Exactly 24 years ago, I wrote a piece on the then Benue State Governor, Dr. George Akume, who was warming up for his second term. Entitled “Benue 2003: It is still George,” the opinion was published in THIS DAY Newspapers. This title is, therefore, neither new nor original to...
Father Alia
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has expressed profound sadness and strongly condemned the attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on Akpachi Village and the Otukpo-Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state.The herdsmen allegedly attacked the community when the residents least expected them as they were deeply asleep.A...
The unfolding contest within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State between the camps of Hyacinth Alia and George Akume is being framed as a dispute over ward, local government, and state party congresses. But that description understates the gravity of what is happening. This is not merely...
JUNE 12: CELEBRATING REV. FR. M.O. ADASU @80 1. We make this Press Statement as Apostles of Very Reverend Father Doctor Moses Orshio Adasu as Nigeria marks Democracy Day on June 12 which coincides with Father Adasu’s Birthday which is June 12, 1945. Our duty is to highlight, acknowledge...