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...
Governor Hyacinth Alia
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...
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Friday celebrated international football icon Francesca Ordega, presenting her with N50 million and a three-bedroom apartment in Makurdi. The lavish gesture, made during a grand dinner in the state capital, recognized Ordega’s remarkable contributions to Nigerian football and her role as a beacon...
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...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), 19 Northern States and the FCT, has condemned the killings in Benue State, describing the incident as a national tragedy that demands honest conversation and urgent intervention by the Nigerian state. This was contained in...
Governor Alia appoints new Chief of Staff as he dissolves Benue State Executive Council Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has dissolved the State Executive Council and appointed a new Chief of Staff. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Tersoo Kula, made this known in a statement he...
His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Ayatse, the Tor Tiv, has noted a significant improvement in Benue’s security landscape following President Bola Tinubu’s visit on June 18, 2025. Speaking during a condolence visit by First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu to his palace in Makurdi on Tuesday, the paramount ruler acknowledged...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi– Benue Digital Infrastructure Company (BDIC) is set to revolutionize the state’s economy with the production of computers locally. The Managing Director of BDIC, Mr. Terwase Gbande, disclosed that the company has partnered with a Chinese firm to start assembling laptops, smart kiosks, and biometric...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) made a bold and calculated move on July 9, 2025, unveiling itself formally to the political landscape of Benue State. This event, hailed as a success by party insiders, is notable not merely for its symbolism but for the political weight of the personalities...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) is confident of evicting Governor Hyacinth Alia from the Government House in the 2027 general elections, according to the party’s Pro-tem Chairman in Benue, Mr. Terngu Tsegba. Tsegba made the assertion during the unveiling of the coalition in Makurdi, promising to provide good governance, ensure...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The feud that has existed between the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume and the Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has become a thing of the past. A statement by the Principal Special Assistant to the Governor on...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has strongly condemned the brutal murder of two travelers in Agan community, Makurdi, describing the act as “barbaric and unacceptable”. Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime, and the governor has assured that they will face...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visit to the state during the recent pogrom in Yelwata town, Guma Local Government Area. The governor also welcomed the President’s assurance to collaborate with the state government...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that he would work with other stakeholders to bring lasting peace in Benue State and Nigeria at large. Speaking in Makurdi during a town hall meeting with...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has promised to bring an end to the wave of mindless killings in Benue State, assuring residents that the police will do everything possible to apprehend perpetrators and restore peace. During a visit to Governor Hyacinth Alia at Government...
June 16, 2025 His Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,Federal Republic of Nigeria,State House, Abuja. Your Excellency, I write to you as a concerned Nigerian and stakeholder in the fate of Benue State, deeply moved by your June 15, 2025 directive to security chiefs and...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Ior Gboko Foundation,has condemned the recent spate of killings in Benue State, particularly Yelewata, where scores of indigenes were exterminated last weekend. President of the Foundation, Dr. Jimmy Ajim, made the condemnation in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has condemned in strong terms the attacks and massacre of innocent citizens at Yelwata by suspected criminal herders, saying nothing should warrant taking of life. The State Deputy Governor, Dr. Sam Ode spoke on behalf of the Governor...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Zone “A” Peoples’ Assembly (ZAPA) has called on Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State to declare a state of emergency on security to address the escalating security challenges in the state. ZAPA President, Mr. Fanen Mondo, made the call at a press conference...