Police recover 14 bodies from Benue River boat mishap
Benue Police Command said it had recovered 14 bodies from the Benue Riverboat mishap which occurred on Sunday. Benue Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi. The ill-fated boat had on board 23 members of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Adeke community, Makurdi, […]
Siblings take daggers against each other over burial rites of mother in Benue
The children of late Mama Mbatomon Atser have taken daggers against each other over who should hold her burial rites in Benue. In his application for writ for civil summons, Mr Sunday Atser, Emmanuel Atser for themselves and the Atser family, have dragged one Mr Bugh Kwembe before a Makurdi Upper Area Court 2 over […]
Miyetti Allah offers to end all hostilities with Benue farmers
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, has offered to end all hostilities with Benue farmers and live in peace as brothers. They also proposed the establishment of a joint multi ethnic team to monitor and patrol the borders areas of Benue and Nasarawa states to checkmate the activities of […]
We do not want any more problems with Benue — Miyetti Allah
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, has offered to end all hostilities with Benue farmers and live in peace as brothers.
Benue experiences sudden twist in herdsmen migration pattern
It is common knowledge that the coming of the Benue state Open Grazing Prohibition Law of May 2017 and the enforcement of same which commenced in November of that year, the state has enjoyed some amount of relative peace from persistent attacks by armed herders when compared to what transpired before the coming of the law.
Housewife arraigned for violating Benue grazing law
By Peter Duru – Makurdi A housewife, Mrs Roseline Aondona was Wednesday arraigned by the Police before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly violating the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of Benue State. The Prosecuting Police Officer, Inspector Gabriel Agbadu had in his First Information Report, FIR, informed the court that one […]
