Benue State Police Command on Monday said a truck ran into a residential compound in Okete Village, Otukpo Local Government Area, and killed nine members of a family. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Sewuese Anene confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
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The Benue State Working Committee (SWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nominated Chief Samuel Ortom as a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT). The nomination was contained in a statement signed by Mr Tim Nyor, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, and made available...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has arrested suspected gun manufacturers in Mbaafa, Kwande local government area of the state. Similarly, the command has also arrested another gun manufacturer in Daudu, Guma local government area of the state. Briefing journalists on Tuesday in his...
The Benue Government has allocated 5,600 hectares of land to 5,600 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) households in the state for farming. Chief Solomon Iorpev, Technical Adviser to the Governor on Media, Publicity, and Strategic Communication, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Igede Youth Council (IYC) has frowned at the incessant extortion by the police officers at the many checkpoints along Otukpo-Oju road in Benue state. In a letter of protest signed by the President and Secretary of the Council, Comrade Andyson Iji and Amb....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Hyacinth Alia for his laudable achievements in the state. In a communique at the end of the state congress held at the NUJ House Makurdi,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The President General of Kunav United Development Association (KUDA), Emmanuel Tor Yaji Who is the community leader of the Benue State Governor in Kunav, Vandeikya Local Government Area has regained his freedom. The victim was rescued unhurt and has been reunited with friends...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than 10,000 vulnerable population in Benue State have benefitted from the free healthcare services carried out by a non governmental organization, 1019 Initiatives. Team leader of the group Tersoo Ukechir in a chat with NATIONAL ACCORD during the official launch of...
The Benue Command of the Nigerian Police Force has rescued 11 persons and recovered 20 bodies from a boat mishap in Agatu Local Government Area of the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, told the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the incident...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Command has arrested a driver with CHEC Construction Company, Taraku Camp and a native doctor for alleged theft. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benue State Command, Sewuese Catherine Anene revealed that the driver was given a...
BY OUR REPORTER The euphoria that greeted the recent election of local government officials in Benue State may have given way to frustration, as indications have emerged that the 23 executive Local Government chairmen are not signatories or receive alert on their respective councils’ accounts. This is a negation...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A 3-day training workshop/ induction organised by the Benue Public Service Institute, Makurdi started on Tuesday for the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, with a call on the participants to be equipped so as to work harder in the implementation of the Governor Hyacinth...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Commissioner, Mr. Steve Yabanet has warned criminals operating in the state to better desist or relocate to other places as they would have no place in the state. Addressing journalists in his office in Makurdi on Tuesday, the Police Commissioner...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than fifty persons have been reportedly killed by herdsmen in various communities of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State in the last one month, NATIONAL ACCORD investigation has shown. The affected communities of the local government includes Ayilamo, Azege and...
A Makurdi High Court has ordered the reinstatement of Mr Austin Agada and other elected executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue chapter, whose tenures were terminated by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The presiding judge, Justice Tertsegha Kume, gave the order on Thursday in his verdict...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested fifteen suspected internet fraudsters. A statement issued via the anti-graft agency’s X handle on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested at Abu King Shuluwe Street Akpehe, Makurdi metropolis based on...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has said that the revival of the abandoned Governor’s Cup was to stimulate local economy and as well hunt for talents across the state to feed Lobi Stars Football club among other national teams. Speaking on Sunday at...
The Benue Command of the Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the killing of Mike Ofikwu, an Otukpo-based lawyer, by unknown gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the killing to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Thursday. Anene said the deceased was...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the upsurge of cult activities, armed robbery and other criminal activities in North Bank part of Makurdi, the Benue State Police Command which intensified its efforts has arrested no fewer than 26 suspects involved in such criminal acts. A statement by...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to advance sustainable progress and alleviate the suffering of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State, a delegation led by Sir James Iorpuu of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), and Leo-Angelo Viashima, the Director General of the Bureau for International...