Benue family demands justice over extra- judicial killing of their son
The family of Peter Onminyi who was allegedly killed by men of the Operation Zenda Squad of the Benue State…
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Angry mob beats suspected armed robber to death in Benue
A suspected armed robber was beaten to death by an angry mob while robbing the Redeemed Christian Church of God…
Herdsmen again invade Benue community, killing six persons, razing houses
Invaders have again struck in Benue State killing six persons in an attack suspected to be orchestrated by herdsmen in…
Negotiation ongoing with Benue Govt over new minimum wage – TUC
The chairman of the Benue State chapter of the Trade Union Congress, Gideon Akaa, has said the union is still…
Police arrest five suspected internet fraudsters in Benue
Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense…
Benue Govt relocates IDPs to mega camps
Benue State government in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has commenced relocation of 171 households with over…
Suspected herders invade Sen Suswam’s village in Benue, many reportedly dead, others injured
Armed men, suspected to be herdsmen, have reportedly attacked Senator Gabriel Suswam’s hometown in Anyim in Logo Local Government Areas…
Jigawa, Benue withdraw from suit challenging legality of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU
Jigawa and Benue states have formally pulled out of a suit by 19 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the…
Benue: Concerns over safety of govt officials as 3 LG chairman fall off motorbikes
The failure of the Benue State government to provide newly-elected local government chairmen across the 23 council areas with official…
Cabinet reshuffle: Benue Caucus reacts as SGF Akume, Utsev survive Tinubu’s hammer
The Benue State National Assembly and Federal Appointees Caucus have reacted to the recent cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Tinubu.…
Benue withdraws from suit challenging EFCC legality
The Benue State Government has withdrawn from the suit challenging the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and…
NSCDC decorates 448 newly promoted officers in Benue
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Benue Command, on Thursday decorated 448 newly promoted officers in the command…
Benue: Gov Alia suspends Attorney General over suit challenging EFCC, ICPC
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has suspended the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order,…
Gunmen kill man, abduct daughter, two teenagers in Benue
Armed bandits have again attacked and killed a man, and abducted his daughter and two teenagers in Agatu Local Government…
Benue PDP crisis: Moro sues for peace, cautions against violent rhetorics
Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro has sued for peace over the festering crisis in the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party,…
Herdsmen: Zam condemns incessant killings in Benue
The senator representing Benue North West, Titus Zam, has condemned what appears to be deliberate and unprovoked killings and attacks…
FG begins construction of dam in Benue to combat flooding
The Federal Government has initiated the construction of a multi-purpose dam on the River Dura in Buruku Local Government Area…
Group decry incessant bandit attacks on Benue community
The Forum of Tyoshim Academics, FoTA, has decried the incessant bandit attacks on Tyoshim community of Gwer-West of Benue State…
Troops rescue eight kidnapped victims in Benue
The Nigerian Army said troops of 401 Special Forces Brigade have successfully rescued eight kidnapped passengers in Benue State. Captain…
Benue Govt rescues trafficked children from Edo
The Benue State Government has rescued two children from Ukum and one from Katsina-Ala local government areas who were trafficked…
Police take over Benue’s sealed school
The Police on Tuesday took over the Benedictine Order Academy, Nyiman, Makurdi that was recently sealed over poor standards. DAILY…
Benue Govt begins strict enforcement of sanitation laws
Benue State government has vowed to to begin strict enforcement of sanitation laws on serial defaulters in the state. The…
PDP inaugurates Benue exco members
Amid festering crisis, Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday swore-in newly-elected executives of the party.…
Benue: Gov Alia swears in 23 newly elected LG chairmen
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has sworn in the 23 newly elected local government council chairmen in the state. Alia,…
Army rescue kidnapped corps member, others in Benue
Troops of the 401 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army in collaboration with Sector One have rescued a member of the…
LG poll: BSIEC distributes sensitive materials to 23 local government areas
Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, on Friday distributed sensitive materials to the 23 local government areas in the state.…
Benue LG polls litmus test for 2027 – Factional PDP Chairman
Benue State factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Ezekiel Adaji, has said the party would use Saturday’s…
Benue PDP elects new state executives as Adaji emerges chairman
Amidst the crisis in the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a former member of the House of Representatives, Chief…
Benue government unveils plan to resettle IDPs
The Benue State Government on Thursday adopted a durable solutions action plan for the effective return of internally displaced persons,…
Two soldiers, 6 villagers killed as suspected herders attack Benue community
Six people including two soldiers have been confirmed killed during Tuesday’s attack on Egwuma community in Agatu Local Government Area…
LG Poll: Benue Govt declares Friday work-free day
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has declared Friday, October 4th as a work-free day ahead of the October 5th…
Benue PDP set for hitch-free congress Thursday – Ortom
The Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom says the party has concluded arrangements…
New Benue PCC Commissioner, James Oche assumes office
James Ogaba Oche has assumed office as the Benue State Commissioner for the Public Complaints Commission, PCC. President Bola Tinubu…
Suspected herdsmen attack Benue community, kill 2 soldiers, 7 villagers
Armed men suspected to be herdsmen on Tuesday killed two soldiers and seven villagers, including the head of Eguma community…
Benue: Panic as suspected cholera outbreak kills 11 in 4 days, others critically ill
Eleven persons have been confirmed dead with six others in critical condition following a cholera outbreak in Apaogbozu community of…
Gender-Based Violence: Benue govt moves to stem cases in state
Benue State Government has commenced training on the prevention of Gender Based Violence, GBV, for critical stakeholders including security agents…
17 years old housewife paraded for killing 3-year-old stepson in Benue
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has paraded a 17-year-old woman, identified as…
Lagdo Dam: Benue prepared to weather flooding challenges – Alia
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has said the state is prepared to weather the potential risk of flooding…
Benue Govt takes proactive measures against flooding
The Benue State Government has said it has taken measures in response to rising water levels of River Benue following…
Relocate to safer places – Benue Govt tells residents in flood-prone areas
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency, Benue-SEMA, has asked residents living within a one-kilometer radius of riverbanks to relocate immediately…
MPOX cases in Benue rise to 20, many treated, discharged – State govt
The number of confirmed cases of Monkeypox disease in Benue State has risen to 20, as four new samples returned…
Benue APC crisis: Alia’s refusal to honour Tinubu’s peace efforts not surprising – NASS Caucus
The Benue National Assembly Caucus has criticised Governor Hycient Alia for rejecting peace initiatives put forward by President Bola Tinubu…
PDP begins sale of forms for LG polls in Benue
Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commenced the sale of nomination forms for local government council polls across the…
Benue: Do everything to rescue kidnapped medical students – Gov Alia to security agencies
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has urged security agencies to redouble their efforts in ensuring the safe release of the…
Benue: PDP LG congresses stalled as aggrieved members chase away Abuja officials
Protests by aggrieved members stalled the Local Government congresses of the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday. The…
Identities of 20 Nigerian medical, dental students kidnapped in Benue
Identities of the 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State have been…
Dangote Cement: Benue community expresses worry over environmental degradation
Mbayion district in Gboko, headquarters of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, the host community of the Dangote Cement…
Sesugh Akume sues Human Rights Commission, others over alleged inaction on military atrocities in Benue
Public policy analyst Sesugh Akume has filed a lawsuit against the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), its Executive Secretary, Anthony…
Benue: Gov Alia reacts to assassination of health rights advocate, Chris Terfa
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has condemned the assassination of Mr. Chris Terfa, a prominent health rights advocate and leader…
Insecurity in Benue South must be tackled head-on – Moro, Odeh, Ochai, others
Stakeholders from Benue South Senatorial District have moved to address the ongoing crisis that has afflicted the region for years.…