Ortom sues for support for incoming administration
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has urged the people of the state to rally round the incoming government in the state in the interest of the peace and development of the state.
2023: No rift in Benue PDP family over consensus candidates ― Ortom
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has debunked any rift in the ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, family in Benue state over the ongoing consultations aimed at picking consensus candidates ahead of the coming party primaries and general elections. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, […]
Police kill four notorious bandits in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Four members of the notorious bandits terrorizing Ukum, Logo and Katsina-Ala Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Benue state also known as the Sankera axis of the state were at the early hours of Saturday killed during an exchange of gunfire with members of the joint security operation code-named Operation Zenda in […]
Ex Security Adviser, LG Chairman, others lead close to 10,000 APC members to PDP in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Close to 10,000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and other opposition parties in Kwande Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, at the weekend defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The defectors were led to the PDP by a former stalwart of the APC, and one time Special […]
One dead, houses razed as 2 Benue communities clash
By Peter Duru, MAKURDI One person was feared dead and scores sustained injuries following the renewed hostility between the people of Mbakume and Mbasombo at Ikayongo in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness in the area that the crisis, which broke out Wednesday night led to the razing […]
Benue: Illegal tax collectors will be treated as armed robbers, Ortom warns
By Peter Duru, MAKURDI Bothered by the menace of illegal revenue collectors in parts of Benue state, Governor Samuel Ortom has warned that those behind the act will be treated as armed robbers when apprehended. Th Governor said those who carry weapons to cajole innocent Nigerians to part with their monies on the roads and […]
Senate tasks security agencies on Benue, Ebonyi border communities’ clashes
THE Senate has condemned the incessant bloody clashes between the Ezza and Effium people of Benue and Ebonyi states, which have claimed many lives across the divide.
Hoodlums burn ex-President Obasanjo’s mango farm in Benue
By Peter Duru – Makurdi A huge mango plantation belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been burnt down by unknown hoodlums at Howe community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue state. Vanguard gathered that the 140 hectares plantation was torched at about 2 pm on Saturday by the arsonists following probable disagreements […]
Murder of Benue tax official: It’s unbelievable the military I gave my entire life can kill my grandson, Octogenarian laments
By Peter Duru – Makurdi A retired soldier and grandfather of late Terfa Akure, a Senior Inspector of Taxes, who was at the weekend allegedly abducted from his duty post and gruesomely murdered by unidentified military personnel, Pa Aondo Kenase, has described as unbelievable the alleged murder of his only surviving grandson by personnel of […]
Herdsmen crisis: Benue producing generation of illiterate children, Govt cries out
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Benue State government has raised concern that the state is producing a generation of illiterate children as a result of the activities of armed herdsmen and the consequent humanitarian in the state. The Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on SDGs and NEPAD and Chairman Technical Committee on Benue […]
2023: Benue drifts to one-party-state as APC wobbles, suffers mass defections
By Peter Duru – Makurdi With the next general elections fast approaching, and aware of the enormity of the task of repositioning before the 2023 polls, the dominant political parties in the respective states are no doubt making concerted efforts to put their houses in order ahead of time. Being a transitional election in majority […]
3 family members burnt to death in Benue
The Benue Police Command has confirmed the deaths of three members of a family as a result of fire disaster in Otukpo, Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Sewuese Anene, made the confirmation on Friday in Makurdi. An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity to the […]
Benue: UNICEF raises concern over plight of 3,000 out-of-school children in Uikpam IDPs camp
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed concern over the absence of a school for the over 3,000 children of school age at the Uikpam Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. The Chief of UNICEF Field Office Enugu, Dr. Ibrahim Conteh […]
Unpaid benefits: Benue pensioners at war
By Peter Duru Few days ago, some Benue State pensioners under the aegis of Aggrieved Benue Pensioners took to the streets of Makurdi to demand the payment of backlog of unpaid pensions and gratuities accumulated by successive governments in the state. The aggrieved pensioners who marched through parts of Makurdi town displayed placards with inscriptions such […]
Makurdi residents lament over rising cost of food
Some residents of Makurdi have expressed worry over the increasing prices of staple food items in the markets. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, said that the prices of food items were becoming unbearable. Mrs Mulumum Terungwa, a housewife said that the current prices of food items, if […]
Motorists, communities flee as gunmen take over Benue road
By Peter Duru ONE of the direct link roads to Makurdi the Benue State capital from the South East, the 55 kilometre Makurdi- Aliade road has been abandoned largely due to the harrowing experience of commuters and motorists who daily ply the road. It is in bad shape and nothing has been done to salvage […]
