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Lassa Fever Kills 10 Health Workers In Benue

  Benue Lassa fever outbreak kills 10 health workers, including five doctors State records 45 confirmed Lassa fever cases out of 250 suspected infections Rising infections linked to poor infection…

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Benue State Rejects GGRI Ranking, Insists Governance Is Improving Under Alia

The Benue State government dismissed the GGRI ranking as misleading, stressing that it relied on unofficial data without proper context. Officials highlighted major achievements under Governor Alia, including the recruitment…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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Court Sentences 7 Cousins to Death by Hanging in Benue

A High Court sitting in Otukpo, Benue state has condemned seven cousins to die by hanging over an alleged connivance in the killing of one of their brother, Vincent Ebere.…

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Suspected Female Human Trafficker Caught in Benue

A suspected human trafficker on Friday morning, January 7, 2022, was intercepted with some girls at a motor park in Makurdi, Benue State. According to Ukan Kurugh an activist, who…

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia Wins Benue APC Governorship Rerun

Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia, has been declared winner of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State. Alia secured victory in a rerun of the election…

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Woman Arrested with 317 Live Ammunition in Benue

The Operation Zenda Joint Task Force in Benue State arrested a 37-year-old woman who was allegedly in possession of 317 live ammunition. The arrest was confirmed by SP Felix Nomiyugh,…

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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