Youths suspected to be members to the All Progressives Congress , APC, in the early hours of Saturday overpowered security personnel and disrupted the supplementary election in Chito the headquarters Azendeshi council ward, in Ukum local government area of Benue state.

Ahead of Saturday’s supplementary elections in some states of the federation, the federal government has ordered the closure of land borders in Adamawa, Benue, and Sokoto states.

ABUJA—Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has deployed no fewer than 1,300 Special Forces to Benue and Zamfara states to restore normalcy following renewed killings and armed banditry in the two states.

Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed optimism that he would win Saturday’s governorship election stressing that the Peoples Democratic Party, would strengthen its dominance in the state at the end of the polls.

 A new  Commissioner of Police has been deployed to Benue,  ahead of Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly Elections,  the Newsmen reports.

Benue youths, yesterday, trooped into the streets of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, protesting the recent call by the leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC, for the deployment of the military to the state to oversee Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections in the state.

Makurdi—The commission of inquiry set up by Benue State government to probe the recent crisis in Tiv/Jukun in Abinsi, Guma and Fidi in Makurdi local government areas of the state, yesterday, held its inaugural sitting, pledging to find an end to the persistent conflict.

Makurdi—Benue State government has dismissed as unfounded, baseless and evil, allegations by All Progressives Congress, APC, that Governor Samuel Ortom set aside huge sum of money to compromise staff of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to win re-election.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has won in six local government areas out of the ten so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Makurdi.

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ohimini local government area,  Mr Boniface Okoloho, is dead.

Gunmen wearing military uniform have, Thursday, attacked the vehicle belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benue State while it was conveying non-sensitive election materials to one of the LGAs in the state.

By Peter Duru Benue State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr. Hinga Biam has disclosed that the state leadership of the party was yet to sanction the adoption of President Muhammadu Buhari as its preferred presidential candidate in the coming general election. The National Working Committee, NWC, of the SDP had last […]

Emotion betrayed many while tears flowed freely in Oju when the eight members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who died in a ghastly motor accident last Friday, on their way to the Benue south senatorial campaign flag-off in Agatu were laid to rest.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Eunice Spring of Life Foundation, ESLF, a pet project of the Wife of the Benue State Governor, Dr. Eunice Ortom is to convoke a two day Combined Women and Youth Entrepreneurship Summit to expose participants to entrepreneurship opportunities available in the State. Addressing the media yesterday in Makurdi, the Chairperson […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and stakeholders from Benue State.