Tag: Benue State
Yelwata massacre: Again, trial of 9 suspected terorists stalled
Abuja, March 4, 2026 (NAN) The trial of nine suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked Yelwata community in Benue on June 13, 2025, could not...
FG distributes emergency food aid to vulnerable households in Benue
Abuja, Feb. 27, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Government has embarked on the distribution of food and nutritional support items in Benue under the Presidential...
Court remands 3 facing alleged armed robbery, terrorism charges in Benue
Makurdi, Feb 20, 2026 (NAN) A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand in custody of three persons alleged to have robbed some...
Troops dislodge suspected terrorists, recover 2 motorcycles, ammunition in Benue
Makurdi, Feb. 16, 2026 (NAN) Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have dislodged suspected terrorists in a notorious terrorist hideout...
Retrenchment necessitated by need to retain realistic workforce, says BIPC
The management of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) said the recent retrenchment of workers was necessitated by the need to retain a...
Troops intercept gun runner in Taraba, foil kidnap attempt
The Nigerian Army says its troops, in collaboration with vigilantes, have apprehended a suspected gun runner in Taraba.
The suspect, Mansir Mohammed, was arrested at...
Kogi attack: Community leader urges NEMA, SEMA to assist IDPs with...
A community leader has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assist displaced persons in...
Gov Alia inaugurates Benue Electoral Commission’s members
Gov. Hyacinth Alia swore in a seven-member Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) on Thursday in Makurdi.
Alia tasked the commission, which has Dr. John...
Empowerment: 27,600 women in Benue to receive BOA grant
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has partnered with the Benue Government to give out grants and soft loans to 27,600 women as part of...
I am not leaving PDP – Ortom
A former governor of Benue, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has debunked rumours making the rounds that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for...
Benue Speaker’s Alleged Assassination Plot Thwarted: Local Government Chairman Arrested by...
The Nigeria Police Force says it has successfully thwarted an alleged assassination plot on the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, leading...
Motorcyclists defend 100% price hike in Benue
Commercial motorcyclists (Okada) in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, have defended the sudden increment in transport fare by 100 per cent within the city.
The...
Benue leaders, Miyetti Allah in talks to end farmer-herder crisis
Some elders and leaders in Benue State have initiated talks with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), in...
Poverty, illiteracy fuels insurgency —Zulum
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, revealed that poverty and illiteracy as some of the factors responsible for insurgency in the...
Coalition calls for resignation of Benue Governor, Ortom
Due to the insecurity and recurring clashes amongst farmers and herders, the Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has called for the resignation of...
Budget: Gov. Ortom signs N189.4bn 2020 bill into law
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State has signed the state’s N189.43 billion 2020 budget into law.
Ortom while signing the budget 2020 tagged “Advancement, Growth...
