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…
House of Reps contestant calls for campaign halt over flooding
Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, the House of Representatives contestant in the Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue State, has called for a suspension of political campaigns over the floods in parts of Benue, Kogi and Anambra states. In a statement released to the…
Ortom lambasts FG or denying arms licence to State security outfits
MAKURDI – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned the decision of the Federal Government (FG) not to allow the State Community Volunteer Guards and security outfits in other states from bearing arms. Governor Ortom also promised to use…
Top10 Magazine to Honour Leading Benue Business Ambassadors
The Top10 Magazine, a Lagos-based national magazine published by a Benue indigene, is putting arrangements in place to honour leading Benue-born business icons with the theme: “Celebrating Top 10 Benue Business Ambassadors”. The event which is slated to hold in…
