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Breaking: Court dismisses Miyetti Allah’s suit to stop Benue Open Grazing Law

Breaking: Court dismisses Miyetti Allah’s suit to stop Benue Open Grazing Law

The Justice Okon Abang-led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has, Thursday, dismissed a suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, seeking to stop the Benue state Government from implementing the Open Grazing Law passed by the states assembly to tackle the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers.

30 die, 60 injured in Benue fuel tanker fire

30 die, 60 injured in Benue fuel tanker fire

Makurdi—NO fewer than 30 persons were, yesterday, killed as over 60 suffered various degrees of burns while scooping petrol from a fallen tanker at Ahumber village in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State.

Breaking: 30 killed, many injured as tanker explodes in Benue

Breaking: 30 killed, many injured as tanker explodes in Benue

About 30 persons were on Monday killed while over 60 suffered various degrees of burns while scooping Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel from a loaded truck that skidded off the road and fell at Ahumber village in Gwer East local government area of Benue state.

Benue at boiling point over FG’s construction of Fulani settlements

Benue at boiling point over FG’s construction of Fulani settlements

The indignation that greeted the recent building of signposts in Benue communities indicating the commencement of work on the federal government’s proposed Fulani herdsmen settlements known as “Ruga” in Ukum, Otukpo and Tarka local government area of the state clearly sent a message to the proponents of the idea that Benue could go up in flames if they fail to tread careful.

PDP/APC bicker in Benue over 2019 guber poll

PDP/APC bicker in Benue over 2019 guber poll

The Board of Trustees, BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday threw its weight behind the leadership of the party’s quest to probe the circumstances that made its lawmakers to vote against the directive to support Senator Ali Ndume and Hon. Mohammed Bago as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.