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Protesting youths set INEC office ablaze in Benue, says official

Robert Imoh — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:10:11 +0000

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sankara, Ukum Local Government of Benue was attacked and burnt on Wednesday by protesting youths. INEC confirmed this in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja. Olumekun said that a report from INEC Resident […]

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NSCDC repels kidnapping attempt in Benue school

Robert Imoh — Fri, 10 May 2024 13:33:25 +0000

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Benue Command, has repelled an attempt to kidnap students and staff of Fr. Angus Frazer Memorial High School, Adeke, Makurdi. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Michael Ejelikwu, and issued to news on Friday in Makurdi. According to the statement, the command […]

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NiMet predicts 3-day sunny, hazy atmosphere from Thursday

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:12:06 +0000

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Saturday to Monday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja predicted a sunny and hazy atmosphere over the Northern region on Saturday throughout the forecast period. It anticipated chances of localized thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the morning hours. […]

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Benue Assembly defies court, suspends three APC council chairmen

Roland Edwards — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:52:31 +0000

Benue State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, approved a three-month suspension of three Local Government Chairmen in the state on account of gross misconduct, corrupt practices and truancy. The suspended Chairmen were those of Ogbadibo Local Government Council, Mr James Simon Akola and his Vice, Ameh Eugenia; Mr Denis Akura of Vandeikya Local Government Council; […]

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David Mark hands over Benue PDP to Ortom

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 20:57:00 +0000

The structures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State were, on Monday, handed over to Governor Samuel Ortom. Former Senate President, David Mark, handed over the structures at the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi. Mark further said that the meeting was the first of the harmonised PDP since Ortom came back to the […]

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Court summons EFCC over freezing of Benue account

Roland Edwards — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:49:59 +0000

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to appear before it over the freezing of Benue State Government account. The vacation judge, Justice Babatunde Quadri, gave the order after listening to submissions by counsel to Benue State Government, Mr Emeka Etiaba (SAN). Other defendants in the suit […]

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Governors: EFCC freezing of Benue govt accounts unconstitutional

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:34:02 +0000

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has described as unconstitutional the freezing of the accounts of Benue Government by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, the Chairman of NGF, spoke with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Abuja. EFCC […]

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Illegal sitting: Benue Assembly suspends seven members for six months

Roland Edwards — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:16:41 +0000

The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended for six months the seven members who held an illegal sitting under the leadership of the impeached and suspended Speaker with the help of the police. The House also called on the international community to beam its searchlight on the impunity (use of force by the police […]

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Confusion in Benue as eight lawmakers seek to impeach Ortom

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:09:17 +0000

The confusion in Benue State political turf took a new twist on Monday with eight members of the 30-member House of Assembly endorsing a move to impeach Governor Samuel Ortom. The members, who were led by impeached Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, told newsmen in Makurdi that they would serve the impeachment notice “within seven days”. Nineteen […]

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Drama as Benue lawmakers scale fence to enter Assembly Complex, impeached Speaker bags six months suspension

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:46:37 +0000

Members of Benue State House of Assembly, on Friday, scaled the high perimeter fence surrounding the Assembly Complex in Makurdi and jumped into the premises in an attempt to hold a parliamentary session. Both the impeached speaker, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange (APC Ushongo ) and his successor, Mr Titus Ubah, (APC Kyaan) were at the premises, […]

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Ortom: APC has given me a red card, I am looking for a new party

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:25:25 +0000

Less than 48 hours after winning the Ekiti State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, lost one of its governors to opposition party. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said he had been given a red card by the ruling party, “so, I cease to be a member of the All Progressives […]

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Benue killings: Catholic priests, others buried as Onaiyekan says ‘this horrific massacre will not be forgotten for a long time’

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 22 May 2018 13:21:51 +0000

John Cardinal Onayikan, the Cardinal of the Abuja Catholic Diocese, has called on Nigerians to rise above religious, political and ethnic divides to save the country from drifting into anarchy. Onaiyekan handed down the advice on Tuesday during a sermon for the burial of two catholic priests; Rev Frs. Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor, at […]

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Bandits’ attack: Police recover 10 corpses in Benue communities

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:50:52 +0000

The Benue State Police Command says it has recovered 10 corpses of villagers killed by suspected bandits in Tse-Audu and Enger villages in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Friday in Makurdi, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Moses Yamu, said the corpses were victims of the Thursday […]

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Benue: Police arraign herder for alleged violation of Anti Grazing Law

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:34:49 +0000

The Police on Thursday arraigned an 18-year-old herder, Abu Shagari, in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court, for alleged open grazing. The prosecutor, Sergeant Abdulkarim Abubakar, had told the court that the accused person was arrested by a team of vigilance group, led by Gwaza Jacob. He said the accused person was subsequently handed over to the […]

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Fayose visits Benue, says ‘God will visit blood of victims of herdsmen killings on killers, sponsors’

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:00:15 +0000

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said that God will visit the blood of the innocent people of Benue State and other states killed by suspected herdsmen on the killers and their sponsors, even as he reiterated his call for the restructuring of the country. The governor, who was speaking in Makurdi, the Benue […]

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