The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has declared that his administration is ready to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. The governor disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Makurdi, saying that his administration has blocked…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi, Benue, has ordered the remand of 99 suspects, over crisis that broke out in Ukum Local Government Area of the state on July 3. The suspects, brought to the court by the Police, were…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Benue state chapter, has endorsed the decision of the Benue State Education Quality Assurance (BEQA) to close down unapproved and substandard schools in the state. This was…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi In response to the ongoing land dispute between the Opute Community in Oju Local Government Area and the Bonta Community in Konshisha Local Government Area, and in an effort to foster peace and find a permanent…
By Atondu Titus, Makurdi Amidst killings, kidnappings, armed robbery and other criminal activities, a violent protest erupted in Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State on 3rd July, 2024. The protesters, though repelled by men of the Nigeria Police on duty,…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has predicted flooding in nine Local Government Areas in Benue. The agency’s Director -General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Makurdi during the Downscaling of Flood Early Warning Strategies for Early…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The Tor Tiv, Orcivirigh Prof James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse CFR, has condemned the recent violence in Zaki Biam, Ukum, which resulted in the destruction of lives and property. In a press statement signed by Freddie Adamgbe,…
Benue State Independent Electoral Commission(BSIEC) has shifted the state’s local government election from July 6 to Nov. 16. Dr. John Chen,Chairman of the commission ,disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Makurdi. Dr. Chen said the change of…
…As Alia announces construction of Obagaji-Okokolo-Agagbe road By Titus Atondu, Makurdi No fewer than 20,000 card carrying members of the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties on Sunday dumped their various political parties to…
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has said that his administration inherited over N359 billion salary arrears of several years from his predecessor. The governor stated this at Okpoga, headquarters of Okpokwu Local Government Area on Monday, during a thank you…
