Tag: Benue state

Passenger Bus Somersaults into Bush on Makurdi–Yelewata Road

A passenger bus traveling from Makurdi was involved in a serious accident on Wednesday, reportedly somersaulting into the bush just a few kilometers before Yelewata. While casualties have been reported,…

Ayobami Owolabi

Armed Men Attack Fulani Settlement in Benue, Rustle Livestock, Injure Resident

Armed men have attacked a Fulani settlement in Anwule Oglewu village, Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, stealing livestock and leaving one person injured. The incident reportedly occurred on…

Ayobami Owolabi

Security Operatives Thwart Armed Bandits’ Attack in Benue

Security forces in Benue State successfully repelled an armed bandits’ attack on Ukohol, a community in Yelewata district of Guma Local Government Area, on Sunday. According to reports, the attackers…

Ayobami Owolabi

Woman Sets Lover on Fire After Quarrel in Benue

The Benue Police Command has reportedly arrested a teenage girl following an alleged setting ablaze of her boyfriend after a quarrel. The sad event occured in the Wadada area of…

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Suspected Human Trafficker Nabbed in Benue

A suspected human trafficker identified as Mnena Kwaghmande has been nabbed by the Benue State Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps with six girls. Mnena was intercepted on…

2023: APC Guber Aspirant Wins Labour Party Governorship Ticket in Benue

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Herman Hembe, has emerged flag bearer of Labour Party ahead of the 2023 elections in Benue. Hembe, who is a serving House…

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PDP Suspends Senator Suswam, Others Over ‘Insubordination’

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has suspended former Governor Gabriel Suswam and four others for insubordination. The party also suspended the chairmen of eight local government…

Ortom Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has contracted COVID-19 virus.  His Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Wednesday says that the governor’s result turned positive after a close aide also…

Suspected Military Personnel Abduct, Murder Benue Tax Officialĺ

A suspected military personnel who is yet to be identified allegedly abducted and murdered a tax collector and Senior Inspector of Taxes with the Benue State Internal Revenue Service, BIRS,…

25 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested In Benue

Security operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the EFCC, arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters,aka Yahoo Boys in Benue State. Reports noted that the suspects were arrested in the early…