THE AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM HAS CONDEMNED THE RECENT ATTACKS ON DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES IN PLATEAU STATE, RESULTING IN SCORES OF DEATHS, INCLUDING CHILDREN.(PHOTO)..

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  The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has voiced deep sorrow over the recent wave of terrifying attacks by terror groups on defenseless communities in Plateau State, which claimed numerous lives, including those of children, in a tragic escalation of violence. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF called on the Federal Government to fulfill its constitutional duty to safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians. The forum stressed the urgent need to halt the recurring attacks and killings not only in Plateau State but also across the Northern region and other parts of the country. The ACF urged the government to declare a state of security emergency in vulnerable, banditry-plagued areas and to implement robust early-warning and early-response mechanisms, involving local community members to prevent further bloodshed. "The killing spree on the Plateau must be stopped immediately, and peace must return to the State," the stateme...

NIGERIAN AWARD WINNING POET 'IKEOGU OKE',DIES AT THE AGE OF 51 OVER THE WEEKEND.{PHOTO}.#RIP

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       Nigerian renowned poet and winner of the 2017 NLNG-sponsored Nigerian Prize for literature, Ikeogu Oke, is dead.
The award-winning Nigerian poet died at the National Hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness at aged 51.
Okeā€™s poem, The Heresiad, was declared the winner of the coveted prize from among 184 entries received from across the nation.
The deceased, who is graduated with a BA in English and literary studies from the University of Calabar and an MA in literature from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, performed his poems at various fora in Nigeria, South Africa and the United States.
On September 16, the award-winning Nigerian poet took to his Facebook page to write his epitaph.
The post read: ā€œMy Epitaph. Here lies a man who loved virtue and art, And gave to both his fortunes and his heart. Ikeogu Oke (1967 ā€“ ).ā€.May his soul rest in peace,AMEN.
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