By NGOBUA JOHNNIE, Abuja Mzough U Tiv (MUT) Worldwide is set to hold its 2026 Annual Tiv Cultural Day Festival from November 30 to December 5 at the J.S. Tarka Stadium, Gboko, Benue State. The festival, which is expected to showcase the cultural heritage and traditions of the Tiv...
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Troops of Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE have arrested four suspects in separate operations in Benue State, including two suspected suppliers of logistics to bandits operating in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. The troops also arrested the two suspected suppliers in Abaji Community on October 28, following intelligence reports...
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation WHIRL STROKE, have rescued two kidnap victims after foiling an abduction attempt targeting motorists and other road users along Naka-Ahume Road in Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, announced this...
The Senate on Thursday condemned the killing of 113 people in a series of attacks across four communities in Benue North-East Senatorial District, urging security agencies to step up operations and prevent further bloodshed in the state. The lawmakers called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief of Army...
Benue indigenes living in Plateau State have declared support for Mike Kaase Aondoakaa’s governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 election, citing his public service experience and capacity to address poverty and economic hardship in Benue State. The group made its position known on Thursday in Jos during a meeting...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Lawyers Alert and Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria, MHR, have commended the Benue State House of Assembly for taking steps to strengthen the state’s response to tuberculosis, and protect the rights of persons affected by the disease. This followed the passage of the...
The Chairman of Ushongo Local Government council in Benue State, Hon. Timothy Terkimbi Adzu, has made history with the flag-off of the construction of the first asphalt township road in Lessel town. Created in 1989, Lessel, the headquarters of Ushongo Local Government, has never witnessed the construction of a...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reinforced its commitment to personnel welfare and operational readiness with the commissioning of a newly completed 30-flat residential facility for married non-commissioned officers at NAF Base Makurdi. Commissioning the facility on 18 September 2026, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal...
Acting Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benue State, Rev. Jonathan Terwase Ugbede, has dismissed claims that Governor Hyacinth Alia is planning to demolish the CAN secretariat in the state. Reacting to reports circulating on social media and other platforms, Ugbede described the allegation as false...
No fewer than 4 police officers and seven residents have been confirmed dead following a deadly attack by suspected Fulani armed herders on Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The Benue State Police Command disclosed the incident in a statement issued by its Public Relations...
Governor Hyacinth Alia has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the prompt and professional operation that led to the arrest of three suspects allegedly connected with the Thursday attack on Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of the state. Governor Alia denounced the attack which led...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported attack on Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his entourage in Benue State and urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu to take over the investigation...
Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 suspects over Tuesday’s alleged attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, along the Makurdi-Gboko Federal Highway. Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, who addressed journalists in Makurdi on Wednesday, said investigations into the incident...
Nigeria Democratic Congres (NDC) has strongly condemned the shameful attack and obstruction of its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, by suspected hired thugs in Benue State on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of NDC, Osa Director Esq...
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has offered an amnesty to armed youths operating in the Sankera axis of the state, urging them to abandon criminal activities, surrender their weapons, and return to their communities. The governor made the appeal during his thank-you tour of Katsina-Ala Local Government...
A team of engineers from AL WADI AL AKHDAR OIL MILLS, Asher, Cairo, Egypt, has inspected the Taraku Mills factory in Benue State to assess its readiness for full-scale production. The team, led by Saleh mansury, arrived in the state and conducted an on-site assessment of the facility alongside...
On Saturday, August 16, 2026, the big story was the governorship election in Osun state. And the incumbent, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nuruddeen Adeleke, of the Accord Party, was re-elected. He polled 511,067 votes against his closest rival, Chief Bola Oyebamiji, of the APC, who netted 444,815. It wasn’t exactly...
The pain and uncertainty of not knowing the whereabouts of her four-year-old daughter have become an unbearable burden for Mrs. Blessing Iornem, whose child has remained missing for nearly two weeks following an alleged abduction in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Little Mary Nguemo Iornem was reportedly taken on...
Troops of Sector 1, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, have foiled an attack by suspected armed herders at Azege Village, Tombo Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Acting Media Information Officer, HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE,...
Benue State Police Command has arrested five Pakistani nationals and recovered 35 mobile phones during separate intelligence-led operations carried out in Otukpo and Ugbokolo areas of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Orchia Peter Aondongu, disclosed the development in a statement, saying the arrests followed actionable intelligence received by...