The Vice-President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has appealed to Benue politicians to shelve their political differences and embrace peace for more development of the state under President Tinubu’s administration. Shettima made the appeal on Tuesday in Makurdi, while addressing participants at the First National Expanded Micro, Small and Medium...
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Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue. The Governor won under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Details later…..
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of 56 trucks of palliatives to Benue residents to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal. Performing the ceremony in Makurdi, Gov Alia said all Benue residents would benefit from the third phase of the state-wide palliatives....
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has not recruited anyone to speak on his behalf in Aso Rock Villa, the immediate past Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime has said. Jime stated this on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Makurdi....
Benue governor Hyacinth Alia says he has special love for his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and will never work against it. Alia’s vow is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said the state is set to pay its workforce based on the numbers of days at work. Governor Alia, who stated this at the weekend during a reception for members of the Conference...
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said that additional 100 buses has been added to the fleet of the state transport company, Benue links to ease transportation problem in the state. Alia stated this at a reception for members of the Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ)...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Aboh as the new Auditor General of the State. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, disclosed this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Friday. The appointment takes...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has called for the deployment of more troops and more army Forward Operating Bases in some parts of Benue to address the security challenges bedeviling the state. Alia made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has orders all criminals currently operating in Benue State to leave or risk arrest. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Sunday disclosed that his administration inherited the sum of N359 billion as debt from the past administration in the state. Alia disclosed this at an interdenominational church service to commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary. The church service was organised by the Christian...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has strongly condemned the kidnaping of Mr. Matthew Abo, his Commissioner for Information, culture and Tourism, and former Chairman Ukum Local Government Area (LGA), Mr. Iorwashima Erukaa. The Governor reacted to the incident in a statement issued...
The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi on Saturday upheld the victory of Gov. Hyacinth Alia of the APC in the March 18 Governorship Election. Delivering the judgment, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre election...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the construction of 16 Makurdi township roads measuring 15.39km on Monday. The governor said at the flag-off that the contract, awarded to an indigenous firm, was a significant step to achieving his goal of providing quality infrastructure for the...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Saturday said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, was his leader and he does not have any problem with him. Alia disclosed this during his maiden media interaction with journalists at Government House in Makurdi....
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has chided Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue for attending the remembrance mass of the son of the President of Appeal Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem in Jos. The PDP said this in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom on Sunday in...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has dissolved the Governing Council of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr Tersoo Kula in Makurdi Monday. Kula said that a...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the unprovoked attack on Akpuuna village in Mbaterem in Ukum Local Government Area of the state by suspected hoodlums. Sores of people were killed when the armed hoodlums attacked the community on Saturday. Reacting to the...
Civil servants in Benue will soon heave a sigh of relief, as Gov. Hyacinth Alia has assured them of payment of salaries by 25th of every month, beginning from June. Alia gave the assurance during his Democracy Day broadcast on Monday in Makurdi. “Indeed, as from 25th of this month,...