Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has acknowledged and commended the role of the Nigerian Armed Forces in safeguarding the stability and peace of the nation. Alia stated this when he received the Senior Course 46 students of the Armed…
Abductors showed me where they kept corpses, demanded N30m – Benue ex-LG chair
A former chairman of the Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Amina Audu, who regained her freedom recently after she was abducted on November 13, 2023, shares her experience with ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE You regained your freedom days after you…
Kidnapped Benue commissioner regains freedom
Mr Mathew Agbo, the Benue Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, who was kidnapped few days back, has regained his freedom. Agbo in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos, thanked Gov.…
Magnus Onyibe loses father-in-law
The death has been announced of Mr John ltodo, a community leader in Benue State. He passed away on Sunday, 6th August 2023, in Makurdi after a brief illness. Pa Itodo was born in Ekeh-Olengbecho, in Edumoga land, Benue State…
NAF trainer aircraft crashes in Makurdi
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed at about 4.15p.m. on Friday in Makurdi, Benue State, while on routine training exercise. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement…
Suspended priest takes charge of Nigeria’s strife-torn Benue State — Douglas Burton
His titles are many: priest, faith healer, exorcist, psychotherapist, and, since May 29, governor of Benue State in Nigeria. Father Hyacinth Iormen Alia, 57, bucked the guidance of his bishop last year to jump into politics as a candidate from…
EFCC grills ex-Benue Gov Ortom
The immediate past Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom is in the Makurdi office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following an invitation. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency located at Alor Gordon Street…
How APC’s Rev Fr Alia won Benue gov election
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, the winner of Saturday’s election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Alia, who is a Catholic priest, the winner of the poll on Monday. The…
Explosion rocks Nasarawa community, kills 27
No fewer than 27 Fulani pastoralists have been killed after a bomb exploded on Tuesday night at the border linking Nasarawa and Benue states in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,…
Obi is a nobleman and can be trusted to change Nigeria for good — Ortom
*Reiterates call for other presidential candidates to rally behind Obi The Governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, has reiterated his call for the presidential candidates of the major political parties to rally behind the Presidential Candidate of the Labour…
