•Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia The death toll in the Fulani herdsmen attack on Ukum and Logo local government areas of Benue State has risen to 20 as security forces and residents comb the affected communities in search of survivors. Governor Hyacinth Alia, in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, gave details of the casualty [...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), representing 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on federal and state governments to urgently establish trauma healing initiatives for victims of insurgency in Plateau and Benue States as part of broader efforts to restore peace and rebuild Northern Nigeria. In its ...
•Peter Obi and Governor Alia The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has cancelled his scheduled visit to Benue State, citing a cautionary statement issued by the state government as the reason for shelving the trip. Obi, who was expected in Benue yesterday as part of a humanitarian […]
•Hyacinth Alia and Peter Obi Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, has distanced himself and his administration from the visit of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the state. There have been speculations that Obi, who regularly visited Benue during the tenure of former Governor Samuel Ortom, is expected in Makurdi, the s...
•A protest The power play between the Benue State Government and the State Chief Judge took a dramatic twist today as protesters stormed the Federal Capital Territory to express disaffection over relocation of the Benue State Local Government Elections Petition to Abuja. Convener, Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, Comrade Igwe Ude-Uman...
•Soldiers on patrol The Senate has asked the federal government to establish a permanent military base in Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State to improve security and provide a faster response to attacks by bandits who often disguise themselves as Fulani herdsmen. This was part of resolutions during plenary today after Senator Tarten...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Residents of several communities in Ondo, Benue, Nasarawa and Edo states are reeling from deadly attacks by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, sparking widespread outrage and protests. A total of 30 people were reportedly killed in the series of attacks across the three states, with communities calling for urgent governmen...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen An All Progressive Congress, APC, Councillorship aspirant in the last local government polls, Amedu Agaba and four others were last night reportedly killed in the escalating crisis between armed Fulani herdsmen and the locals of Okpomaju village in Okete Ward of Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. Several ...
•Cultists Benue State Police Command has raised the alarm about the killing of elderly over alleged witchcraft by some youths in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hassan Yabaner, who reeled out the achievements of the command in 2024 in a statement issued in Makurdi today pointed out that cultism and killing […]
•Boat mishap The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that 50 persons have been rescued and are safe following a boat mishap in Benue State. The accident occurred around 7:00 pm on Saturday along River Benue in Agatu Local Government Area and has claimed three lives so far. According to NEMA’s media office, 49 […]...
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