Estimated Reading Time: 1A communication clash between Ochoro and Bonta communities of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State has left many dead. The military had in April ransacked the Bonta community after the killing of 12 soldiers who were there to quell the crisis in the area. But after[Read More…]
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Ortom says Buhari’s approval of N6.25billion ranching funds to Katsina is deceitful
Estimated Reading Time: 2Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described the Federal Government’s approval of N6.25 billion ranching fund to the Katsina State government as the height of deceit and hypocrisy. The Katsina state government on Thursday received the approval of N6.5 billion from President Muhammadu Buhari to begin the[Read More…]
14 killed after an attempted attack on a police station in Benue
Estimated Reading Time: 1Nigerian Police authorities in Benue State say 14 bandits were killed following an attempted attack on a police station on Sunday morning. A spokesperson for Benue police, Catherine Anene, said in a statement that the gunmen numbering about 50 launched an attack in early hours of Sunday[Read More…]
“We will cry no more – Now is time for action” -Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom tells his people to act against marauding herdsmen
Estimated Reading Time: 1Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday said it was time to stop crying over the unabated attacks unleashed on people of the state by marauding herdsmen. Ortom stated this at the Banquet Hall of the Government House during a media parley to mark his second year[Read More…]
Breaking: At least, 100 dead bodies recovered in Benue after gunmen unleashed terror in communities
Estimated Reading Time: 2At least, 100 people have been killed in four council wards of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State at the weekend after gunmen unleashed terror on communities. Daily Trust is reporting that over 100 dead bodies have been recovered from many villages in the four council[Read More…]
Benue Health Commissioner dies, three months after taking office
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Commissioner of Health and Human Services in Benue State, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono, is dead. Ms Ngunan Addingi, the Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism in the state, announced this in a statement on Wednesday made available to NewsWireNGR. According to her, the government condoles with Ikwulono’s[Read More…]
“Even war criminals captured alive are entitled to certain rights” – Suswan calls for judicial panel over the killing Gana
Estimated Reading Time: 3A former governor of Benue State, who is representing Benue North-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Gabriel Suswan, has asked the Federal Government to set up a judicial panel to unravel the killing of the late Terwase Agwaza alias Gana by soldiers on Tuesday. The[Read More…]
Just In: Benue State University DVC dies of Covid-19
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the Benue State University Makurdi, Professor Godwin Achinge, has died of Covid-19 complications. Achinge who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Benue State Action Committee on Covid-19 reportly died on Sunday afternoon at a hospital facility in Jos, the Plateau State capital[Read More…]
