The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports linking the NRS to an imaginary fraud related to the Frontier Exploration Fund, calling it sponsored fake news. The report had alleged the transfer of $279 million from the Fund’s account to some unnamed...
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Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO) has declared its total support for the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) in rejecting the proposed monthly ₦1 billion contribution by northern governors to the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund (NNSTF), urging governors of Middle Belt states to instead deploy the funds to...
Benue State Government has assured residents that there is no confirmed case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in the state, urging the public to remain calm despite reports circulating on social media about a suspected outbreak in Konshisha Local Government Area. The clarification followed claims of a possible Mpox infection...
Benue State has secured three oil and gas blocks in the 2025 Nigerian Upstream Licensing Round, opening a new chapter in the state’s long-standing quest to develop its hydrocarbon resources. The licensing round was conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) under the administration of President Bola...
Former Chief Economic Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Ode Ojowu, has called for a fundamental rethink of the political leadership recruitment process ahead of the 2027 elections, stressing that only leaders with integrity, competence and inclusiveness can guarantee sustainable development. Ojowu, a former Chief Executive Officer of the...
2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has decried the renewed heartless Killings in Benue and Plateau states. Mr. Obi, in a post on his X handle on Monday, said the unending violence in the region is worrisome and deserves special attention. He said the...
A 5-year multidisciplinary study by researchers at the University of Jos (UNIJOS)has identified fresh petroleum system indicators and significant solid mineral prospects in Nigeria’s Middle Benue Trough (MBT), findings expected to strengthen future hydrocarbon and mineral exploration in the country. The research, conducted under the Petroleum Technology Development Fund...
…Why Governance Must Defeat Professional Politics By PROF LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – May 29, 2026 marks more than another “democracy anniversary” in Nigeria. It is a strategic transition boundary for both the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia in Benue State. Exactly...
In this powerful political reflection, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, OON, examines the dangerous rise of demagogues ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections. He warns against the capture of party structures by governors, the death of internal democracy, and the reduction of citizens to spectators in their own republic. The article makes...
The Federal Government of Nigeria Tuesday signed the Concession Agreement for the Grand Katsina-Ala Hydropower Project, formally appointing Maverick Energy Partners as preferred concessionaire for the development, financing, construction and operation of a 460 MW storage hydropower facility on the Katsina-Ala River in Benue State under a 35-year Design,...
Benue Killings: Court continues trial of ethnic militia arrested by DSS for illegal arms’ possession
Benue Killings: Court continues trial of ethnic militia arrested by DSS for illegal arms’ possession
Weeks after the Federal High Court in Abuja began the trial of suspected members of Fulani and Idoma militias linked to ethic killings in Benue State, the same court on Monday, admitted in evidence a report of the Department of State Services (DSS), on how certain Agatu leaders in...
Nigeria is often portrayed in international headlines as simply “unstable,” a sweeping, unhelpful label that conceals a far more complex and geographically specific crisis. For those seeking to understand the country’s security situation, the details matter enormously. Over the past ten years, I have conducted extensive field research across...
By PROF LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – Today, I join millions of Benue people and well-wishers across Nigeria and beyond in celebrating the 60th birthday of His Excellency, Hyacinth Alia — priest, leader, reformer, and Governor of Benue State. Life’s journey is often mysterious in its unfolding. For decades, Fr....
A few weeks ago, I analyzed the electoral prospects of some prominent Benue gubernatorial hopefuls—among them Sebastian Hon, Herman Hembe, Terhemba Shija, Mathias Byuan, and Mike Aondoakaa—against the incumbent governor, Hyacinth Alia. With the exception of Hembe, these figures are widely perceived as political associates or loyalists of George...
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the reported abduction of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in Benue State, describing the incident as a tragic reflection of leadership failure and worsening insecurity in Nigeria. In a statement, Obi expressed deep concern over the safety of young Nigerians...
Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued two kidnapped victims following sustained intelligence driven crackdown on criminal elements operating within Kyado in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Acting Media Information Officer, HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, confirmed the rescue operation in a statement issued...
There are moments when a nation is forced to look into the mirror—not the polished mirror of official statements, but the cracked, unforgiving mirror of truth. The death of Brigadier General Musa Uba is one of those moments that reechoed today on ARISE TELEVISION, The Morning Show. And when...
Less than 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured grieving residents in Plateau State that renewed violence would not recur, fresh attacks erupted in parts of the country, raising serious concerns about Nigeria’s worsening security situation. President Tinubu had made the promise on April 2, 2026, at the...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party Nigeria, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he described as a lack of compassion and presence in response to recent killings in Plateau State and earlier violence in Benue State. In a post on his official X account,...
By LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – Since the return to democratic governance in 1999, and more pointedly from 2003, the politics of second-term governorship in Benue State has followed a troubling and predictable pattern. It is a pattern characterized by orchestrated resistance, elite gang-ups, weaponization of insecurity, and the deliberate...