Five killed as suspected herders attack Benue community during harvest
Five farmers have been killed in their fields by suspected armed herders who attacked Udeku Maav-Ya community in Mbakyol Council Ward, Turan District of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, disrupting ongoing harvest activities in the border community.
Benue attack: 8 more bodies of Police recovered from attack scene —LG Chairman
By Peter Duru Makurdi—Eight more bodies of the Police personnel killed last Friday in an ambush by a combined team of armed herdsmen and local militia gangs at Agu Centre, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State have been recovered. The team made up Police personnel and members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards, […]
Worst fear about PDP’s gone – Gov Mutfwang
“Because of the nature of our terrain, sometimes before securities personnel react, the damage has been done”
Gunmen murder APC chieftain in Benue
…His death has cast a dark shadow in our community – LG Chairman By Peter Duru, Makurdi A prominent Benue politician and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ejeh Udeh, has been killed by armed men. The incident occurred late Sunday night at his residence in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. According […]
Benue ambush: 16 security operatives feared dead, others missing
No fewer than 16 security personnel are feared dead, while several others remain missing, following an ambush by suspected armed herdsmen supported by local militia gangs during an operation at Agu Centre, a rural settlement in Mbatyula/Mberev Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Benue State.
New Benue Assembly Speaker sacks principal officers
Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Alfred Emberga, has sacked the principal officers of the House that worked with his predecessor
Wanted kidnap kingpin, 21 others arrested in Benue
The Benue State Command has arrested an alleged wanted kidnap kingpin identified as Yusuf Muhamed at Orokam in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Armed herdsmen kill two in fresh Benue attack
He said it was out of fear of losing their crops to the rampaging herders and their cows that the deceased moved into the farm to harvest their crops.
Herdsmen kill two, destroy harvest in fresh Benue attacks
It was out of fear of losing their crops to the rampaging herders and their cows that the deceased moved into the farm to harvest crops.
Gov Alia denies being behind failed plot to impeach Benue Speaker
*Speaker imposes 3 months suspension on four members behind plot By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state has denied knowledge of the failed impeachment move against the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Hyacinth Dajoh. Four members of the State Assembly, namely, Mr. Alfred Berger representing Makurdi North State […]
Benue, Plateau Leaders to Tinubu: Your marching orders not effective
“The killings in parts of the core north and most of the Middle Belt are political and deliberate if the president has permitted the ethnic powers to use the situation as a weapon for his 2027 reelection or if he is unable to understand what is happening.”
Benue Assembly resolves not to screen Alia’s commissioner nominees
He pointed out that seven of their dear colleagues had been denied official vehicles for over two years since the inauguration of the house.
Police officer, 8 others killed in renewed attack on Benue communities by herders
Nine persons, among them a police officer, have been killed in a renewed attack by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
Benue under siege, too many mass graves — Leaders raise alarm
A coalition of concerned professionals, civil society organizations, and religious leaders in Benue State has raised alarm over what it described as the continued deadly attacks in the state, calling on the international community to intervene.
Benue massacre: Gov Sule denies harbouring killer herdsmen in Nasarawa
Governor Sule, however, threatened to institute legal actions against his accusers if the statements were not retracted with apology.
EU, FG call for urgent domestic funding to tackle malnutrition, Benue displacement crisis
…UNICEF warns 3.5 million Nigerian children need urgent nutrition treatment By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The European Union (EU) and the Federal Government of Nigeria have jointly called for immediate action and increased domestic funding to address the escalating malnutrition crisis in Nigeria’s North-East and North-West regions, as well as provide critical support for displaced persons […]
