Senator Titus Zam, federal lawmaker representing Benue North West, has lamented that the All Progressives Congress, APC, lost its peace since Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia became governor of the state, as per DAILY POST The lawmaker, who spoke on behalf of the National Assembly members from the APC in Benue during the party’s stakeholder meeting … Read more
The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State have given conditions to support the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia, as per DAILY POST. The stakeholders vowed that until the governor recognizes the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, as the leader of the party in the state, … Read more
As per PUNCH, A man, Mathew Ekpengbe, and his neighbour were reported to have drowned in a public well while attempting to rescue his 15-year-old son who had earlier fallen into the well.InformationGuideNigeria PUNCH Metro learnt from an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity on Monday that the incident happened on Saturday in Oju town of Oju Local … Read more
Several people, including a soldier were reportedly killed by suspected bandits in separate attacks in Kwande and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State, the PUNCH reports. The attacks, according to some locals, happened between Saturday and Sunday in the Udedeku community of Maav-Ya, Mkoonmom district of Mbaikyor, Turan Jato-Aka and Ochumekwu in Kwande and … Read more
Not fewer than four persons have been reportedly killed and others injured as armed bandits invaded Ikobi community of Apa LGA of Benue State, as per DAILY POST. An eyewitness in the area, Mr Ameh Amodu, who disclosed this to DAILY POST on Thursday, said the incident happened in the night.informationguideNigeria According to him, the … Read more
Some women, in the early hours of Friday, blocked the Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja Federal Highway to protest the killing of five locals. THE WILLS reports.InformationGuideNigeria A security officer in Guma Local Government, Christopher Waku, who confirmed the report, said the victims were killed by suspected herders.NYSC Portal Read Other Top News: Junta threaten to ‘kill’ ousted … Read more
A Professor of Mathematics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Eric Ofuegbu, has told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja, that there were cases of massive overvoting in Rivers and Benue states during the 2023 presidential election. THE WILL reports. Ofuegbu was presented as a witness before the court by the … Read more
The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has removed Governor Hyacinth Alia, and the state government before a Makurdi High Court over an Asset Recovery Committee recently set up to recover government properties from the past administration. RipplesNigeria reports.Information Guide Nigeria Ortom who filed the suit alongside his Deputy, Benson Abounu, is seeking the … Read more
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has promised to reconnect the state to the central government in order to reap the benefits of cooperation and check cases of insecurity affecting the state. THE WILL reports.Information Guide Nigeria Governor Alia, who made the promise at the IBB Square, Makurdi, after he was sworn in as … Read more
Immediate past Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said the state generated N734.9 billion as income in the eight years of his administration. THE NATION reports.Information Guide Nigeria The former governor announced this while formally presenting handover notes of his two-term administration to incoming Governor Hyacinth Alia. Ortom was first elected in 2015 and re-elected … Read more