Tag: Benue
Group condemns killings in Benue, Ondo, Kaduna, others
By POLYCARP AUTAJOS- The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria, also known as Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi a Nijeria (TEKAN), has condemned the killings...
2023 Benue Governorship: Why power can’t go to Idomaland – Governor...
"If we (PDP) go in a hurry and nominate someone from Zone C (Benue South), and our opponent (APC) does not do same in...
Native Doctor Hangs Self In Benue
A 42-year-old native doctor has reportedly committed suicide by hanging in Mbakuha Council ward of Ushongo Local Government Area in Benue State.The deceased, Terhemen...
Senate bemoans incessant bloody clash between bordering communities of Benue, Ebonyi
Senate has strongly condemned frequent killings between the Ezza people of Benue state and Effium people of Ebonyi state and urged the Federal Ministry...
98,271 persons fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Benue- Official
The Executive Secretary, Benue Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Bem Ageda says 98,271 people have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Ageda,...
Outrage as suspected military personnel abduct, murder Benue tax official
Yet to be identified military personnel have allegedly abducted and murdered a tax collector and Senior Inspector of Taxes with the Benue State Internal...
Unicef to provide learning centre for 3000 out-of-school children at Benue...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is working towards providing a befitting learning centre for over 3000 out-of- school children at the Ukpam...
Benue group accuses Buhari’s aide Garba Shehu of Fulanisation
Mallam Garba Shehu, a senior special assistant on media to President Mohammedu Buhari, is being accused of pushing the agenda of Fulanisation of the...
Gunmen kidnap 3 University of Agric, Makurdi students – Police
Gunmen kidnapped three students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, on Saturday, the police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson in Benue, DSP Catherine Anene,...
Photos: Identities of Benue’s slain soldiers revealed
Photos: identities of Benue’s slain soldiers revealed
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Young Lady Dies After She Allegedly Fell And Hit Her Head...
A young Nigerian lady identified as Blessing Nyityo has lost her life due to a head injury she sustained after a fall.
According to her...
Gunmen kill Catholic priest in Benue
Police in Benue have confirmed that a Catholic Church priest Rev. Moses Nguban has been killed in Agu, a village in Katsina-Ala council area...
Benue youths protest attack on Ortom’s convoy
Over 100 youths in Benue, Monday staged a peaceful protest over attempt by suspected herdsmen to assassinate Governor Samuel Ortom.
They matched through major roads...
I thank God for saving me from herdsmen – Ortom
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has thanked God for saving him from Saturday’s attack by suspected herdsmen.
He spoke at the Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG)...
Price of kerosene increases by 8.85 per cent in February
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) at the weekend said average prices of kerosene increased by 8.83 per cent from N350.55 per litre in...
Fulani militia attack Ortom’s convoy in Makurdi
Suspected Fulani militia on Saturday morning attacked the convoy of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom in Tyo-mu community along Gboko Road in Makurdi, the...
Benue Govt places N5m bounty on killers of Dr Suswan
the killers of late Dr Terkula Suswam.
Gov. Samuel Ortom made this known to newsmen after the Expanded Security Council meeting in Makurdi on Thursday.
Ortom...
7 Benue students manifest strange behaviour in school
Female students of the Universal Basic Education (UBE), Junior Secondary School, Nyiman layout, Makurdi, the Benue state capital have reportedly been sent home after...
Ortom-aic ruckus
The on-going ruckus between Samuel Ortom, the Benue governor and Bala Mohammed, his Bauchi colleague (both incidentally PDP stable mates) isn’t surprising, given the...
Ortom contracts COVID-19
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has tested positive for COVID-19.
His Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, announced this on Wednesday.
Akase, in a statement made available...