Tag: Benue
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Benue Govt imposes 24-hr curfew in Ukum LGA
The Benue State Government on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew in Ukum Local Government Area (LGA), following serious security breaches in the area. Gov. Hyacinth Alia announced the measure at a news briefing in Makurdi shortly after the State Security Council meeting.
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Without massive women votes I wouldn’t be governor – Alia
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, has acknowledged that without the massive votes of women in the state, he would not have won the 2023 Governorship Election. Alia stated this on Saturday in Makurdi, during the launch of the 774 Explode Project
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Benue: APC’s Alia will get second tenure without stress – Ex-PDP chairman
Senator Barnabas Gemade, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has said that Gov Hyacinth Alia would secure a second tenure in 2027 without much stress. Gemade, while addressing APC supporters in Vandeikya, hinged
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Why Gov. Alia cannot have a godfather – Gemade
Ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Barnabas Gemade, said he has several reasons to support Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue to succeed. Gemade disclosed this on Wednesday in Katsina-Ala while addressing the All Progressives Congress (APC)
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Peter Obi slams FG over spate of killings in Plateau, Benue
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 poll, has criticised the federal government for the spate of killings in Plateau and Benue states. On Monday, gunmen attacked Zurak village in Wase LGA of the state and reportedly killed more than 40 residents. Obi described the latest killings as one too…
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UNDP decries rise in number of IDPs in Benue, 3 other states
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has decried the consistent rise in the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Its representative in Benue, Mr Adewole Oke, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, while delivering a goodwill
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Communal clash: Two k!lled, houses set ablaze as Benue boils
No fewer than two people were killed in a fresh communal crisis which broke out at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi metropolis in Benúe State. Many houses were burnt and residents sustained injuries when fight broke out between Tiv and Jukun natives on Sunday and continued on Monday. Commander of a local vigilante known…
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40 feared killed as militia gangs clash in Benue
More than 40 persons, including a family of seven, were feared killed in clashes between militia gangs in Gbagir community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue on Tuesday.
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I‘ve nothing to hide, not afraid of probe – Ortom
Former Benue State Governor. Samuel Ortom says he is not afraid of probe, as he has nothing to hide. Ortom said this in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Terver Akase in Makurdi on Tuesday.
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Man Nabbed in Benue for r3ping 11-yr-old, says ‘I was teaching her s3x education’
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Benue Command, has arrested one Gbanger Terkimbi Sunday, 25, for raping an 11-year-old girl. Gbanger was paraded at the command’s headquarters in Makurdi alongside three other suspects arrested for various crimes in the state. State Commandant of NSCDC, Yakubu Ibrahim, through the NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Michael…