The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has said he has no plan of leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress. According to a statement by Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, Alia, said the report that he was planning to leave APC due to the crisis in the party’s Benue chapter is ‘laughable and lame’. Kula, in the Sunday statement, said …

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned Governors of Benue and Zamfara states, Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal respectively, as well as their respective sate assemblies to appear before it on Thursday, 8 May. The executive and legislative arms of the two states are to appear before the committee to explain why their constitutional functions should not …

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has appointed Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as TuFace, as his Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach. In a viral video on Wednesday, Alia praised TuFace for all the support towards his administration. The governor stated that TuFace can do more. He stated, ‘On behalf of the Benue State government and our …

Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia says the death toll from latest gunmen attacks on some communities in Logo and Ukum local government areas has risen to 55. The governor disclosed this yesterday when he made an assessment tour of some of the affected communities. As at the time he was addressing the people, Alia said the death toll had risen …

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday, unveiled a five-year, N853 billion programme to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. The governor, during the unveiling of the Action Plan in Makurdi, the state capital, said the aim was to foster the IDPs safe return to their ancestral homes. According to him, the Action Plan, also known as Durable …

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia yesterday launched a joint security taskforce code-named ‘Operation Anyam Nyor’ to complement the efforts of the conventional securities in the fight against insecurity in the state. The governor also inaugurated 5,000 officers of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) with an advice to criminals to embrace the ongoing amnesty programme chaired by the Tor …

A non-governmental organisation, Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR) has commended Benue State State Governor, Fr. Father Hyacinth Alia, and the state government for distancing themselves from the suit filed by the Kogi State Government and 14 other states against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Kogi State government was recently joined by its counterparts in 14 other states in …

The Benue State government has said it is still suffering from the consent judgments, running into at least N3.6 billion, entered into by the immediate-past government led by Samuel Ortom. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim, stated this in a telephone chat with journalists on Monday. He lamented that the present administration was still …

Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue, announced on Thursday that his state is experiencing relative peace, enabling farmers to return to previously abandoned farms due to farmers/herders clashes. He made this statement while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Alia visited the President to update him on Benue’s state of affairs, highlighting the high levels …

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has handed over a truckload of palliatives he confiscated to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for investigation. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Tersoo Kula, in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday, while handing over the palliatives to the anti-graft …