The government of Benue State on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Katsina-Ala town in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The development came...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the recent violent clashes between Jukuns and Tivs in Taraba State, as well as the Fulani, Genjon and Bachama in...
Five persons have been reportedly killed while three others were injured in Wapan Naku as a result of renewed hostility between the Tiv and Jukun ethnic...
Sequel to the Hanke’s report, ranking Nigeria as the 6th most miserable country, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and...
The Benue Police Command on Sunday confirmed the murder of one Orkuma Amaabai, son of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national ex-officio member, Prince Yandev Amaabai. DSP...
There was a fresh crisis between Jukun and Tiv tribes in Wukari, south of Taraba State on Saturday in which many are feared. Fleeing residents said...
As politicking and lobbying for appointments continue to gather momentum around the Presidency, a group of Benue elites have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint only...
By John Chukwu… Following the declaration of the March 9 governorship election in Benue, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi and Sokoto States as inconclusive by the Independent National...
Following the violent attack on its officials during the supplementary polls in Benue, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that all its officials are...
Despite the heavy presence of security operatives in Benue State, hoodlums reportedly had a field day disrupting the electoral process in the state. Reports say thugs...
There is palpable tension in Benue State after the rerun election at Jato-Aka, Tse Akough PU 012, Yaav ward, Kwande Local Government Area of the state...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will win all the governorship supplementary elections scheduled for March 23, 2019. It said that alleged plans of...
A former executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Bem Angwe was shot on Saturday by suspected gunmen. According to sources, Angwe was said...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for linking the federal government to the cases of inconclusive elections that arose from...
Reacting to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaration of Saturday’s governorship election in Benue as inconclusive, the state Governor has said he is unbothered. Gov....
The Benue State Returning Officer, Prof. Sabastine Maimaiko on Monday declared the Benue State governorship election inconclusive. According to INEC, its decision was because 121,011 electorates...
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom is close to victory as he is in a clear lead after the announcement of election results in 19 Local Government...
Benue State Governor and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Ortom, has won the government house polling unit. Ortom polled 127 votes to...
Governorship and House of Assembly elections in parts of Benue State have been rescheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as as a result of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the news of the deployment of 11 police commissioners to some select local government areas in Benue ahead...
Barring any last minute change, five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) might be redeployed. The planned changes, according to a...
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) vehicle conveying non-sensitive election materials to one of the LGAs in Benue state has been attacked by gunmen wearing military...
A total of N50 billion would be required to complete the abandoned National Library building in Abuja, according to the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu....
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will soon commence drilling for a deeper search for oil and gas in the...
Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, struck a conciliatory and welcoming tone as he received President Muhammadu Buhari in the state on Wednesday. He said Benue...
At least 42 persons are said to have been killed by a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever within the first 27 days of the year. A...
The presidency Sunday attacked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for what they described as his “nonsense” propaganda against President Muhammad Buhari. The presidency said Ortom...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has challenged northern Nigerian elders to raise their voices against the endemic insecurity in the region just...
Pensioners in Benue state under the auspices of The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Thursday gave the state governor, Samuel Ortom seven days to settle...
Samuel Ortom, Benue State governor, says his administration has performed well. The governor also revealed that he joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because it was...
There seems to be no truce in sight as Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and the Benue State government are at loggerheads over the...
Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed two farmers at Iorza village in Gaambetiev, Logo Local Government Area in Benue Northeast Senatorial District. The victims are a fish...
FOUR weeks to the end of 2018, many Nigerians would be eager to bid the year goodbye and welcome 2019 with open arms. Reason: 2018 has...
The unfolding political drama in the two major opposition parties in Benue state, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, is somewhat...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has given reasons why a team of the United Nations was denied landing permit at Makurdi Airport. According to the...
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has said its operatives have killed 35 criminals and arrested 98 suspects in an operation launched to curtail arms profileration in the...
National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (retd), Thursday said abuse of social media platforms is responsible for killings across the country, especially in Plateau, Kaduna, Benue...
The Nigerian Army has said it has resettled 145,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their homes in Benue, Taraba and parts of Nasarawa States. Adeyemi Yekini,...
The federal government through the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Alli, on Monday said that the security situation in the North Eastern part of the country was...
The Benue state government has taken a swipe at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing it of turning itself to the law court and...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to sack the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim...
The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has kicked against the freezing of the bank accounts belonging to Benue State, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
As the defection drama continues to pay out in the nation’s political arena, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seems to have entered the mix....
Some Benue youths under the aegis of Idoma All Progressives Congress (APC) young stakeholders (IAPCYS), have asked Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, to account for...
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has denied allegations that the police force is taking sides against Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. The IG stated this...
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has condemned the impeachment notice served on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State by 8 All Progressives Congress (APC) members of...
The recent gale of defections by top ranking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked crises in at...
Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claims Samuel Ortom, Benue State Governor, became the APC candidate for governor by accident, describing his...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed surprise over the defection of Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor...
Two men, Suleiman Goma and Haruna Idi, were Wednesday convicted and sentenced to death by hanging by Judge Aondover Kakaan of a Makurdi High Court for...
