By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has insisted that there was no going back on probing the immediate past administration of the state over alleged misappropriation of government funds. Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia, revealed this to journalists...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), James Iorapuu has restated the state government commitment to collaborate with humanitarian partners both local and international to continue to carter for the needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – There was tension in Makurdi Benue State capital as the scheduled meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) could not get any place to hold their meeting scheduled and announced the previous day. The meeting was originally scheduled to hold at the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi -. Armed to the teeth police personnel have taken over the Benue State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Makurdi. The Benue State chapter of the APC had scheduled a meeting at the secretariat for Friday, 1st March by 10...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has expressed his willingness to cooperate with the probe panels as long as the investigation is carried out in line with the law as he claimed that his administration was built on transparency,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – As days continue to pass and the ultimatum given to the Fulani herdsmen to leave Benue lasts. the violent herdsmen have also continued to attack and kill the innocent Benue people without any form of provocation. Few days ago, the Benue State...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the influx of herdsmen to Benue State, Governor Hyacinth Alia has given two weeks ultimatum to herders to leave the state or comply with the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law. Addressing journalists after the state security council meeting...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) is planning to lunch Benue Palm Oil and one of the biggest bread factory in the state around March this year. The Managing Director of the company, Raymond Asemakaha, who made the disclosure in Makurdi, said...
The Troops of Sector 6, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully repelled an attack by bandits on Okokolo community in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue. The OPWS Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Igbinomwanhia, told newsmen in Makurdi on Saturday that the troops forced the bandits to run...
Benue State Government has warned stakeholders in the education sector that it will no longer tolerate mediocrity, half standards, inefficiency, laxity, and non-performance. Director-General (DG), Benue Education Quality Assurance Agency, Mr Terna Francis, said this on Saturday in Makurdi at a meeting with education stakeholders in the state....
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has appealed to kidnappers of the Caretaker Chairman, Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, Rev Gideon Haanongon, and three others, to release them unconditionally. Governor Alia made the appeal on Saturday, during a funeral oration for Ter (paramount ruler) Katsina-Ala, Chief...
The Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) has cleared the seven months salary arrears and four months allowances owed its staff. This is contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director (MD/CEO), Dr Raymond Asemakaha, on Friday in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov....
The Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala, in Benue, Bishop Isaac Dugu has called on Catholic Priests to shun materialism and focus more on winning souls for God. The Bishop made the call on Saturday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, in a Homily during a Mass to mark the 25th priestly...
The Benue Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Mathew Agbo, who was kidnapped few days back, has regained his freedom. Agbo in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Makurdi, thanked Gov. Hyacinth Alia and the security agencies for ensuring...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has charged the Bonta and Okpute communities in Konshisha and Oju Local Government Areas, respectively, to give peace a chance for meaningful development to take place. Alia made the appeal when he held peace meetings with the communities as part of the efforts...
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue said he was focused on governance and service delivery to the people and not after his predecessor, Mr Samuel Ortom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Terver Akase, a media aide to Ortom and the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP...
By ERDOO AVAAN, Makurdi – The Story: Benue civil servants are currently in wild jubilation as the first bank alerts have hit their phones in 7 months The full gist: True to his promise during electioneering campaigns, Governor Hyacinth Alia has put smiles on the faces of Benue workers,...
A Catholic Priest in Edo State, Rev. Fr. Andrew Obinyan, has charged Benue state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, to rely on God for guidance in his desire to bring good governance and development to Benue state. Obinyan, who gave the charge on Saturday in Benin while speaking with...