Tag: Benue State
3 sentenced to die for robbery
The Chief Judge of Benue, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, on Thursday in Makurdi sentenced three men to death for armed robbery.…
Sports Festival: Organisers Charged To Provide Adequate Security
Worried over the state of security in the country, the Director of Sports in Benue State, Orngu David, has called…
Motorcyclist gets death sentence for robbery
A Nigerian High court in the central city of Makurdi, Benue State on Monday sentenced a 27 year-old man, Oloche…
30 killed by Fulani herdsmen in Benue village
An ethnic dispute over land in a village in Nigeria’s Benue state that has repeatedly flared up in the past…
Suspected Ritualists Kidnap Teenager
Suspected ritualists have kidnapped a teenager who was sent on an errand by her father in Otukpo Local Government Area, …
Benue River also floods the highway
The recent overflow of the River Benue has blocked parts of the Makurdi-Gboko Highway, especially from Tyo-mu end, about 13…
Benue PDP shifts council primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government primaries scheduled to hold on Saturday across Benue State has been shifted till…
Date fixed for Benue council polls
The Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) in Nigeria’s central state of Benue has fixed 24 November, for the conduct of local…
Nigeria: 2 arms of government cross swords
UBONG GEORGE/MAKURDI The crisis between the Executive and the Legislative arms of government in Nigeria’s Benue State has resulted in…
Nigerian governor locks out aides for lateness
UBONG GEORGE/MAKURDI The Benue State Head of Service, Mr Michael Iordye and two commissioners saw the other side of Governor…
2 Brothers to die for stealing N39,040
The Benue Chief Judge, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, on Wednesday in Makurdi sentenced two brothers, Ibrahim Yau and Abubakar Yau to…
100 Suspected Cultists Arrested
Over 100 persons suspected to be cultists have been arrested in Makurdi, Benue State, northcentral Nigeria, by the Benue State…
Gov Suswam Terminates Tenure Of LG Bosses
In line with the new law guiding local government in Benue State, the State Governor Dr Gabriel Suswam has terminated…
Benue: Pregnant woman remanded over murder charge
A 38-year-old pregnant woman, Mwuese Manger of Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region, was…
How Youth Died Over Chelsea
Fresh facts have emerged about how a young man identified as John Idoko from Benue State, Northcentral Nigeria, was stabbed…