Following the abduction of students at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, Gov. Samuel Ortom has ordered the closure of all boarding schools in Benue State. Ortom, who announced the decision on Thursday when he visited the Maximum Security Custodian Centre (MSCC) in Makurdi, condemned the abduction of students in Katsina State. He said […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said suspected herdsmen killed four persons at Tse-Angbande, Makurdi, the State Capital, on Friday night. Ortom stated this at Tse-Angbande, when he visited the village for an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of the attack that also left seven persons injured. He said the attack which took […]

..We are working to reverse agony of road users – Federal Controller of Works ..It’s wrong for FG to extend railway to Niger Rep while Benue has no road – Iyorchia Ayu ..I plead with Mr. President and NASS to make Benue roads motorable – Gov Ortom By Peter Duru, Makurdi There have been unceasing […]

By Peter Duru A middle-aged man and casual staff of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue state, Aondona Yaga has reportedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze in his Aliade town residence. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity that Aondona until his death worked as a cleaner at the […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The youth leaders of the three main tribes of Benue state under the aegis of the Concerned Tiv Youths in Nigeria, CTYN, Idoma Youths Forum, IYF, Igede Youths Forum, IgYF, weekend stated that they have been begrudging the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government over manner it ignored the over […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Benue State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Monday, commenced its sitting in Makurdi after receiving a total of 28 petitions from complaints. The panel was constituted by Governor Samuel Ortom on October 21, 2020, with the mandate to also look into issues associated with the nationwide #EndSARS […]

The Police Command in Benue, on Sunday, said that a middle-aged man, simply identified as Nicodemus, has set himself and his girlfriend ablaze in Makurdi. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that Nicodemus died on the spot, while the girlfriend, also identified as Shiminenge, died later […]

The Police Command in Benue, on Sunday, said that a middle-aged man, simply identified as Nicodemus, has set himself and his girlfriend ablaze in Makurdi. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that Nicodemus died on the spot, while the girlfriend, also identified as Shiminenge, died later […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Like a whirlwind, the looting of warehouses used as stores for the COVID-19 palliative went from one state to the other. The looting came on the heels of the #ENDSARS protests as warehouses were invaded by irate youths who went into frenzy of rage in many states when they found that […]

More cases discovered daily, many hospitalized, others receiving treatment from home Peter Duru – Makurdi The death toll in the unknown ailment that broke out a few days ago at Okpeilo-Otukpa community in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State has increased to 20. Also, 15 severe cases have been hospitalized, several others are receiving […]

The Benue Police Command, on Wednesday, said that a middle-aged man was burnt to death by some angry youths, while attempting to snatch a motorcycle in Makurdi. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Anene, who said […]

The Benue Police Command, on Wednesday, said that a middle-aged man was burnt to death by some angry youths, while attempting to snatch a motorcycle in Makurdi. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Anene, who said […]

…7,629 cows, 210 sheep impounded By Peter Duru – Makurdi No fewer than 400 herdsmen were reportedly arrested while over 7,629 cows, 210 sheep and other livestock were impounded for violating the Benue State Open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Law of 2017. The arrests were made in the last three years from November 1, 2017, […]

The Federal Government has assured the Benue State indigent of completion of ongoing projects to boost socio-economic, and political development in the state. Sen. George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs gave the assurance on Friday, when he received Benue South zone C All Progressive Congress (APC) party Stakeholders in his office in […]

  The Police Command in Benue said on Wednesday that no flag of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was hoisted in Ado Local Government Area of Benue. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, via a text message to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  said no Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB), the […]