By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council has lauded the Federal and state government for the provision of palliatives to the people of the state to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal in the country. The union which also called...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Benue State Chapter has accused Governor Hyacinth Alia’ s aides and some local government chairmen for been overzealous by arbitrary banning and incessant disruption of thanksgiving services and peaceful assembly. The party accused the Governor’s aides for the...
TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to rid Benue state of the activities of cyber criminals, the Cybercrime and Narcotics Department of Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense. A statement by the Police Public Relations...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Anyiin the home town of the the former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam was on Wednesday night attacked by heavily armed herdsmen leaving 15 persons dead. The herdsmen unleashed terror on Anyiin town, Logo LGA of Benue State in an operation...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government is prepared to start work on the domestication of the disability Act in the state. The Director-General (DG), Bureau of International Development and Coordination unit (BICD), Mr. Leonard Angelo Viashima stated this when the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), team led...
The Benue State Government has withdrawn from the suit challenging the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) currently before the Supreme Court. The withdrawal was contained in an application obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi. The...
By TOR BAAKA, Makurdi – Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, has approved the appointment of Dr. Jimmy Terhemen Ajim, as the Director-General, Plenipotentiary and Liaison Affairs, Abuja. Chief Press Secretary to the Benue State Governor, Sir Tersoon Kula, a graduate of Kingston University, London and Zug University, Switzerland,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN) has elected its officials to run the affairs of the association. The election of the association which was held on Saturday at the NUJ house in Makurdi saw the emergence of Ms....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Tyoshin community of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State has lost about five hundred and eleven lives to the blood thirsty herdsmen. This was contained in a release signed by the National President Forum of Tyoshin Academics (FoTA), Professor Patrick Iyorwuese...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Member representing Kwande East State Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Thomas Dugeri has tasked his people to imbibe the virtues of love, unity and peace so as to achieve development in their area. Speaking in Gboko where he hosted the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the Benue State Congress and election of the executive committee members of the party held on October 3, 2024 in Makurdi which produced Rt. Hon. Ezekiel Adaji as State Chairman....
Another faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has elected members of the State Working Committee to run the affairs of the party. The faction which claimed to be original PDP inaugurated its state officials on Thursday at the state secretariat of the party in Makurdi....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi- The people of Tombo in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State were on Wednesday night attacked by the trigger ready herdsmen killing one man, his son and three others and as well injured dozens. One of the victims of the herdsmen attack and...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Makurdi Local Government Area, Mr. Paul Tion has emphasized his readiness to reclaim Makurdi from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Speaking during the official take over of the affairs of the party in Makurdi, the Chairman...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Recently elected Local Government Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State have unanimously endorsed the candidature of Engr. Terhide Utaan, as the sole nominee for the replacement of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the party. Addressing a...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the immediate cancellation of the just concluded Local Government (LG) polls in Benue. The Benue Chairman of APGA, Mr Joseph Ogli, made the call in an interaction with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ogli said that APC winning all 23...
The Benue chapter of the Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has hailed the board of Lobi Stars led by Dr. Philip Nongu on the appointment of ex-Super Eagles player Daniel Amokachi as the new Technical Adviser of the club. A statement by SWAN Electoral Committee Chairman and Secretary...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) on Saturday conducted a peaceful local government elections. NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent in Makurdi who went round some polling stations informed that the conduct of the local government elections were peaceful and orderly. In most of the polling...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched all 23 local government chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue on Saturday. The Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Mr Richard Tombowua, announced the results on Sunday in Makurdi. Tombowua said that the APC also won all...
Benue State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ezekiel Adaji, has said that the party would use Saturday’s local government polls as a litmus test for 2027. Adaji stated this on Friday in Makurdi when he took over the leadership of the party in the state. The...