Tag: Benue

Babatunji Wusu – According to Sahara Reporters, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has sanctioned N2,040,780,000 for the purchase of cars for himself, his deputy, members of the House of Assembly,…

According to reports, armed robbers attacked Otukpo town in Benue state on Friday, killing an undetermined number of people. An eyewitness, a local, who attested to the occurrence, stated that…

Babatunji Wusu – The Peoples Democratic Party of Benue State has rejected plans to build a Fulani colony in the state. Last week, the Vice President, Kashim Shetima, stated at…

Tunji Wusu – The number of fatalities from Saturday’s armed men attack on the communities of Akpuuna and Diom in Benue State’s Ukum Local Government Area has increased to 30,…

After six days in captivity, Mr. Moses Egbodo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for State Assembly, was released by his kidnappers on Saturday. To represent the Obi State constituency…

The APC Women Presidential Campaign Team paid a visit to Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, on Monday as part of efforts to reach communities affected by floods, to identify…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, allegedly abandoned the catastrophic circumstances in his native Anambra to play politics with flood victims in Benue State, according to Ossai Ovie…

The Gbeji community in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State was assaulted on Wednesday by some herders as retaliation, and 16 persons, including two policemen, were slain in…

The contractor that controlled the refashioned Governor’s Office Complex at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, SABC Limited, has handed over the facility to the State Government. Commissioner for Housing and…

Governors of the 19 Northern States and traditional rulers of the region are meeting in Kaduna over security challenges bedeviling the region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…