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...
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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...
The Ior Gboko Foundation has applauded Nigerian music legend and Benue indigene, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, for taking meaningful steps to support victims of violent attacks in his home state through humanitarian intervention and youth empowerment initiatives. The Foundation particularly commended Tuface’s recent courtesy visit to the...
Management of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), has announced that students studying Mathematics at the institution will no longer pay tuition, a move aimed at making higher education more affordable while encouraging enrolment in the discipline. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Aba Uba, disclosed this while...
Disturbed by the incessant and unprovoked killings in the various communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, the Chairman Hon. Maxwell Ogiri has warned that the council would no longer want strangers in their bushes and forests. Addressing a group of journalists in his office in Otukpo,...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Prof. Leonard Karshima Shilgba as acting Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Science and Technology (UAST), Ihugh. The acting Vice Chancellor would take over from “Dr. Qrisstuberg Msughter Amua who has been relieved of his appointment for administrative reasons.”A statement...
Benue State Police Command has arrested two women for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in a bid to extort ransom from the family of one of the suspects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Orchia Peter Aondona, disclosed this in a statement, saying the suspects allegedly conspired to deceive...
No fewer than 13 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly attack on Efeyi Community in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Benue State Police Command confirmed that the attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, triggering the deployment of tactical police units and other...
Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) has urged citrus farmers in the state to stop the indiscriminate movement and sale of oranges outside Benue, warning that the practice could undermine the state’s drive to industrialise its agricultural sector. The company’s Group Managing Director, Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, said in a...
Stakeholders from Igedeland have decried that 25 years of political representation since 1999 has not translated into meaningful development for the community. This was one of the key observations in a communique issued after the 2nd Annual Public Lecture of the Association of Igede Media Professionals in Abuja on...
Chairman of the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Joseph Kwaghgba, has clarified that the board’s constitutional responsibility is limited to generating revenue for the state through tax collection and does not include funding government agencies. Speaking with journalists in his office on Monday, Kwaghgba explained that...
In a move aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and creating new economic opportunities for rural communities, community development advocate Ol’eru Innocent Adoga has inaugurated the Ol’eru Onion Growers Alliance (OOGA) and launched six onion trial fields across Igedeland. The inauguration took place during a training programme held at Julia...
Benue State Police Command has strengthened its collaboration with neighbouring states to tackle criminal activities, even as it announced fresh arrests in connection with the assassination of Prof. Gabriel Saawua Nyityo and his younger brother, Iorngee John Nyityo. The Command said investigations into the July 8 killings have expanded...