Tag: Makurdi

  • NPFL: Rangers target good result against Lobi Stars FC in Markudi

    NPFL: Rangers target good result against Lobi Stars FC in Markudi

    Salisu Yusuf, the Rangers International Football Club of Enugu Technical Adviser, said that the club has perfected plans to get a decent result against Lobi Stars FC of Markudi. Lobi Stars FC will be hosting Rangers FC in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) rescheduled match day six on Wednesday in Markudi. Yusuf told the…

  • Panic as university lecturer commits suicide in Makurdi

    A Professor of Biological Science with the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Frank Onyezili has committed suicide.   According to an anonymous source, the don who left a note behind might have killed himself over family problems.   A source from the institution confirmed that the aged professor at a time complained of being abandoned…

  • Buharis’s visit: |Security beefed up in Makurdi

    Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Benue on Monday, security has been beefed up. Armed security personnel were seen deployed to strategic areas in Makurdi while others were seen patrolling streets in armoured tanks and vehicles as part of measures to boost up security in the state. NAN reports that patrol officers with sniffer…

  • Nigerian Airforce graduates 19 War Fellows from its war college

    The Nigeria Airforce War College, Makurdi has graduated 19 senior military officers, trained to meet contemporary challenges in air warfare. Speaking during the graduation ceremony on Friday in Makurdi, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, described the training as apt. He said the changing character of warfare required military officers to…

  • Flood: FG to dredge River Benue, construct drainages in Makurdi

    The Federal Government has promised to dredge river Benue and construct additional drainage systems to put a lasting end to the destructive flood being experienced in the state. President Muhammadu Buhari made the promise on Wednesday while addressing the Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) at the International Market camp in Makurdi. Represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo,…