•Terrorists The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, heard chilling details of how over 100 AK-47-wielding terrorists stormed Yelwata community in Benue State, killing more than 150 persons and razing houses, during a coordinated attack. The revelation came as the court remanded nine defendants over their alleged involvement in the...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State A former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico and High Commissioner to Canada, Iyorwuese Hagher, today, criticised the Benue State Government’s reported plan to establish a rehabilitation centre for bandits, describing it as a misplaced priority. He accused the government of prioritising banditry over traumatise...
•Gunmen At least 16 travellers have been abducted by gunmen along the Utonkon–Okpoga Road in Benue State following an attack on a commercial bus conveying passengers from Oju and Obi Local Government Areas to the western part of the country. The latest abduction occurred barely 24 hours after the kidnapping of nine people from a […]
•Lassa Fever The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, has confirmed that four healthcare professionals are among those affected in the recent Lassa Fever outbreak in the state. Dr. Ogwuche disclosed that the affected health workers included three nurses and one community health worker, all of whom were acti...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi has nullified an executive order issued by Governor Hyacinth Alia, declaring it unconstitutional, illegal and an abuse of executive powers. Justice Theresa Igoche, who delivered judgment, upheld the suit filed by Chief Bemgba Iortyom, a former State Publicity Secretary of the ...
•Gunmen Three persons have been left dead and one other injured as suspected gunmen attacked the Buruku, Okokolo, and Naka Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State yesterday, Thursday, 22 January 2026. In Mbakura Mbagen village, Buruku LGA, five gunmen reportedly stormed the community at about 3:30 a.m., killing John Kunde and Sughter Orbu...
•Lassa fever At least seven new suspected cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Benue State as fear heightens over the possible spread of the viral disease across the state. The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Asema Msuega, who made the disclosure to journalists in Makurdi, noted that samples had already been collected from the affected [&helli...
•Aondoakaa, Trump and Tinubu Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, has called on the United States government to extend its air strikes to Benue State to flush out terrorists and bandits operating in the area. Aondoakaa made the call during a consultation dinner with political stakeholders ...
•Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, Udeme Edet The Benue State Police Command successfully foiled a kidnap attempt on Christmas Day and rescued one Geoffrey Akume. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, disclosed in a statement released yesterday, made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Edet said the incident occurred in the early...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen At least four person have been reportedly killed, several women brutally tortured, and another declared missing following an attack by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen on Udei and Nzorov communities of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The attacks reportedly occurred when a group of displaced persons went t...
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