Gunmen have killed the former Peoples Democratic Party chairman of Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yaiyol. Yaiyol before he was killed Friday night was the Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services in the local government. It was gathered that the deceased lost his wife last year in the same circumstance and his house burnt. …

The Benue State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs. Veronica Garba has said that corps members in crisis areas have been evacuated into family houses in Makurd, the state capital. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area of the state, Garba said that, as soon as the NYSC …

Following the killings of hundreds of Benue State residents by armed herders, President Bola Tinubu has assured the state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of his readiness to work with him to achieve a lasting peace. The President visited the state on Wednesday to meet with stakeholders and sympathise with the victims of the killings and the state government. While …

Pope Leo on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of what he described as a ‘terrible massacre’ in Benue State, Nigeria. Over 200 people were reportedly brutally killed in the Yelewata community of Guma Local Government Area in one of the latest incidents of herdsmen attacks in the state. Speaking during his Sunday Angelus prayer, the pontiff said most of …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has berated President Bola Tinubu for remaining in France while violence and killings persist in Benue and Plateau states. In a statement released by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku stated that President Tinubu cannot keep feasting and enjoying himself while countless lives are being lost to ongoing attacks. …

Benue State Government is set to conduct livestock census in the state to have statistics of both the livestock and owners. The Principal Special Assistant to the state governor on Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Disease Control, Aondoaka Asambe, disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi after assessing the abattoir livestock market. Asambe said this would help to put an end …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended 15 individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud in Makurdi, Benue State. According to a statement on Tuesday via X, the arrests were made by operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate at Abu King Shuluwe Street, Akpehe, following actionable intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities. The EFCC added that various items were …

Several areas of Makurdi, Benue State, have been flooded following a downpour that lasted more than nine hours on Monday. The rain, which started around 3 am and continued until noon, affected several areas, including Gyado Villa, Wadata, Wurukum, Achussa, and parts of North Bank in Makurdi. Our correspondent, who toured the town, reports that those living in riverine areas …

More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were traveling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed around 5.30pm in the Otukpo area. The victims are reportedly from the University of Maiduguri and the University …

A youth leader in Ukpute community of Oju Local Government Area (LGA)of Benue State,Mike Ube has raised the alarm over looming genocide in the state. Ube claimed that there have renewed unprovoked attacks on Ukpute community by Bonta Tiv militias of Konshisha LGA that started over a week ago and there has not been any sign that the crisis will …