Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the 2026 fertilizer and farm inputs sales and distribution exercise, announcing a 51% subsidy that reduces the price of fertilizer to N28,000 per bag for farmers. The governor announced the subsidy during the flag-off ceremony on Saturday June 5, 2026 in...
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…Why Governance Must Defeat Professional Politics By PROF LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – May 29, 2026 marks more than another “democracy anniversary” in Nigeria. It is a strategic transition boundary for both the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia in Benue State. Exactly...
The debate on Arise TV’s Arise Exchange over Benue State’s debt profile has intensified political tensions between allies of former Governor Samuel Ortom and the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia. Both sides traded accusations over fiscal management, transparency, and the true state of the state’s finances. At the center...
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election conducted in the state. The Chairman of the APC governorship primary election, Professor Mohammad Isah while announcing the results on Friday at the party secretariat in Makurdi, said Governor Alia polled...
Ambassador Terhemen Tarzoor, the Benue State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Agenda for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia, has expressed optimism that both leaders would record convincing victories in the forthcoming general elections following the outcome of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries...
Immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has felicitated with Governor Hyacinth Alia, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Chief Ortom whose message was signed by his Media Adviser, Dr. Terver Akase described Governor Alia’s attainment of the diamond age as a milestone worthy of gratitude to...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has assured of renewed commitment to the people and his desire to develop the state as he celebrates 60 years. Speaking during on Thursday during a symposium organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) held at the Fr. Alia Ultra-Modern Conference Hall, Benue...
A few weeks ago, I analyzed the electoral prospects of some prominent Benue gubernatorial hopefuls—among them Sebastian Hon, Herman Hembe, Terhemba Shija, Mathias Byuan, and Mike Aondoakaa—against the incumbent governor, Hyacinth Alia. With the exception of Hembe, these figures are widely perceived as political associates or loyalists of George...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has sent hearty felicitations to the Tor Tiv and Chairman, Benue State Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Iorzua Ortese Ayatse, on the occasion of his 70th birthday anniversary. Governor Alia in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, described the...
On Sunday, May 3, 2026, the much-anticipated “reconciliation meeting” between Hyacinth Alia and George Akume finally held at Government House, Makurdi. It was convened amid heightened expectations that the lingering crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State would be resolved. But if the test of reconciliation...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has commended security agencies for the successful rescue of passengers abducted from a Benue Links bus along the Makurdi–Otukpo road, reiterating his administration’s resolve to confront insecurity across the state. Governor Alia gave the commendation on Sunday, April 19, 2026, while receiving the rescued...
Worried by the attacks and killings by herdsmen in Benue State, Governor Hyacinth Alia has directed security agencies to immediately commence coordinated operations to dislodge armed herder terrorist camps identified in forests around Apa, Otukpo, Gwer-West and other parts of the State. Reacting to the recent brutal attacks on...
Nigeria stands at a grave moral and political crossroads today. For decades, citizens, scholars, clergy, and commentators have repeated one familiar explanation for the country’s decline: bad leadership. It is the phrase most often heard whenever our institutions fail, whenever violence spreads, whenever poverty deepens, and whenever public hope...
There was a brutal attack on the Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on Easter Sunday by suspected herdsmen, where 17 people were killed and many others are still missing. The gunmen arrived unexpectedly, opened fire on residents, set houses ablaze, and destroyed valuable...
Renewed Hope Interfaith Movement has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia would achieve a smooth victory in the upcoming 2027 presidential andgubernatorial elections. Members of the movement, who made this decision during a meeting in Makurdi, resolved to mobilise support for both President Tinubu and...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has felicitated Muslims faithful in the state on the occasion of the 2026 Eid-El-Fitr celebration.Governor Alia in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, encouraged all Muslim Ummah to embrace the lessons, blessings and the spiritual benefits of Ramadan in their daily living, saying...
Benue State Government has approved the release of ₦450 million as counterpart funding for the Nigeria for Women Project, a programme supported by the World Bank aimed at boosting women’s economic empowerment. The initiative is designed to support women across the state through small and medium-scale enterprises, while also...
Tiv Cultural and Social Association (TCSA) has commended Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, and his Benue State counterpart, Hyacinth Alia, for their joint visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the border communities of Wukari, Abako and Chanchanji. The association described the visit as a significant gesture of solidarity...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has extended warm congratulations to the women of Benue State on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Governor Alia, in a statement issued by his Technical Adviser on Media, Publicity, and Strategic Communication, Chief Solomon Iorpev, said the governor was celebrating the strength, resilience,...
Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have attacked Jato-Aka, Mbachon, and Tse- Yough settlements of Yaav council ward of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State leaving about twenty seven persons dead and several others with various degrees of injuries getting medical attention in a hospital in Jato-aka. President General,...