Exactly 24 years ago, I wrote a piece on the then Benue State Governor, Dr. George Akume, who was warming up for his second term. Entitled “Benue 2003: It is still George,” the opinion was published in THIS DAY Newspapers. This title is, therefore, neither new nor original to...
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Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, played any role in the emergence of Chief Mike Aondoakaa as the party’s governorship candidate. The party said allegations linking Akume to Aondoakaa’s emergence...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till September 25, 2026, for adoption of final written addresses. Prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, at the start of the proceedings informed the court...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has assured the people of the state of his determination to ensure the people of Benue State are safe and their lands protected. The Governor stated this today at Otukpo where he visited to commiserate with the people, following recent attacks by suspected armed...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has received with heavy heart the reports of the attack on the Saai community of Mbajir ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. The unfortunate incident which occurred in the early hours of the first day of July and left scores dead while many others...
Association of Igede Media Professionals, (AIMP) is inviting the general public to its 2nd Public Lecture holding on Thursday July 16, 2026 by 10am at Merit House, Maitama, Abuja. A statement released to journalists in Abuja by the Chairman, Central Planning Committee, Patrick Akobo Ulaka (DMA) and the Chairman,...
Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, has condemned in strong terms, the killing of the state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad, on Saturday. Muhammad and his friend, Yakubu Isah, were reportedly ambushed...
General Manager, Benue Links, the Benue State transport company, Mr. Alexander Fananfa has declared that there was no alternative to Governor Hyacinth Alia in the 2027 gubernatorial elections in the state. Addressing a group of Journalists in his office in Makurdi, Mr. Fananfa noted with emphasis that the Benue...
Former Benue State Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has dismissed the report of the state Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry, describing it as a politically motivated witch-hunt aimed at tarnishing his administration’s record. Reacting through his media aide, Paul Zege, on Saturday in Makurdi, Ortom said the commission’s findings...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the 2026 fertilizer and farm inputs sales and distribution exercise, announcing a 51% subsidy that reduces the price of fertilizer to N28,000 per bag for farmers. The governor announced the subsidy during the flag-off ceremony on Saturday June 5, 2026 in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary elections conducted in Benue State,. Declaring the results at the APC secretariat in Makurdi on Saturday, the Returning Officer and Governor of the state, Hyacinth Alia said President Tinubu scored a total...
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election conducted in the state. The Chairman of the APC governorship primary election, Professor Mohammad Isah while announcing the results on Friday at the party secretariat in Makurdi, said Governor Alia polled...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has commended security agencies for the successful rescue of passengers abducted from a Benue Links bus along the Makurdi–Otukpo road, reiterating his administration’s resolve to confront insecurity across the state. Governor Alia gave the commendation on Sunday, April 19, 2026, while receiving the rescued...
Worried by the attacks and killings by herdsmen in Benue State, Governor Hyacinth Alia has directed security agencies to immediately commence coordinated operations to dislodge armed herder terrorist camps identified in forests around Apa, Otukpo, Gwer-West and other parts of the State. Reacting to the recent brutal attacks on...
Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club, Simon Ikya has tasked Christians to remain in unity and as well have hope to enable them achieve maximally. Mr. Ikya also identified with Governor Hyacinth Alia and other government functionaries who have remained supportive of Lobi Stars Football Club and urged them...
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has cleared the air that he was not contesting for the senatorial election in his zone. Dr Ortom described it as an imaginative piece of fiction that was making the rounds on social media, claiming that he had announced plans to contest the...
Renewed Hope Interfaith Movement has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia would achieve a smooth victory in the upcoming 2027 presidential andgubernatorial elections. Members of the movement, who made this decision during a meeting in Makurdi, resolved to mobilise support for both President Tinubu and...
College of Education (COE) Oju, located in the Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, has begun taking proactive steps to restore its former prestige, which had been compromised due to mismanagement that nearly led to its closure. This initiative follows a courtesy visit by the current management to...
Benue State Government has approved the release of ₦450 million as counterpart funding for the Nigeria for Women Project, a programme supported by the World Bank aimed at boosting women’s economic empowerment. The initiative is designed to support women across the state through small and medium-scale enterprises, while also...
Tiv Cultural and Social Association (TCSA) has commended Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, and his Benue State counterpart, Hyacinth Alia, for their joint visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the border communities of Wukari, Abako and Chanchanji. The association described the visit as a significant gesture of solidarity...