By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A senior aide to the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Moses Ternenge, is facing scrutiny over allegations of purchasing two luxury blocks of flats valued at over N200 million in Abuja’s exclusive Three Arms Zone. The properties, located at Suleiman Barau Crescent, Aso Villa,...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Director General, Benue State Public Procurement Commission (BSPPC), Akwonya Adadu, has denied allegation bothering on inflated contract sum for the Wurukum-Airforce base road dualization project. Addressing the legislators during plenary at the Benue State House of Assembly, Adadu said the contract was...
Former President of the Senate, David Mark has condemned the recent attacks on several communities in Benue State by suspected armed herdsmen. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Paul Mumeh in Kano on Monday. Mark said that the attacks had led to...
PART ONE: EDUCATION With less than 8 weeks to May 29, 2025 today, I have undertaken an altruistic and apolitical assessment of the midterm performance of the administration of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia of Benue State. It is about halftime! Every week from Sunday, April 6 until Sunday, May...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has revealed that the abducted passengers of Benue Links company who were kidnapped at Burnt Bricks Otukpo have regained their freedom. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, Sewuese Catherine Anene revealed that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Agatu Youth Development Initiative (AYDI) has condemned the recent killing of a herder and rustling of cows in some communities by those it described as “perpetrators of violent crimes” and enemies of the good people of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has expressed readiness and commitment to collaborate with federal authorities and international partners to advance the livestock sector so as to align with the vision of past administrations that were dedicated to genuine development of the livestock sector. Already the...
Police Command in Benue, on Friday rescued 14 passengers of Benue Links, kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday evening in Otukpo LGA of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, made this known in a statement, in Makurdi. Anene said that the bus was attacked on...
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has described Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as the backbone of the Nigerian economy. Oduwole stated this on Wednesday in Makurdi at the opening of a 2-day Benue Inventors and Entrepreneurs Exhibition 2025. The minister stated that MSMEs contribute...
Rep. Blessing Onuh, representing Otukpo-Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to curb the escalating insecurity and incessant killings in Benue. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Onuh, of the All Progressives Congress, lamented the incessant attacks and killings in Otukpo in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Disturbed by the spate of insecurity in Benue State, a university don and political scientist, Professor Eugene Aliegba has advocated for international collaboration to fight insecurity in Benue State. Speaking in an exclusive chat with NATIONAL ACCORD in Makurdi, Professor Aliegba opined that...
The Federal Government has said it would upgrade the Benue swine and crop improvement project in Yadev town of Gboko Local Government Area to full capacity. The Minister of Livestock Development, Alh. Idi Maiha, stated this on Saturday when he visited the project site at Akperan Orshi Polytechnic, Yadev....
The Minister of Livestock Development, Alh. Idi Maiha, said the Federal Government would clear 500 hectares of land in Benue to promote ranching and dairy production. Maiha disclosed this on Saturday during his visit to the Benue Livestock Investigation and Breeding Centre, Raav, Gwer East Local Government Area of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A police officer and 12 suspected bandits were killed during a gun duel when suspected bandits engaged the police at Agwabi, Tombo ward in Buruku Local Government of Benue State. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, SP...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have ambushed and killed two soldiers during an attack near Jato-Aka town, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The assailants also killed a police officer and two farmers in the area. An eyewitness, who spoke on the...
BY THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. The commission in a post on its X handle on Friday, said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD, on Wednesday lamented the worsening security situation in Benue State and expressed concern over the safety of elected representatives from the state. Senator Moro disclosed this while contributing to...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Youths in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State took to the streets on Tuesday, protesting the killings of their peers, alleged to be members of the Benue State Protection Guards, by suspected herdsmen. The protest turned violent, resulting in the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Tension is running high in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, particularly in the Akaajime area, following the disappearance of several children and allegations of human trafficking linked to a panel beater from Cross River State. The suspect, who is based in...