By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Angry youths in Makurdi, Benue State on Sunday morning staged a peaceful protest at Wurukum roundabout blocking the major highways that lead to other parts of the country to register their grievances over the massacre of the people by invading armed herdsmen. The...
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By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A devastating attack by suspected bandits on Yelwata town, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has left over 70 people dead and several others injured. NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, despite the presence of a...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have attacked Mtswenem and Akondotyough Bawa communities in North Bank, Makurdi, the Benue State capital, leaving a trail of death and destruction. It was learnt that the attackers struck at around 12 am on Thursday, operating till 2...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Governing Council of Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM) formerly known as Benue State University has officially clarified that Vice Chancellor Professor Joe Tor Iorapuu is on annual leave, not suspended, as speculated on social media. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr....
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has pledged to work tirelessly to restore peace in the state, particularly in the six local governments currently plagued by insecurity. Alia made the commitment while addressing support groups celebrating Democracy Day in Makurdi. “We will never rest on our oars until peace is...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Government has denied allegations that it harboured those responsible for attacking communities in neighbouring Benue State. Recalled that a former member of the House of Representatives from Benue State, Hon. Mark Gbilah, had recently alleged during an African Independent Television (AIT) programme...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former Military Administrator of Katsina State, Senator Col Joseph I. Akaager(rtd) will be buried on June 14, 2025 in his country home, Iber, Konshisha LGA, Benue State. The late Akaagerger, who was a member of the sixth Senate (2007-2011) and represented the Benue North-East...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has assured that he won’t compromise with the blood of innocent Benue people being murdered by ruthless herders. His Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, clarified the Governor’s stance on insecurity, citing attacks from foreign terrorist herders and local...
The recent statement by the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria condemning the persistent killings in Benue State and the silence—or complicity—of both the Federal and Benue State governments is a just cry. I commend the bishops for rising above denominational and partisan affiliations to speak boldly for the oppressed. This...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has felicitated with the Muslim faithful, as they commemorate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, describing it as a significant spiritual event in the Muslim calendar. Governor Alia in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, charged the...
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,...
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...