By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A 3-day training workshop/ induction organised by the Benue Public Service Institute, Makurdi started on Tuesday for the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, with a call on the participants to be equipped so as to work harder in the implementation of the Governor Hyacinth...
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A Makurdi High Court has ordered the reinstatement of Mr Austin Agada and other elected executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue chapter, whose tenures were terminated by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The presiding judge, Justice Tertsegha Kume, gave the order on Thursday in his verdict...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has assured that it would continue to support the Benue State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to enable it perform their role as journalists without hindrance. The Technical Adviser to the Governor on Media, Publicity and Strategic ...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said that his administration was moving at 350 kilometers per hour to ensure that people get maximum democratic benefits. Governor Alia stated this at the opening of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State triennial delegates conference on Friday in Makurdi. The...
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...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club and Director of Sports, Benue State Sports Council, Dr. Philip Nongu has urged Local Government representatives to thoroughly prepare for potential NPFL selection. The tournament aligns with Governor Hyacinth Alia’s vision for sports-driven youths employment. A statement...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State Mr. Paul Tion has decried the state of roads in Makurdi saying most of the roads have become impassable and death traps. Addressing journalists in Makurdi, the PDP Chairman informed...
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 – The General Manager, Benue State Environmental Sanitation Agency (BENSESA), Jennifer Nashima Daniel, has declared that tough times awaits the serial defaulters of the state sanitation laws. The GM of the agency, who disclosed this in her office in Makurdi, said it was part...
The Benue chapter of Nigeria Football Coaches Association (NFCA) has congratulated Daniel Amokachi on his appointment as the Technical Adviser of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amokachi, an ex-Nigeria international, was appointed on Sunday to head the Nigeria Premier Football...
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 – The Director General, Benue Public Service Institute, Makurdi, Professor Terkura Tarnande has assured that the management team of the Institute would not fail Governor Hyacinth Alia in carrying out their assignment at the Institute. The DG disclosed this on Wednesday when he led...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi- The Benue State House of Assembly has called on the state government to stop the incessant killings by cultists and other cult related activities in the North Bank area of Makurdi, the state capital. Ruling on the motion by a member representing Makurdi North...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday commissioned a fashion hub and the Benue Printing and Publishing Company (BPPC), publishers of the Voice newspaper. Performing the ceremony in Makurdi at the premises of the fashion hub, the Vice President who appreciated the Benue...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community, community engagement, Abiodun Essiest has launched “Citizens Assembly” in Benue State during a town hall meeting for the North Central Nigeria. Recall that President Tinubu had appointed 6 Special Assistants for the purpose for...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The intra party crisis in the main opposition party, the Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed a dangerous dimension with the suspension of Senator Gabriel Suswam, Terngu Tsegba, Richard Gbande, Terseer Tsumba and Professor Nicholas Ada from...
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), has warned those planning to stage a nationwide protest on August 1, not to attack any police formations in the country. Its National Chairman, Alhaji Magaji Ibrahim, gave the warning in an interview with newsmen during his visit to Gov. Hyacinth Alia...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, Dr. Emmanuel Barki has regained freedom after six days in captivity. Dr. Barki was abducted by unidentified gunmen in the late hours of Wednesday last week after an official assignment in Makurdi and was going...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Barki has been kidnapped on his way to Ugbokolo after an official assignment in Makurdi. The Acting Rector was abducted by yet to be identified gunmen with some management staff of the...
Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi will embark on a talent hunt across the 23 Local Government Areas of Benue on July 15. This is contained in a statement issued by the club’s Secretary, Terhemen Saawuan and head coach, Eugene Agagbe on Monday in Makurdi. The club said...