One of the direct link roads to Makurdi the Benue State capital from the South East, the 55 kilometre Makurdi- Aliade road has been abandoned largely due to the harrowing experience of commuters and motorists who daily ply the road.…
Suspected killers of Ortom’s aide arrested -Police
The Plateau State Police Command said it has arrested some suspected killers of AIG Christopher Dega (retd.), a Senior Special Assistant to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Security. The PUNCH gathered that the governor’s aide was killed in Jos,…
Buhari condemns cycle of violence, says it has no winners
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of 11 people in Gwer West Local Government of Benue State and the reprisals on innocent people by mobs that blocked roads to unleash terror and violence. “I totally condemn this latest unprovoked…
Buhari condemns attack on Ortom, orders thorough, transparent investigation
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, saying the string of brutal attacks on individuals and communities in the state, with the latest one targeting the governor, was unacceptable. The President welcomes the dispatch…
No need to live on, says man who lost wife, 3 children in Lagos building collapse
Even as he tries to conceal the true situation of developments around him, a look at him evokes pity, given that as young as 32, Mr Emmanuel Otache moves around in crutches without shelter and living from hand to mouth.…
11 bodies uncovered in Benue kidnappers’ den (Guardian)
The police in Benue State yesterday disclosed that they had uncovered hidden graves in Gbatse village with 11 bodies of people suspected to have been killed by kidnappers in Ushongo Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations…
EFCC arrests 48 Internet fraudsters in Benue (Punch)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it had arrested 48 persons for involvement in Internet fraud and other financial crimes from January this year to date. It stated that out of the number, 13 were facing prosecution,…
10-year-old raped in IDP camp gives birth (Punch)
A 10-year-old girl, Masenengen Targba, who was raped at an internally displaced persons camp in Benue State, has given birth to a baby girl. According to a Facebook post by a blogger, Chigozie Effe, Targba was delivered of a baby girl via…
Benue church members apprehend suspected robber during service (Punch)
A suspected armed robber, identified as Terkaa Tsamber, allegedly invaded the Dunamis Church located along the Modern Market Road, Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Sunday and stole the offering and other valuable items worth several thousands of naira. The…