By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 4 headquarters Makurdi, Dr. Zachariah Fera Achinyan has assured that the police in the zone would continue to have strong collaboration with for enhanced performance of their official duties. Speaking in his office during a...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) Benue State Chapter, Rev. Dr. Augustine Leva, has revealed that bandits’ interest was more on the church and the Christians community in the state. Speaking during the one day fasting and day prayer...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Mr Ifeanyi Emenari has assumed office as the new Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command. The command’s spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. SP Anene said the veteran officer who hails from Ekwulobia, Aguata...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The management of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo has revealed its plans to introduce digital models to enhance seamless administrative and academic operations for effective and efficient service delivery.Speaking during the inaugural academic board meeting over the weekend, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has mourned the demise of the Ter Ikyor, His Royal Highness, Chief Thomas Tule Jam Gbinde, describing it as a huge loss to Tiv land and the state at large. Ortom in a...
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom , has cancelled his 64th birthday celebration to sympathise with attack victims in the state. Ortom said this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Wednesday by his media aide, Mr Terver Akase. The former governor expressed his heartfelt...
The Tiv paramount ruler, Tor Tiv VI, His Royal Majesty, James Ayatse, on Monday convened a closed-door meeting with prominent Tiv sons and daughters at his palace in Gboko, Benue. Speaking to journalists after the six-hour meeting, the traditional ruler said the gathering had further strengthened unity among the...
The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday assured the people of Benue of the Federal Government’s determination to end insecurity. Ribadu gave the assurance during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, following the killing of over 72 persons in Ukum and Logo Local Government...
Former President of the Senate, David Mark has called on the Federal Government to be more proactive in tackling the high level of insecurity in the country. He stated this in a goodwill message by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Paul Mumeh on Sunday in Kano to commemorate...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Commissioner of Police CP, Steve Yabanet has charged christian to continue to embrace peace, unity and goodwill in their communities in line with the teaching of their religion as they join other Christians in the world to celebrate Easter The CP...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Contrary to the number of casualties announced by the Benue State Police Command the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has confirmed the death of 55 persons in Logo and Ukum local government areas in Sankera part of the state as a result of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Sankera Peace and Development Forum (SAPEDEF) has attributed the escalating insecurity in Benue State to the alleged inaction of the governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, who is serving his first term in office on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According...
Police Command in Benue has said suspected armed herders attacked and killed 17 persons and injured many in Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas of the state. This was contained in press statement on Friday signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene and made available to...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Barely twenty four hours after the herdsmen had attacked Otobi in Otukpo local government area of Benue state, about three communities in the same local government were again attacked by suspected armed herdsmen. The affected communities include: Emichi, Okpomaju and Odudaje in Otukpo...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has condemned in strong terms another attack on Otobi-Akpa, Emichi in Otukpo Local Government Area and Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area in Benue state by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. No fewer than...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A group under the auspices of One Benue has called for unity, progress and peace of the Benue people and shun all tendencies capable of dividing them Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the NUJ House in Makurdi, the convener of the One Benue,...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over what he described as a deliberate attempt by the Benue Government to frustrate his humanitarian mission to the state. Obi, who had planned to visit internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and health institutions...
Governor Alia’s efforts to address farmer-herder conflicts deserve objective appraisal—not insults, not dismissals The recent article by Dr. Mkor Aondona, “The Letter of Mr. Sebastian T. Hon to Governor Alia is Nothing But the Routine Political Exercise by Busy Body Opposition Agents, Ignore It”, may have sought to defend...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), Sir James Iorpuu has assured that the Benue State Government was maintaining strong collaboration with the Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, as well as with other critical stakeholders...
The Benue Investment and Property Ltd (BIPC) has received 20 electric/solar cars to launch its modern taxi service in Makurdi, Gboko and Otukpo towns. The Managing Director of BIPC, Mr Raymond Asemakaha, while receiving the cars, said the development would reduce costs and allow citizens of the state to...