Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said he would not dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Alia dispelled the rumours of his defection in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on Wednesday in Makurdi. The governor said that he...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Following the recent attacks that have displaced over four thousand residents of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, the Benue State Government has taken swift action to address the humanitarian crisis. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management/Benue State Emergency Management Agency...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has appealed to the entire people of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA), particularly the women who have taken to the streets to register their grievances about the security situation in the LGA to remain calm as his government...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia is committed to the security of lives and property of the Benue people and would also ensure the return of the all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes. Addressing some journalists under the auspices of...
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has accused his successor, Gov. Hyacinth Alia, of playing politics with the continuous insecurity bedevilling the state. Ortom stated this in a statement on Tuesday signed by his media aide, Mr Terver Akase, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has declared support for Tax Reform Bills transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu.. Governor Alia made this known on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in his office at the state secretariat in Makurdi, the state’s capital....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Permanent Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), Sir James Iorpuu, has reiterated the firm commitment of Governor Hyacinth Alia in restoring hope, dignity and livelihood to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in the state. Speaking on Tuesday during the first distribution of...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday, launched a five-year, N853 billion programme to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. The governor, during the unveiling of the Action Plan in Makurdi, said the aim was to foster the IDPs safe return to their ancestral homes. According to him,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Theresa Ikwe has called on all local government officials in Benue State, to key into Governor Hyacinth Alia’s seven points agenda to enable them achieve maximally for the benefit of their people. Speaking exclusively...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has sworn in new Permanent Secretaries in the State with a charge not to be partisan, and act as responsible officers in their areas of assignments. Governor Alia, who gave the charge at Government House Makurdi, on Tuesday...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to provide sustainable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and their host communities, the Benue State Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has initiated a joint empowerment and livelihood programme. Following this initiative, a delegation led by the...
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,...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has mourned the death of the first Professor of “Zwa Tiv,” (Tiv Language) Prof. Kpamor Orkar. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Orkar was...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The President General, Kunav United Development Association (KUDA), Mr Emmanuel Tor Yaji, has been abducted by gunmen on Monday in his country home. KUDA is the umbrella organisation of Kunav, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, the home community of the Benue...
By TVAY SAM TVAY, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has signed into law the Benue State 2025 appropriation bill of N550,112,988,930.45 into law. The ceremony of signing of appropriation bill tagged: “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security and Digital Economy”, coincided with the launching of the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has felicitated the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, on the occasion of his 71st birthday. This is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula,...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has vowed to ensure that perpetrators of unprovoked attacks on Anwase Community in Kwande Local Government Area are apprehended to face justice. Alia, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula, expressed sadness over the attack that led to the death...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Following the formal inauguration of the Benue State Civil Protection Guard which some Benue people argued was only a change in the name, to distinguish it from the former Governor’s community volunteer guards, Chief Samuel Ortom has appealed for calm and support for...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Technical Adviser on Media, Publicly and Strategic Communication to the Benue State Governor, Solomon Iorpev has tasked broadcasters to uphold the tenets of the broadcast code in order to discharge their duties responsibly. Mr. Iorpey spoke on Friday during a courtesy call on...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N550,112,988,930.45 to the Benue State House of Assembly for consideration. Presenting the budget estimate on the floor of the State House of Assembly on Wednesday, Governor Alia explained, that the 2025...