Suspected herdsmen kill four in Benue community ― Gov Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said suspected herdsmen killed four persons at Tse-Angbande, Makurdi, the State Capital, on Friday night. Ortom stated this at Tse-Angbande, when he visited the village for an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of the attack that also left seven persons injured. He said the attack which took […]
Benue releases N1.5bn for RAAMP project
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Benue State Commissioner for Agricultural and Natural Resources, Dr Timothy Ijir weekend disclosed that the state government had approved the release of N1.5 billion as counterpart funds for the take-off of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, in the state. He said already the sum of N250million […]
Benue Police arraigns pastor for raping 16-year-old girl
By Peter Duru – Makurdi A 45-year-old Pastor, Philip Ukuma has been arraigned by the Police before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) in Konshisha Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. The accused is a Pastor serving with the Steward Salvation Ministry, Mbanonu Gaav in Konshisha LGA. […]
COVID-19 adversely impacted Benue IGR — BIRS Chairman
Receives Excellence IGR Award for fastest-growing IGR By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Executive Chairman of Benue Internal Revenue Service, BIRS, Mr. Andrew Ayabam has disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic had adversely affected the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, the profile of the state. He said despite the challenge, the state had been able to generate […]
Revealed: How “ Gana” Terwase Akwaza’s gang members caused his death
New facts have emerged on the circumstances that led to the death of Terwase Akwaza (Gana) the notorious militia leader that terrorized Benue state and environs for several years. According to information gathered from reliable sources, Gana died when members of his gang attempted to release him forcefully from the captivity of troops of Operation […]
Ortom directs all Benue schools to reopen September 21
…cancels third term except for JSS3 and SSS3 By Peter Duru – Makurdi Benue State Government has approved Monday, September 21, 2020, as reopening date for all Primary, Secondary and Tertiary institutions in the state. The decision to reopen the schools came a few days after stakeholder in the sector resolved in a meeting that […]
