Tag: Benue
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Makurdi killings: NCPDA raises alarm over safety of Most Rev Anagbe
The Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Makurdi Diocese has raised an alarm over the safety of Rev. Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, CMF, Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, and his priest, Revd Fr Remigius Ihyula, following the Bishop’s courageous and truthful statements on the persistent killings, violence, and displacement of innocent citizens in Benue State and…
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Gunmen kill 3 in Benue community
The Police Command in Benue on Thursday confirmed the killing of three persons in Mbasombo community of Gwer East Local Government Area by assailants. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident in Makurdi.
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Fulani herdsmen not behind killings in Benue South – MACBAN
Mohammed Risku, Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has denied that Fulani herdsmen are responsible for the recent killings and rising insecurity in the Benue South Senatorial District.
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Police rescue 14 passengers kidnapped in Benue
The Police Command in Benue, on Friday rescued 14 passengers of Benue Links, kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday evening in Otukpo LGA of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, made this known in a statement, in Makurdi.
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Gunmen kill 2, abduct 12 passengers in Benue
The Management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has said that gunmen attacked the company’s bus, killed the driver, one passenger and abducted 12 others. The company’s Information Officer, Mr Johnson Ehi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Makurdi on Friday.
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No reasons for emergency rule in Benue – Gov. Alia
The Benue State Government says there is no reason for people to call for the declaration of emergency rule in the state. Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Hyacinth Alia, said this in a statement, on Monday in
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I’m not leaving APC that brought me to office for SDP – Alia
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia of Benue says he will not dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), insisting his party brought him to power. Alia dispelled the rumours of his defection in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,
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Benue Govt insists on Justice Maurice Ikpambese’s removal as CJ
The Benue Goverment has said that the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Maurice Ikpambese, stands removed from office. This is contained in a statement on Monday signed by Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Hyacinth Alia in Makurdi.
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Benue Assembly acted within law in CJ’s removal – APC elders
The Benue All Progressive Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum said the State House of Assembly acted within the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) in removing the State Chief Judge. The forum’s chairman, Sen. Barnabas Gemade, made the disclosure on Saturday during a press
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BREAKING! Trouble looming as Benue Assembly suspends 13 lawmakers
…over suspension of State CJ Trouble looming as Benue State House of Assembly suspends 13 of its members who opposed the removal of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambase. The members met after a plenary session on Tuesday to distance themselves from the decision, which they called unconstitutional and a breach of…