Tag: Benue
Social Media: Benue Is Getting Bad Image – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom on Sunday said that lies peddled on the social media were giving Benue a negative image before…
Benue Gov Warns Against Breach Of Anti-Open Grazing Law
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Monday, warned that any herdsman, who decided to breach the anti-open grazing law would…
13 Year Old Boy Commits Suicide In Benue
Tragedy struck in a home in Makurdi, the Benue state capital on Sunday, as a 13-year old was found dead…
Water Scarcity Hits Benue
Many residents of Makurdi and its environs have been experiencing acute water shortage, forcing them to resort to different measures…
LG Polls: Police Arrest Man With Pistol
The Benue Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of one Kuma Tyosaar, who was found with a pistol, in…
Benue Gov To Implement School Feeding Scheme
The Benue Government says it is set to implement the school feeding scheme of the Social Investments Programme, an initiative…
LG polls: APC primaries spark off protests in Benue
The APC primary elections held on Thursday and Friday, ahead of the June 3 Local Government polls in Benue, have…
Herdsmen on the prowl again, kill one in Benue
A reprisal attack by suspected herdsmen on Tse Igba Uke and Aliade villages in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue…
Legislator offers scholarships to 1,000 students
One thousand secondary school students have been offered full scholarships by Mr Bem Mngutyo, a member of the Benue House…
Benue Govt Leases Land To Obasanjo Farms
The Benue Government says it has leased a total of 2,599 hectares of land to Obasanjo Farms for mango plantation…
DSS busts ISIS-linked Boko Haram ring in Benue, FCT
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had busted a ring of ISIS-linked Boko Haram members based in Benue…
Benue electoral boss assures of credible LG polls “in spite of poor funding”
The Benue State Electoral Commission (BSIEC) says it will conduct credible and acceptable local government polls in spite of the…
Benue To Begin Exporting Yam In June
Benue will begin the processing, marketing and packaging of yam for export in June this year, the Nigerian Export Promotion…
6 Face Panel Over Invasion Of Prison’s Farm
Six officials of Nigerian Prisons Service have been questioned over herdsmen invasion of Jato Aka Prisons Farm Centre in Benue.
Hundreds of students protest killing of colleague in Benue
Benue State has been thrown into mourning following the killing of a final year Geography student from the State University…