Nigeria’s aviation industry has grown significantly over the last two decades, with remarkable improvements in flight safety, fleet expansion, and passenger traffic. Yet, a persistent limitation remains: the overwhelming concentration of flight connectivity around Lagos and Abuja. Almost all domestic commercial routes are structured as spokes leading into either...
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Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned nine individuals before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged complicity in recent killings in Benue and Plateau states. The nine, named as defendants in six separate charges took turn to enter their pleas to the allegations raised against...
Approximately 3,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State have received critical humanitarian support through a partnership between the ECOWAS Peace Fund and UCARE Nigeria. The initiative aims to alleviate the hardships faced by displaced individuals and their host communities. UCARE Nigeria’s Communications Officer, Paul Uche, shared details of...
Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Associated and Educational Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities at Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM) has declared an indefinite strike over minimum wage issues. The industrial strike was the decision of an emergency congress at...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A wanted notorious kidnapping kingpin, known as Yusuf Muhammed, has been arrested along with 21 others in Orokam, Ogbadibo Local Area of Benue State. The notorious kidnapper was identified by his victims particularly those he had tortured in captivity. The Chairman of Ogbadibo,...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Benue State revealed that 411 Nigerians perished in 2024 while attempting to collect fuel from overturned tankers. This alarming statistic was shared by Sector Commander Steve Ayodele during a town hall meeting in Makurdi on Tuesday, aimed at addressing crash prevention with trailer...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has assured that the State Government would establish a school at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) mega camp along Makurrdi – Gbajimba road, Guma Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on Saturday during the extension of free...
Benue State House of Assembly has appointed Mr. Alfred Berger (APC, Makurdi North) as its new Speaker following the abrupt resignation of Mr. Hyacinth Dajoh. The decision was made during an emergency plenary session, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The motion for Berger’s election was...
Benue State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Hyacinth Dajoh, has taken decisive action by suspending four members, including Deputy Chief Whip Alfred Berger (APC/Makurdi North), for three months due to their alleged involvement in disruptive activities within the chamber. The other suspended lawmakers are Emmanuel Shimawua...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – In a strategic move to enhance security, Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the establishment of two new Area Commands and the upgrade of five police stations to divisions in Benue State. The announcement, made by Police Public Relations...
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has provided $1.1 million (approximately N1.69 billion) to aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Ugochi Daniels, IOM’s Deputy Director-General, presented the donation during a condolence visit to Makurdi on Wednesday, specifying that the funds would support IDPs in Yelewata and Naka. Daniels...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A three day training workshop for elected councillors in the 23 local government areas of Benue State started on Monday with a call on the councilors to equip themselves to perform optimally. Declaring the workshop open, the Special Adviser, Bureau for Local Government...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A non governmental organization, UCare Nigeria has organised a medical outreach for the Ichwa Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in North Bank, Makurdi. The non governmental organization with funding from the ECOWAS Peace Fund, has also commissioned a solar-powered borehole and as well...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club, Makurdi and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Philip Nongo has unveiled the new Technical Adviser of the club. The new technical adviser of the club is Coach Bala Abubakar. Unveiling the new Technical Adviser of the club on Monday...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Mbakor community development association Makurdi branch has honoured the former Auditor General of the Federation Dr. Samuel Ukura, Hon. Simon Shango, elder statesman and the former Minority Leader in the Benue State House of Assembly Dr. Benjamin Bem Mngutyo. The community also honoured...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Military troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) successfully repelled armed herders and confiscated an automatic rifle in Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, shared this update in a press release issued to journalists on...
The community of Ukporo Igwu Orokam in Okadigbo Local Government Area, Benue State, mourns yet celebrates the life of Mama Ojoyi Serah Isaac, who passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025, at a venerable old age. Mama Ojoyi, a beloved matriarch, leaves behind a rich legacy of love, faith,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia and Senator David Mark, Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have expressed profound sorrow over the death of Chief Audu Ogbeh, a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic...
Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh, expressed profound grief over the death of Chief Audu Ogbeh, a revered statesman who passed away at 78. In a statement released through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Zamber, Dajoh hailed Ogbeh as a true patriot and a distinguished...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Association of Igede Media Professionals (AIMP) expresses deep shock and outrage over the gruesome killing of two young Igede young men, Gabriel Ogoda and Ogah Jonathan Ukoh who were ambushed and brutally murdered along the Ulam axis of the Oju–Awajir Road in Gwer-East Local...