By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the spate of killings, destruction and displacement of thousands of Benue people, the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has organised a prayer summit for the Christian community in the state. Speaking on Friday during the prayer summit,...
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A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of 11 cattle rearers at the Correctional Centre in Makurdi over allegations of terrorizing Benue communities. The defendants, residents of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue, face charges including criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, acts of terrorism, open grazing,...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oloyede has temporarily relocated to Benue to tackle the ongoing security challenges in the state. The Chief of Army staff, who arrived the Government House, Makurdi at about 1:35pm went straight into a closed door meeting with Governor Hyacinth Alia...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD, on behalf of the good people of the senatorial district, has welcomed the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, to Benue State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Over thirty people have been allegedly killed by the Fulani herdsmen in Naka, the headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the herdsmen arrived Naka town in the late hour of Sunday when the residents of...
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Tuesday, moved to Benue, in a strategic move to address the incessant killing of innocent villagers by suspected herders and militia groups in the state. A source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has resuscitated the state-owned transport company, Benue Links, with the provision of 100 new buses and the expansion of its services into haulage and water transportation. The State Commissioner for Power, Renewable Energy, and Transport, Mr Omale Omale, stated this while addressing newsmen in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has dispelled the allegation that he was going to dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) because of the crisis in the party. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula said the story is...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Tiv Area Traditional Council in Benue State has issued a 10-day ultimatum to herders operating within the Tiv nation, directing them to vacate the area without delay. The council, comprising monarchs from the region, has also appealed to the Benue State Governor,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue government has announced the death of former military governor of Katsina State, Rtd Col. Joseph Akaagerger. Chief press secretary to the Benue Governor, Mr Tersoo Kula announced this in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday. Kula stated that the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Commissioner of Police, CP Emenari Ifenyi, has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of Emmanuella Ahenjir, a student of the Federal University Wukari, who allegedly died from a gunshot wound inflicted by police officers at Wurukum, Makurdi. According to a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional licence for the establishment of another state university for Benue called Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BUSAST), marking it as the 68th university owned by a state government in Nigeria. Located in...
The drumbeats echo once more in the valley,Where the land weeps with the silence of torn roots.Yesterday, they came in fine coats and canes,Today, they ride in shadows, grazing fire on our fields.The name has changed—from taxman to herdsman—But the theft is the same: our dignity and our land....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has congratulated the three sons of the state who have been nominated by President Bola Tinubu to the Board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). A statement by the Media Aide to...
Recent developments in Nigeria—particularly in Benue State—have brought to the fore an alarming pattern of constitutional violations by organs and institutions that ought to uphold the rule of law. Among the most egregious is the recent illegal summoning of the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly by...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has officially unveiled the signage for the Benue State Sports Marketing and Lottery Board (BSMLB) as part of its deliberate measures to generate resources. Performing the ceremony the Benue State Commissioner of Sports, Youths Development and Creativity Terkimbi Ikyange, who...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the recent attacks and killings in some communities in Benue State, the National President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Arch. Bishop Daniel Okoh has donated relief materials for the victims of the attacks in the state to cushion the effect of...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia will not honour the House of Representatives Committee invitation scheduled for Thursday, May 8. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House had summoned the Governors of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Commissioner, Emenari Ifeanyi has deployed Tactical Commanders to troubled areas in the state with a charge to restratigise and confront security challenges bedeviling the communities. CP Ifeanyi gave this directive during an emergency meeting with senior police officers, area commanders,...
Benue State Government has said it would pay another five months salary arrears to civil servants in the state, adding that it has already been captured in the 2025 budget. The state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Michael Oglegba disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...