in Taraba state.
According to Northern Christian Religious Leaders Assembly (NOCRELA), the killers, suspected to be militia Fulani men, have committed the crimes between 2nd January to 3rd February 2026 in Chanchanji ward, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba state.
NOCRELA also disclosed that the body has interacted with the Tiv community and the affected NKST pastors extensively when they were told that the killings were perpetrated by Fulani militia and were specifically targeting the Tiv community and NKST churches.
In a submission, the Taraba State Chairman, NOCRELA, Rev. Dr. Micah Dopah, on Monday condemned the continuous, horrific, brutal, and targeted killing of the Tiv Christians brethren and their properties.
“Within an interval of 33 days only from 2nd January 2026 to 3rd February 2026, the militia killed at least 102 people and injured over 31 as analyzed by the local authorities.
“The local authorities also complained that the government and security agencies have not done enough to protect their lives, houses, and churches. stating that the laxity of the government in defending their people and properties has encouraged the militia to perpetrate the satanic killings.
“Ten murderous attacks in 33 days is horrific. Where is the government? And where are the security agencies?
“We interacted with the Tiv community and the affected NKST pastors extensively. They told us that these killings were perpetrated by Fulani militia, and are specifically targeted at the Tiv community and NKST churches.
Relatedly, similar attacks are going on in Benue state by suspected Fulani against the Tiv settlements in Kwande local government where whole communities have been sacked with many indigenous people killed.
Anwase and Abande, among other villages, have been deserted and there is great apprehension that they would be occupied by the invading Fulani militias whose aim to seize Tiv lands and occupy them is no longer new as the case of Moon.
The invasion is partly to take over the lands now known to be rich in gold and other minerals.
By Our Correspondent
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has been asked to dismiss the ₦100.5 billion defamation suit instituted against Prof Zacharys Anger Gundu, VC of University of Mkar, Mkar by the Nasarawa State Government and Governor, Abdullahi Sule.
The request is contained in a notice of preliminary objection filed by the defendant through his legal team led by Sebastian Hon, SAN.
Gundu flawed the competence of the suit, marked FCT/HC/CV/3554/2025, and asked the court to decline jurisdiction, describing the case as frivolous and an abuse of court process.
The legal team said the claimants did not comply with a mandatory condition precedent required for the validity of the originating processes, as stipulated under Order 2 Rule 8 of the FCT High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2025.
This faulty premise, the alleged non-compliance, the team asserted, renders the suit procedurally defective and liable to be struck out.
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