The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a nationwide warning as temperatures continue to soar across several states, raising concerns over heat stress and related health complications. In an advisory posted on its X page, NiMet said residents of Benue, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi, Niger, Kebbi, Cross River...
•Lassa fever The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche has assured residents of the state that measures were being put in place to contain the spread of the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state. In an update on the current state of Lassa Fever, the commissioner noted that another health […]
•Lassa fever The Benue State government has confirmed the death of 10 health workers following an outbreak of Lassa fever, with 45 cases testing positive out of 250 suspected infections recorded across the state. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Msuega Asema, disclosed this yesterday during an assessment visit by the Commissioner for Health and Hu...
•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...
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