By TYAV SAM TYAV. Makurdi – Disturbed by the comments by Professor Ernest Ojukwu which bothered on the autonomy of the judiciary and why the state government was still buying cars for judges, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Benue State, Fidelis Bemsen Mnyim,...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The recent trip to the United States (U.S) by Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has already attracted a delegation of investors from Australia which has arrived the sate to develop a 10 GW solar photovoltaic power plant. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has warned communities and institutions against encroaching on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) lands across the country. Air Marshal Abubakar, gave the warning in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Director,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State Chapter has described the faction of the party in the state led by Benjamin Omakolo as Chairman of a Non Governmental Organization, NGO and not an APC faction. In an exclusive chat with NATIONAL ACCORD, the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- Troops of Nigerian Army deployed for Counter- terrorism operations in the North Central in conjunction with Volunteer Guards, have successfully repelled a kidnap attempt and rescued 2 kidnap victims in Benue State. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Nigerian...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has become stronger and more united after its 98th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the state public secretary, Bemgba Iotyom has said The state Publicity secretary noted that the wise and capable...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Government has entered into partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to ensure the safety of school environment for school children in Benue State. The State Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr Fredrick Ikyaan, who restated government’s...
The issue of power sharing in Benue State is as old as the State itself. When the clamour for the creation of additional states from Benue Plateau started, virtually all ethnic groups that made up Benue Plateau then were afraid of the Tiv dominance in a new Benue state....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) National Assembly (NASS) caucus has insisted that there are no factions in the ruling party in the state. This was contained in a statement by Hon. Philip Agbese, the joint spokesman of the NASS members...
Gunmen attacked one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Benue in the 2023 race, Mr Terwase Orbunde on Friday and abducted his wife and house help, the police declared on Saturday. Orbunde, Chief of Staff to erstwhile Gov. Samuel Ortom escaped with a gunshot wound...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A female armed bandit confirmed to be an associate of the dreaded and vicious armed bandit kingpin known as Ukum Dekera a.k.a, Chen has been arrested by men of Operation Zenda, a Joint Task Force in the Nigeria Police Force, Benue State...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The aspirations of Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam to occupy the seat of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received a boost as Concerned Benue PDP Stakeholders in their numbers gathered to endorsed him. The stakeholders of the party...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Member of the House of Representatives for Gwer East / Gwer West Federal Constituency, Dr. Asema Achado has promised to provide projects that would have direct bearing on the lives of his constituents and to cooperate with the relevant stakeholders to develop...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said the state is the least developed among the 19 states in the northern part of Nigeria. Governor Alia made the declaration on Friday when he broke Ramadan fast with Muslin faithful in Makurdi. He vowed, however, that the situation must change...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP. Emmanuel Adesina has ordered the deployment of officers across the state to ensure maximum security of lives and property during the Easter celebration. A statement by the command’s PPRO, Sewuese Anene Catherine, said the...
The Police Command in Benue has neutralised two notorious bandits in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the State and recovered arms. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Makurdi, by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene. Anene said in the statement...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Cassava farmers in Benue State are excited over the positive outlook of their cassava fields as they anticipate high yields this harvest season. This has resulted in hundreds among them taking up the business of selling improved seeds in local communities. ...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – About fourteen (14) trucks loaded with Ilmenite (Titanium-Iron Oxide), mined from Kwande local government area of Benue State have been impounded by the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS). A statement, by the Media Assistant to the Acting Executive Chairman of the...
Former Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Prof. Daniel Uza, has expressed worry that the herders and farmers crisis in Benue was being politicised. Uza stated this during the investiture of Dr Andrew Amine as the 8th State Chairman of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), on...