Tag: Benue
Police confirm killing of 3 officers in Benue
The Benue Police Command has said that unknown gunmen attacked and killed three Police officers at the residence of the…
NSCDC deploys 1,335 personnel in Benue
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Benue Command, on Thursday, said it had deployed 1,335 personnel to ensure…
Troops kill 2 bandits, arrest 1 in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a hideout of some of late Gana’s militia…
Troops neutralize 3 bandits, apprehend 4 in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, on Saturday, eliminated three bandits and apprehended four others during raids…
Herdsmen kill 4 in Benue community
Governor Samuel Ortom on Saturday said suspected herdsmen killed four persons at Tse-Angbande, Makurdi., the State Capital, on Friday night.
Troops neutralize 3 bandits, recover arms in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Sector-1 Operation Whirl Stroke on Sunday eliminated three bandits and recovered arms and ammunition…
Yellow fever hits Benue
Dr Godwin Oyiwona, Benue Supervisory Commissioner for Health has disclosed cases of Yellow Fever disease in three Local Government Areas…
Why man set self, girlfriend ablaze in Benue
The Police Command in Benue, on Sunday, had confirmed that Nicodemus Nomyange, has set himself and his girlfriend Shininenge Pam…
Gunmen kill 13 in Benue, set houses ablaze
The Police Command in Benue, on Monday confirmed the killing of 13 villagers by unidentified gunmen in Edikwu District, Apa…
Benue: 3,460 local govt ghost workers uncovered
Benue Local Government Service Commission has uncovered 3,460 ghost workers on the payroll of the 23 local governments in the…
Police confirm abduction of Benue businessman
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the abduction of an owner of a Supermarket, simply identified as Oga John,…
Benue: NCDC investigating strange illness – DG
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is aware of the strange illness in Benue and it is currently…
Benue LG declared 16th Open-Defecation-free LGA
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared Gwer East Local Government Area in Benue, Open-Defecation-Free (ODF), having met the…
Police confirm killing of security guards in Benue
Benue Police Command on Wednesday said yet-to-be-identified persons killed two security guards along Old River Benue Bridge in Makurdi, the…
Police arrest suspected cultists over Benue killings
The Benue Police Command on Friday said it arrested 16 suspected cults members in connection with several killings in the…
Benue: Ortom beats Jime again
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has triumphed again over his All Progressives Congress challenger, Emmanuel Jime.
HIV: Foundation targets 50,000 young people for training
Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says it is targeting 50,000 adolescents and young people for HIV/AIDS sensitisation training, as part of…
Tomato farmers lament wastage
Some tomato farmers in Benue have called on the state government to mop up surplus tomatoes in markets across the…
Armed robbers in military camouflage robbed motorists in Benue, 1 killed
Troops of the 72 Special Forces Battalion killed one of the suspected armed robbers dressed in military camouflage, robbing motorists…
Gov Ortom edges towards victory in Benue
Governor Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is edging towards victory with 317,730 votes from the results of…
Polls: Ortom takes early lead in Benue
Gov. Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has taken an early lead in Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly…
Benue voters commend INEC
Voters in the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Benue have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the…
Gunmen burn electoral materials in Benue, INEC officials run into the bush
All electoral materials for Mbalom ward in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue, were in the early hours of…
People are ranched instead of cattle in Benue – APC’s Jime
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Benue, Emmanuel Jime said people have been the ones ranched instead of cattle,…
Atiku wins in Benue by 356,817 votes
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday declared Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of Saturday’s…
Presidential poll: Atiku wins Benue with slim margin
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has defeated President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives…
Presidential polls: Atiku leads in 7 of 11 LGAs in Benue
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken an early lead in the…
Hoodlums disrupt APC’s rally in Benue
The rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Gbajimba, the home base of Governor Samuel Ortom is reported…
See the water Benue community cook and bath with
Water, an essential need of everyday living is certainly a luxury which is beyond the reach of Agasha people from…
Army kill 17 bandits, arrest 67 in Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba
The Operation Wild Stroke of the Nigerian Army operating in Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba States says it has killed 17…