17 people have been reported killed in an attack on Mbalom community in Gwer-East Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected herders. Several properties were also destroyed in the attack, which reportedly began around 5 p.m. on Saturday and lasted until about 10 p.m. Benue Police Command spokesperson, Udeme Edet, confirmed the incident to TheCable on […]
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Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to visit Yelewata in Benue state in the wake of a deadly attack on the community. Recall that on Wednesday, Tinubu, who had just touched down in Benue to commiserate with victims of the tragedy, said […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Tuesday, said that the silence of the Federal Government to killings by foreign militia herdsmen is an agenda of ethic cleansing and continuation of the 1804 Usman Danfodio Jihadist Movement across the country. Ortom, who made the remark at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, faulted the alleged FG’s […]
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Armed men suspected to be Fulani militias have reportedly murdered 36 residents of Shikaan Mbagena Kpav community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. According to reports the incident occurred on Thursday night when the armed men invaded the community and slaughtered scores. According to a source, 36 bodies have been recovered while scores […]
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The governorship election petition tribunals of Benue and Bauchi states on Wednesday affirmed the election victories of governors Samuel Ortom and Bala Mohammed respectively. The duo’s elections were upheld in separate proceedings in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, and Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, where the different tribunals sat. In Benue, the All Progressives Congress […]
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The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, has urged his supporters to remain calm and work towards consolidating the mandate given him by turning out en mass when INEC fixes a date for the supplementary poll. Mr Ortom made the call on Monday […]
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All electoral materials for Mbalom ward in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue, were in the early hours of Saturday, burnt by armed hoodlums. According to a witness, the hoodlums on arrival fired shots in the air before setting on fire the RCM Primary School Aya, housing the materials. Mrs Ngunan Yongo, the Electoral […]
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The Benue Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said eight of its members had died in a road accident while traveling for a campaign rally in the state. The party’s State Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom, said in a statement on Friday in Makurdi that the incident which also left many persons injured occurred in […]
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Men of the Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested six fake soldiers for robbery in Ugbema, Benue State. The men are said to be members of a nine-man gang which has terrorised the along Gboko-Ugbema-Katsina Ala area for long. The suspects are, Akighir Tyolumun (Gang leader), 18, Iorlumun Kyanya, 18, Chia […]
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Mr Emmanuel Shior, the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), said on Wednesday that the rampaging flood has submerged five communities in Agatu and other parts of Makurdi, the state capital. Shior disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Makurdi on the current flood situation in the state, adding that Rice Mill and other […]
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