Benue COVID-19 Action Committee repatriates 58 suspected trafficked persons
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 Thursday repatriated a batch of 58 persons suspected to have been trafficked into Makurdi the state capital, back to their states of origin. Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Benue COVID-19 Action Committee, Mr Benson Abounu, led a task force to repatriate the youths […]
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Gov Ortom imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Benue
Gov Samuel Ortom has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Benue to curtail further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Ortom announced the curfew in a radio broadcast to the state on Sunday in Makurdi. He said the decision became imperative following the discovery of the index case of coronavirus in the state and […]
Benue State records first case of coronavirus
By Rasheed Sobowale The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported that Benue State has recorded its first case of the coronavirus disease. NCDC revealed this in its recent update that also stated Nigeria’s total cases of confirmed victims of the COVID-19 has risen to 89 from the previous 81 which was reported […]
COVID-19: Muslims defy Benue govt’s ban on religious gathering
Hold Jumaat prayers in Makurdi By Peter Duru – Makurdi Muslims in Makurdi the Benue state capital Friday held their Jumaat prayers in defiance of the state government’s order banning congregational and religious gatherings to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The state government had last Tuesday after an expanded State Executive Council, […]
Troops recover large cache of arms from bandits in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’ deployed in Benue has recovered a large cache of weapons from fleeing bandits in Odogoke and Odejo communities in Agatu Local Area of the state. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Onyeuko […]
COVID-19: Ortom expresses concern over safety of IDPs, Cameroonian refugees
Orders SEMA, State Health Ministry to put preventive measures in place By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed deep worry over the safety and protection of the over 483,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, as well as the 10,000 Cameroonian refugees sheltered in the state following the outbreak of Coronavirus […]
