Tag: Benue State
Benue: At least 23 killed in communal clashes
At least 23 villagers have died in clashes between two mainly fishing and farming communities in central Nigeria’s Benue state,…
Like Buhari, Like Ortom: PDP 16-year rule in Benue ended
Former Minister of State for Trade and Industries, Dr Samuel Ortom of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has won the…
Jonathan lays foundation of UAM Teaching Hospital in Benue
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday laid foundation for construction of Teaching Hospital of the University of Agriculture in Akwete, Otukpo…
APC candidate donates relief materials to displaced persons
The APC senatorial candidate for Benue South District, Daniel Onjeh, has donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…
45 villagers killed by herdsmen in Benue
At least 45 villagers were killed in a dawn raid Sunday by suspected herdsmen in Nigeria’s central Benue state, a…
Two PDP chieftains killed in Benue – Police
The Police in Benue have confirmed the killing of two chieftains of the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP) at Gbinde village…
Benue PDP begins campaign for Jonathan’s re-election
Barely 22 days to the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the country, the PDP in Benue…
APC governorship candidate sued by PDP
Dr Samuel Ortom, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state, on Wednesday said he was ready…
Buhari was never a dictator, says Orkar jailed for 18 months
Former Benue Commissioner for Transport, Mr Joseph Orkar, who was detained for eighteen months by the then military regime of…
APC to sue two radio stations for libel
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue, on Thursday said it would sue two radio stations in the state for…
Benue police recover corpse of abducted businessman
The police in Benue said on Saturday that it had recovered the corpse of a Makurdi-based businessman, Mr Edwin Okechukwu,…
Mark, Suswam, Mku win PDP senatorial tickets in Benue
Senate President David Mark, Gov. Gabriel Suswam and Mike Mku on Saturday picked the PDP’s ticket to contest the 2015…
Boko Haram: Benue evacuates students from Mubi
The Benue Government said it had commenced the evacuation of students from Mubi in Adamawa following the recent attack on…
Benue elders buy PDP nomination forms for Gov. Suswam
Elders from the North East senatorial zone of Benue on Monday purchased both expression of interest and party nomination forms…
PDP wins Buruku Federal Constituency seat in Benue
The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Mr John Tiav of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the re-contested Buruku…
Benue to create 12 local government councils
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue said arrangements had been concluded to create 12 additional local government councils in the state…
Lawmaker urges Benue to enforce property laws
David Iorhemba, former Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, wants the state government to commence the implementation of laws on property…
David Mark to ensure creation of additional states
The Senate President, Senator David Mark, on Wednesday restated his commitment to ensure that the quest for creation of additional…
Assembly urges Suswam to set up panel of enquiry
The Benue House of Assembly on Tuesday advised Governor Gabriel Suswam to set up a judicial panel of enquiry to…
APC Reps member sacked by Supreme Court
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday sacked Mr. Orker Jev of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria,…
Chibok Girls: ‘Condemn the animals, not govt.’ – Suswam
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigerians must stop playing politics with the kidnap of…
Man in court for blocking bank entrance with mattress
A 37-year old man, Philemon Kwaghkondo, was arraigned before an Upper Area Court 2, Makurdi, for allegedly blocking the entrance…
Boko Haram threatens to invade schools, abduct male students
The Principal of Government College, Makurdi, Godfrey Ugudu, on Saturday said the school had received letter from Boko Haram sect…
Three-month old baby stolen in Makurdi
The Benue Police Command has today confirmed that a three-month old baby belonging to one Mr Ikyavngi Imande had been…
Two dead in renewed Benue crisis
The Police in Benue state has confirmed the death of two persons following a renewed attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen…
2Face, Bridget Kelly Thrill Makurdi
Funsho Arogundade Fun lovers in the city of Makurdi, Benue State, will remember Saturday 5 April for good as home…
Curing the Headache Of Nomadic Cattle Rearing
By Akunna Ejim Another clash between Fulani herdsmen and their host community, this time, in Benue State, claimed the lives…
Nigerian army deploys more troops to North-Central
Major General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, said the military has deployed troops to some state in the North-Central…
Terrorists Disguise As Fulani Herdsmen
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, northcentral Nigeria, has raised the alarm that insurgents now disguise as fulani…
Fulani herdsmen kill 7 again in Benue
Renewed violence between herdsmen and farmers in central Nigerian state of Benue has killed seven, police said on Wednesday, just…