5 feared dead in fresh Benue community attack
Makurdi —No fewer than five persons were feared killed yesterday, in an alleged attack on Gyenku village, a Tiv-speaking community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected Jukun militia.
Benue youths protest deployment of troops for polls
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.
Commission commences probe of Tiv/Jukun crisis in Benue
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.
Benue ridicules APC’s allegation of plot to compromise INEC
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.
Atiku wins six out of ten LGAs so far declared by INEC in Benue
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.
Just in: Benue APC Chairman shot dead
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ohimini local government area, Mr Boniface Okoloho, is dead.
