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...
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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...
The Police Command in Benue said a suspected vandal, Inalegwu Elias, was electrocuted when he attempted to vandalise a Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) transformer in Otukpo. The spokesperson of the command, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi over alleged stealing of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Many residents of Makurdi, Benue State capital have been rendered homeless and are restless following heavy down pour in the city and its environment. It rained heavily from the early hours of Friday with heavy wind for several hours. The rain brought...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, has attributed all his achievements in office in the last one year to President Bola Tinubu. Governor Alia disclosed this on Friday during his thank you tour to Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency held in Makurdi the state capital. He said every achievement...