Eight people have died in an auto crash along Kastina-Ala-Zakibiam road in Ngibo village, Benue State. The accident, according to eyewitnesses, happened on Tuesday afternoon when two cars conveying passengers had a head-on collision. The Sector Commander of the…
Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly invaded communities in Apa, Kwande, and Guma local government areas of Benue State, leaving 10 persons dead and others injured. NEWSMEN gathered that the herders, who had invaded several Benue communities with thousands of…
A joint security operation consisting of the military and Police personnel have commenced in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State to restore peace in the area. Communities in Apa LGA had come under heavy attacks from killer herders,…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The State Chairman Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee, (MIREMCO) and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order in Benue state, Barr. Fidelis Mnyim has revealed that the state has been deprived of…
A 32-year-old man, Justine Yongu, has been arraigned in a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court and remanded in custody over the attempted murder of the Benue Commissioner for Power and Transport, Barr.Omale Omale. Yongu, who resides behind Mobile Barracks, Makurdi, was…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Benue Command, on Monday, sent back home 18 Cameroonian irregular immigrants residing in Makurdi.The State Comptroller, Mr Jerry Omezi, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Makurdi.Omezi said the Command got intelligence report that a residence…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has promised to fight and address all the ills faced by the educational system in the State. Alia also noted the significant role played by the State-owned university in…
A Makurdi Upper Area Court on Thursday, ordered the remand of 15 persons in a correction centre for allegedly kidnapping four persons and killing one. The suspects who reside at various addresses in Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area of…
Troops of the Operation Whirl Stroke in collaboration with the police and other security agencies have rescued nine kidnap victims and arrested two suspects in Benue State. The Force Commander, OPWS, Maj. Gen. Sunday Igbinomwanhia, disclosed this to journalists on…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Security operatives in a joint operation comprising of 401 Special Forces Brigade, Operation Whirl Stroke and the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards have rescued unhurt 9 commuters who were kidnapped along Oukpa — Enugu road on…
