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  • Another Unidentified Lady Killed and Body Dumped by The Roadside in Benue

    . Another Unidentified Lady Killed and Body Dumped by The Roadside in Benue

     Barely two weeks after an online vendor, Joy Onoh Ogochuckwu was killed by supposed clients who asked her to deliver some clothes, and her body dumped at a bush in North Bank area of Makurdi, another lady has been found dead in the Benue State Capital.It was gathered that the body of a yet to be identified lady was discovered along Old Bridge Maku
  • Kiddwaya’s Mum Promises to Create 90,000 Jobs in Benue if Elected Governor in 2023

    . Kiddwaya’s Mum Promises to Create 90,000 Jobs in Benue if Elected Governor in 2023

     Hon. Mrs Susan Nguveren Waya, the mother of ex-Big Brother Naija star, Kiddwaya, has promised to create 90,000 jobs in Benue if elected Governor of the state in 2023.A key member of her campaign team, Fred Kole, disclosed this to journalists on Friday.He said that Mrs. Waya and her team had over 14hours of strategic planning and brainstorm session
  • Have Skill, Depending On Your Certificates Can't Help - Benue Coordinator Of NYSC To Corps Members

    . Have Skill, Depending On Your Certificates Can't Help - Benue Coordinator Of NYSC To Corps Members

     Benue State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps, Abe Dankaro, has called on the 2021 Batch C stream 1 Corps members undergoing orientation exercise in the State to make use the opportunity provided by the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme.The Coordinator who made the call on Tuesday at the Camp’s Multipurpose H
  • Young Female Trader Joy Ogochukwu Rap3d and Killed in Benue State

    . Young Female Trader Joy Ogochukwu Rap3d and Killed in Benue State

     Some suspected rapists on Tuesday night raped and killed a young female trader in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital.It was gathered that the incident happened in the North Bank axis of the town.The victim Joy Onuh Ogochuckwu was said to be a graduate of the Department of Mass Communication, Benue State University, Makurdi.According to Solomon Enenc
  • Bandits kidnap Benue University Graduate, Iorliam Jennifer Awashima on Her Way to NYSC Camp

    . Bandits kidnap Benue University Graduate, Iorliam Jennifer Awashima on Her Way to NYSC Camp

     Iorliam Jennifer Awashima, a graduate of Benue State University, Department Of English has been kidnapped on her to NYSC camp.It was gathered that Jennifer was abducted by suspected bandits on Wednesday in Zamfara State while heading to Kebbi State where she was mobilized for her NYSC.The news of her kidnapping was broken on the verified Facebook
  • Residents In Fear As 9 Persons Reportedly Go Missing In Benue

    . Residents In Fear As 9 Persons Reportedly Go Missing In Benue

     As many as nine persons have been reported missing in the Ado Local Government Area of Benue State.A source,  two of the victims from Ijigban council ward went missing in September while seven other young men from Apa council ward disappeared on October 7, 2021.The nine missing persons were reported to have left their residents for Abakaliki,
  • 7 Month Old Baby Fighting For Life After He Was Hit by Police Stray Bullet in Benue

    . 7 Month Old Baby Fighting For Life After He Was Hit by Police Stray Bullet in Benue

     A seven-month-old baby has been hit by a stray bullet from men of the Nigerian Police in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital.According to an eyewitness the incident happened around 8:49 pm, on Tuesday, October 6, 2021, around the International market.The eyewitness said the men from E Division station Akpehe “came to arrest some bad boys but unfort
  • Police Nabbed 15 Persons For Stealing Railway Slippers In Benue

    . Police Nabbed 15 Persons For Stealing Railway Slippers In Benue

     The Benue state police have arrested fifteen persons for allegedly stealing at least 255 railway slippers from different locations of the state within the past two months.Commissioner of Police, Tunji Akingbola disclosed this during his maiden press briefing with journalists in Makurdi, the state capital on Thursday October 7.Akingbola said within
  • ‘We Have Lost Our Wives To Okada Men’ Benue Pensioners Protest Over Arrear

    . ‘We Have Lost Our Wives To Okada Men’ Benue Pensioners Protest Over Arrear

     Pensioners under the auspices of Aggrieved Pensioners in Benue state have held peaceful march to protest 34 and 74 months of arrears of pension and gratuity owed them at the state and local government levels respectively.The aggrieved pensioners who took off from Ken Ville Park, High Level area of Makurdi, went round the city center chanting solid
  • Benue Gov. Ortom Commiserate With Pre Buhari Over Death Of Brig-Gen. Dayo Apere

    . Benue Gov. Ortom Commiserate With Pre Buhari Over Death Of Brig-Gen. Dayo Apere

     Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday in Makurdi commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari, and the Nigerian Army on the death of Brig.-Gen. Dayo Apere, the Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke.His Principal Special Assistant on Media, Mr Nathaniel Ikyur, made this known to newsmen in a statement.According to the statement, Ortom said that the
  • "All Is Not Well In Nigeria, Don’t Deceive Yourself" – Benue Gov, Ortom Blows Hot

    . "All Is Not Well In Nigeria, Don’t Deceive Yourself" – Benue Gov, Ortom Blows Hot

     Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom has opined that Nigeria 'is not well." Ortom, who spoke on Wednesday, September 29, while paying a condolence visit to the family members of the late Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, said Nigeria is on life support and that anyone who thought the country was
  • Govt Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew As Bandits Take Over Benue Community

    . Govt Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew As Bandits Take Over Benue Community

     The Executive Chairman of Ado Local Government of Benue State, Hon. James Oche, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the local government following the influx of bandits in Apa-Agila District of the council.According to a statement issued on Saturday by the council boss, the curfew will begin at 6 pm in the evening and end 6 am in the morning. “
  • PHOTOS: Benue Gov Ortom Serves His Aides Food Personally To Appreciate Their Services

    . PHOTOS: Benue Gov Ortom Serves His Aides Food Personally To Appreciate Their Services

     Governor Samuel Ortom, on Friday personally served his aides and friends food at the Governor’s Lodge, Benue Peoples House Makurdi to appreciate the services rendered to him and his wife, Dr Eunice Ortom.The Governor noted that his aides have been working for him diligently and deserved to be served too, stressing that “what you sow is what yo
  • AGAIN: 2 Persons Gruesomely Killed By Suspected Herdsmen, Kidnapped Another In Benue

    . AGAIN: 2 Persons Gruesomely Killed By Suspected Herdsmen, Kidnapped Another In Benue

     Two persons were early, yesterday, gruesomely murdered and another taken hostage when suspected armed herdsmen again invaded Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State.This happened  three weeks after a similar attack in the same community claimed the lives of eight persons including a mother and her four children.I
  • Photos: Young Girl Hospitalized After Being Beaten By Her Stepsister In Benue

    . Photos: Young Girl Hospitalized After Being Beaten By Her Stepsister In Benue

     A young girl who was brutalized by her stepsister in Benue state has been hospitalized.Human rights activist, Ukan Kurugh, who shared the story online, said the young girl identified as Ngohol was rescued on Saturday, September 11 from the hands of her stepsister who allegedly physically abused her.According to Ngohol, her offense was that she clo
  • Young Man, Shagbaor Joseph Akwaya Killed By Suspected Fulani Herdsmen In Benue

    . Young Man, Shagbaor Joseph Akwaya Killed By Suspected Fulani Herdsmen In Benue

     A young man identified as Shagbaor Joseph Akwaya has been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue state.The deceased's brother, Linus Akwaya, who confirmed the incident on Friday, September 3, said that Joseph was murdered by the assailants at Udei in Guma Local Government Area of the state.Taking to Facebook, Linus wrote;"The entir
  • Video Of Spoiled Bags Of Rice Being Refined, Repackaged In Benue For Re-Sale

    . Video Of Spoiled Bags Of Rice Being Refined, Repackaged In Benue For Re-Sale

    A factory where spoiled bags of rice are refined and repackaged for re-sale and consumption has been discovered in Benue State. A viral video shows a trailer load of bags of rice packed at the factory where the workers are said to work on the mucus-ridden rice all night with red oil.One of the arrested persons in the factory was quoted to have sai
  • Two Married Men Fight Dirty In Public Over A Woman In Benue, Destroy Car

    . Two Married Men Fight Dirty In Public Over A Woman In Benue, Destroy Car

     In what will come across as a rather startling development, two married men have allegedly destroyed a car while fighting over a woman in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. According to Facebook user, Atsuwe Shadrack, who posted photos of the damaged car, the incident happened around the Makurdi International market area on Tuesday morning, August
  • So Sad! Gunmen Kill Two Methodist Church Pastors in Benue

    . So Sad! Gunmen Kill Two Methodist Church Pastors in Benue

     Governor Samuel Ortom on Sunday, tasked security operatives to arrest those responsible for the killing of two pastors in Ochoro community in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The two pastors identified as Moses Ijoko and Emmanuel Aleje, with the Methodist Church, Ochoro, were shot dead by assailants while on their way to the hospita
  • Man Paraded Nakεd With Sister After They Were Caught Having Sεx In Benue (Photos)

    .. Man Paraded Nakεd With Sister After They Were Caught Having Sεx In Benue (Photos)

     A young man has been paraded naked with his sister after they were caught sleeping with each other in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State.This was made known by a Facebook user, Orkaa Roojas, who shared photos of the siblings undergoing some sort of cleansing ritual over the abominable act.Aside from being paraded unclad, it’s unclear
  • Gunmen Abduct Benue Commissioner’s Wife, Mrs. Ann Unenge

    . Gunmen Abduct Benue Commissioner’s Wife, Mrs. Ann Unenge

     Mrs. Ann Unenge, wife of Benue Commissioner for Lands and Survey has been abducted in Makurdi Benue state capital.She was kidnapped around 6:pm on Thursday, July 29.A relation of the commissioner told The Nation that Mrs. Ann was abducted shortly after she returned from Daudu town, an outskirt where she went to visit her parents.She was said to be
  • So Sad! Nigerian Woman Dies Four Days After Her Wedding in Benue

    . So Sad! Nigerian Woman Dies Four Days After Her Wedding in Benue

     Ate Joy Veronica, a 31-year-old woman, who lost her life four days after her wedding has been buried amid tears in Benue state.Veronica and her husband, Irabor Samuel, from Edo State, had their traditional and court weddings on June 25 and 26 respectively.She was said to have fallen sick on June 28 and died the following day, June 29.The remains o
  • One Dead, Scores Injured Following A Clash Between Rival Cult Groups In Benue

    . One Dead, Scores Injured Following A Clash Between Rival Cult Groups In Benue

     According to a report by Daily Post, a resident of Ugbokpo community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State has been shot dead following a clash between rival cult groups in the area.DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened when the Black Axe, a dreaded cult group was celebrating the “7/7 Confraternity Day” which is usually observed
  • 2 Smiling Yahoo Boys Bags Jail Sentences In Benue State

    . 2 Smiling Yahoo Boys Bags Jail Sentences In Benue State

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), on Thursday, July 8, 2021, secured the conviction of one John Padre Akor and one Aondoaver Aondoseer, before Justice Abdu Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State on one-count separate charge bordering on criminal impersonation and obtaining money from foreign nationals und
  • Benue State Governor Ortom Support Zoning Of 2023 Presidency To The South, Ban On Open Grazing

    . Benue State Governor Ortom Support Zoning Of 2023 Presidency To The South, Ban On Open Grazing

     Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has reacted to the decision of the Southern Governors Forum to zone the 2023 presidency to the South. He also backed the move to ban open grazing by the governors. Recall that Southern governors had on Monday announced September 21, 2021, as the deadline for the promulgation of anti-open grazing law among its
  • How 2 Children Declared Missing Were Found Dead By Pool Of Water In Benue

    . How 2 Children Declared Missing Were Found Dead By Pool Of Water In Benue

     Two children, Aondona Abba aged seven and six years old Aondoaseer Abba who was declared missing at the weekend in Gboko town, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue state have been found dead by a pool of water.It was gathered that the kids who were cousins left their homes on Saturday on number 109 Captain Downes street, Gboko East without the kno
  • Benue Gov. Samuel Ortom Threatens To Sanction Monarchs Aiding Illegal Collection Tax In The State

    . Benue Gov. Samuel Ortom Threatens To Sanction Monarchs Aiding Illegal Collection Tax In The State

     Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom has threatened to sanction any monarch aiding illegal tax collection in the State.He made the threat at the weekend in Tse-Ugbada, Igyorov Council Ward, Ipav in Gboko area of the state during a funeral oration in honor of the director of the audit, office of the Accountant General for the Federation, late Nicholas Tor
  • Bandits Attack Benue Police Station, 14 People Die

    . Bandits Attack Benue Police Station, 14 People Die

     According to The Nation, the Benue Police Command has confirmed 14 bandits have been killed in a gun duel following an attempted attack on a station in Katsina-Ala town, Benue state on Sunday morning.Police spokesperson Kate Anene, a DSP , who confirmed the incident, said on Saturday, some suspected bandits were arrested and detained at Katsina-Al
  • Drama As Mentally Derailed Man Offers Medical Services To Residents In Benue (Photos)

    .. Drama As Mentally Derailed Man Offers Medical Services To Residents In Benue (Photos)

     A mentally derailed man identified as Mr Denen has kept many in shock in the city of Makurdi, the Benue State capital as residents continue to troop to him at the JS Tarka Foundation where he offers medical services to a large number of people with different health challenges.A Benue State broadcast platform, Citizen TV visited the venue on Wednes
  • Benue Varsity Lecturer Disapprove Open Grazing, Reveals He's a Herdsman But Ranch His Cattle

    . Benue Varsity Lecturer Disapprove Open Grazing, Reveals He's a Herdsman But Ranch His Cattle

     A member of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU Benue State chapter, Dr Ogi John has declared support for ranching of cattle in the country.Recall that following the incessant clashes between farmers and herders across the country, many prominent Nigerians called for a ban on open grazing.Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State in May 2017,

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