All roads, in Benue State, on Tuesday, led to the Sesugh Maria Pilgrimage Center, Ayati, as the bodies of the two Catholic priests and other worshippers mowed down by Fulani herdsmen at St. Ignatuis Quarshi Parish Ayar-Mbalom, Gwer Local Government…
Tension as Benue buries Catholic priests, 17 parishioners today (Punch)
There is tension in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, as the two Catholic priests and 17 parishioners slain by suspected herdsmen are scheduled for burial today (Tuesday). Already, Governor Samuel Ortom has declared Tuesday a work-free day to honour the…
My re-election not worth spilling of blood, says Gov. Ortom (SUN)
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that his desire to seek re-election in the coming general election is not worth spilling the blood of anyone. The governor stated this when the Forum of Former Political Party Executives led…
Do the needful on Benue killings, Ortom tells Buhari (Vanguard)
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, asking the President to do the needful in arresting and prosecuting the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore for genocide. No fewer than 71…
Ortom warns Benue youths against taking illicit drugs (Guardian)
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has warned the youths against taking illicit drugs. He gave the warning at the weekend, at the J.S. Tarka Stadium in Gboko, during thanks giving prayers to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tor Tiv,…
In Benue now, ranching is it! (Vanguard)
Alas, the Federal Government has succumbed to the demand that ranching of cattle is the panacea to the orgy of killings in parts of the country and Benue State in particular. Benue has since the beginning of the year witnessed outrageous…
Killings: Catholic bishops ask President Buhari to resign (Punch)
Amidst growing concerns about the recent killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the country, including two Catholic priests and 15 other worshippers in Benue State, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. The…
Benue: Killer herdsmen are sponsored, says military (Punch)
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Thursday that the fresh rounds of killings in Benue State were being sponsored. It added that the military would, however, soon apprehend both the killer herdsmen and their sponsors. The Director, Defence Information, Brig.…
Makurdi Catholic Diocese confirms killing of 2 priests (PremiumTimes)
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has confirmed the killing of two of its priests, Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, both reverend fathers, in an early hour attack on St Ignatius Quasi Parish, Ukpor, Mbalom in Gwer West Local Government Council…
Herdsmen attacks: Protest in Plateau, 30 killed in Taraba, Benue (Punch)
Parliamentary activities at the Plateau State House of Assembly were on Thursday delayed by two separate groups of protesters that stormed the Assembly complex. The protesters, mostly women and youths, stormed the Assembly to register their displeasure over the spate…
