•Alia and Ortom The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has begun the probe of former governor Samuel Ortom over government assets under his care from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023. As part of the probe, the governor has constituted two commissions of inquiries on income and expenditure, including contract awards, bailout funds […]...
•Senator Moro addressing the youths in Ugbokpo The lawmaker representing Benue South District in the National Assembly and Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has urged the youths of Apa and Agatu Local Government Areas, LGAs, to always be vigilant and be prepared to defend their land against external aggressors. He urged the youths to work [&h...
Academic activities came to a halt at Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi, as the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Benue State University branch, embarked on an indefinite strike. Our correspondent, who visited the institution this morning, observed that some students who had come for morning lectures were shocked to hear that their lect...
•Fulani herdsmen Several persons have been killed in a fresh attack on the Ugboju community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. While conflicting reports trail the exact number of casualties, a source told our correspondent that nine people died in the latest violence in the North-Central State, reports Channels TV. The attack [...
All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Benue South in the 2023 election, Comrade Daniel Onjeh, has petitioned the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party over anti-party activities perpetrated by the state chairman, Austin Agada, during last year’s legislative election in the state. Onjeh who submitted the petition at t...
•Tinubu As suspected Fulani herdsmen militias continue to attack villages in Plateau and Benue states, killing over 100 people and destroying houses and other property, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has reiterated that it believes the government and the security agencies are complicit in the wave of vicious attacks and killings going on in the [...
•Fulani herdsmen Four people, including two soldiers have been reportedly killed by gunmen who invaded some communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State today. The armed men were said to have attacked some communities in the local government leading to the death of two people, reports The PUNCH. Some of the villages attacked [&hel...
•Hyacinth Alia As the internal wrangling in the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is escalating by the day, the state Peoples Democratic Party has asked Governor Hyacinth Alia to spare it and its party’s 2023 governorship candidate, Titus Uba, from their wars. The PDP stated this through its Publicity Secretary, Chief ...
Word Health Organisation, WHO, has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 infections, in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the availability of vaccines to protect themselves because the virus is still very prevalent. The World Health Organisation, WHO, Surveillance Officer, for Benue state, Ogechukwu Chigbo m...

