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...
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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...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A Sankera based peace advocacy group has deplored last weekend’s unprovoked attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on Mbagena Community in Mchihe Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Eleven persons were reportedly killed and many others injured just as property estimated...
The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), on behalf of the governing council, appreciated security agencies for the safe release of the three kidnapped students. The university gave the commendation in a statement signed by the Registrar, Dr John David, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi....
Benue State Government has said it is not aware of the alleged relocation of the state local government election petitions tribunals to Abuja. Mr Fidelis Mnyim, the Attorney General (A-G) and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – His Royal Majesty (HRM), the Tor Tiiv Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, has been appointed the grand patron of the Retired Federal Government workers under the auspices of Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme (NUPCPS), Benue State Chapter. A statement by the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, Orcivirigh Prof James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse CFR has supported the selection of Engr Dr Emmanuel Tyavkyase Anbua as the next Ter Tiv Bauchi State even as he assured of support for him and the Tiv people...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Barki has assured of the preparedness of the management of the institution to reposition it for better and unparalleled results. Speaking exclusively with NATIONAL ACCORD in Makurdi, the Acting Rector assured that the...
Elders of the Benue chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have cautioned against unguarded utterances on the ongoing political happenings in the state. The elders spoke on Thursday through the Chairman of G14, Dr Laha Dzever, and G9 Chief Elisha Amali during a press conference in Makurdi. The...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – No fewer than 3 students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Tuesday night. The Registrar of the university, Dr John David confirmed this in a circular issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Makurdi. David said that...
Benue All Progressive Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum said the State House of Assembly acted within the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) in removing the State Chief Judge. The forum’s chairman, Sen. Barnabas Gemade, made the disclosure on Saturday during a press conference in Makurdi....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has lamented the passing of two elder statesmen and respected figures in Nigerian history, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark, describing it as huge losses to the country. A statement by the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Justice M.S.Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has ordered the forfeiture to the federal government, the sum of N232,396,714.00 (Two Hundred and Thirty-two Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-six Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fourteen Naira), a hotel as well as the sum of $4,977 (Four Thousand Nine Hundred...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Command is collaborating with other security agencies to ensure safety of lives and property in the State. The Commissioner of Police, Benue Police Command, Steve Yabanet disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing in his office in Makurdi. This...
The Police Command in Benue, on Monday, said three persons were killed in a cult clash in Wadata area of Makurdi, the State capital. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Anene said that...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Command has arrested a native doctor, Terna Sule, and Teryima Yaji, over the kidnapping of one Emmanuel Yaji. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday in Makurdi. According to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Uwokwu Movement for Abba Moro (UMA) has congratulated the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Abba Moro on signing into law on Tuesday by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and Federal College...