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Local News

Benue: Farmers kill cows, three youths murdered in reprisal

Akanji Philip December 19, 2022 0 Comment

Suspected herders have killed three people at Adaka, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The incident happened on Friday when some herders invaded the community and attacked residents on their farm. ...

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Politics

PDP crisis: Drama as Party candidate, vp Okowa avoids Wike in Benue

Agency1 December 13, 2022 0 Comment

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa reportedly avoided Governor Nyesom Wike at Makurdi, the Benue state capital, on Monday, December 12. According to The Nation, Okowa, who is also...

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Politics

Atiku begs Benue people ahead of 2023 election

Agency1 November 19, 2022 0 Comment

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has begun fresh moves to redeem his image in the sight of the Benue people ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The former...

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Extra

BREAKING: Gov. Ortom breaks away from Wike’s camp, backs Ayu

Akanji Philip September 27, 2022 0 Comment

Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue state, said he is not among the team calling for the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ortom’s position contradicts...

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Local News

JUST IN: Flood sacks over 100 households in Benue

Akanji Philip August 29, 2022 0 Comment

The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that no fewer than 100 households were affected by flood in Makurdi, the state capital, following recent rainfalls. Dr Emmanuel Shior, the Executive Secretary...

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Local News

Benue: Missing singer found dead, police arrest cultists

Akanji Philip June 8, 2022 0 Comment

The remains of a popular singer in Benue State, Terungwa Ikon, aka Ortrees, have been discovered several weeks after he went missing within the North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, the state capital. ...

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Extra

Breaking: Benue gives out N2m soft loans to widows

Akanji Philip June 2, 2022 0 Comment

Mrs. Mimi Adzape-Orubibi, Executive Chairman, Benue Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), has concluded plans to give N2 million interest-free loans to widows from Turan and Ikyurav-ya in Kwande Local Government area. This...

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Education

Abuja varsity lecturer abducted in Benue regains freedom

Akanji Philip May 3, 2022 0 Comment

The Head of Department, History and International Relations of Veritas University, Abuja, Dr. John Adole, has regained his freedom. Adole was kidnapped by gunmen in Otukpo, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State...

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National

Ortom instructs residents in Benue to confront their attackers

Akanji Philip March 10, 2022 0 Comment

Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has called on residents of the state to take up arms and defend themselves against attackers. The call was made by the governor while reacting to...

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Local News

Benue: Suspected Fulani herdsmen assassinate three mourners

Akanji Philip February 21, 2022 0 Comment

Suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed three mourners, who were on motorcycles while returning from a burial in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The herdsmen were said to have laid ambush...