Tag: Benue
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Police in Benue arrest 4 over murder of retired judge
Police in Benue paraded four suspected killers of former President of Benue Customary Court of Appeal, retired Justice Margaret Igbetar, before newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bartholomew Onyeka,
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Six rescued, four suspected criminals arrested as Police bust kidnapper’s den in Benue
The Benue state Police command has rescued six kidnapped victims and arrested four suspects in Agbanor village, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state.
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Benue not dumping ground for criminals – Gov Alia
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue on Tuesday said the State was not a dumping ground for criminals. He urged abductors of his Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism to immediately release him.
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17-year-old student commits suicide in Benue
The Police Command in Benue on Friday said one Terhemba Tyochivir committed suicide on Thursday in Makurdi, the State Capital. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Sewuese Anen
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Tribunal upholds election of 3 APC assembly members in Benue
The National/State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, on Thursday upheld the elections of three All Progressives Congress (APC), state lawmakers. In separate judgments, Justice Usman Mohammed and Justice Saliu Zubayr,
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Why Tribunal sacked APC’s Senator, declares Suswam of PDP winner in Benue North East
The Benue State Election Tribunal has declared Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 25 February Senatorial election in the Benue North East Senatorial District.
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Chickenpox outbreak hit Benue IDP camp
There is a confirmation that there is an outbreak of chickenpox and other diseases in the Agagbe Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Gwer LGA of Benue State. It was gathered that about t nine children were infected with measles at the same camp last week. The outbreak of chickenpox was detected by some medical…
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Police arrest man over death of retired Benue court of appeal president
The Police Command in Benue, has confirmed the arrest of one Aondohemba Joseph, over the death of Justice Margaret Igbetar, a retired President, Benue Customary Court of Appeal, The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed t
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‘I’m not home’ – Davido tells cyclist who rode eight hours from Benue to see him
A cyclist who rode from Benue to Lagos to see Famous singer, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido has been left disappointed after realizing Davido was out of the country. The cyclist who held on to Davido’s poster while on his already rode for eight days on Nigerian road.
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EFCC busts ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ hideout in Benue, arrests 14 suspects
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement in Abuja