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...
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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...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The President General (PG) of Mzough u Tiv worldwide and Chairman Benue State Sociocultural Organisations, CP Iorbee Ihagh retired has said that the falsehood against Tiv man that he offers his wife to his visitor has finally been buried. Speaking with NATIONAL...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Chairman, Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Mr.Emmanuel Agema has sought to partner with the Operation Whirl Stroke for effective performance. A statement by the Media Assistant to the BIRS Chairman, Jacinta Benard, said Mr. Agema said this on Wednesday...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Facts have started coming up as to why the herdsmen came and killed about twenty people including children from the Wan-doo, Mbakyor, Mbalom, Masev in Gwer East Local Government of Benue State. NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent who sought to know the immediate cause...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The House of Representatives has called for a full investigation of attack and killing of the people of Wa-ndoo community in Mbakyor, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The call followed a motion by a member of the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Masev community under the auspices of Masev Development Association (MDA) have taken a different position with the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia over the massacre of the community members in Wa-ndoo Mbakyor, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of the state....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A Non Governmental Organisations, (NGO), Concerned Women International Development Initiative (CWIDI), has indicated interest to seek collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to assist them on issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) to help marginalized women in the country, particularly those...
Benue State has in the recent years experienced an increased incidence of Buruli Ulcer, a disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This is evidenced by the work of Dr Igbabul Shember-Agela, the former TB, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Program Manager. Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection) is caused by Mycobacterium and...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Tiv Youths Organisations (TYO) has taken moves aimed at protecting Tiv land which they said was an inheritance from their fore fathers. Speaking on Thursday during the inauguration of coordinators of the organisation in Makurdi, the President General of TYO Mr. Aondongu...
More than 40 persons, including a family of seven, were feared killed in clashes between militia gangs in Gbagir community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue on Tuesday. A highly-reliable military source said on Wednesday in Makurdi that security operatives had been deployed in the area to...