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Rice branded with Jonathan’s picture floods Benue

Posted by admin Benue, Latest Politics, State News Friday, March 20th, 2015

Truck-loads of rice of different sizes, branded with pictures of the President Goodluck Jonathan, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the March 28 election, have flooded Benue State. It was learnt that the branded bags of rice will be used as a strategy by PDP handlers in the state to woo the electorate to […]

Deadly dawn raid on village in Benue state, 81 killed

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Sunday, March 15th, 2015

Women and children are among dozens of people killed in a dawn raid on a village in central Nigeria. Police say 45 people died in the attack by unidentified gunman on Egba village in in Benue state. But local politician Audu Sule told the BBC 81 villagers had been killed by the attackers, who were […]

We are experiencing the consequences of a failed Government – Jime

Posted by admin Benue, House, Legislature, State News Sunday, March 30th, 2014

A member of the House of Representatives, Emmanuel Jime has described the continuous attack on Benue people by suspected Fulani invaders as the consequences of a failed government. This is even as the state Chairman of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Pastor Tor Ujah has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to wade into the Tiv /Fulani […]

Five policemen, 32 others killed in Borno, Benue attacks

Posted by admin Benue, Borno, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Ten persons were killed in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, when two suicide bombers rammed their cars into a police patrol vehicle. Also, 27 people were reportedly killed on Tuesday in Benue State after a brutal attack which took place in Agena Village in Gwer-East Local Government […]

Suswam, cause of our clashes with Tiv – Herdsmen

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Thursday, March 13th, 2014

[print] Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam | credits: http://liveofofo.com Fulani herdsmen on Monday accused the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, of being the architect of the clashes between them and the Tiv. They also claimed that they had lost 134 of their colleagues and 11,915 heads of cattle to the […]

Gunmen open fire on Benue gov’s convoy

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News, Top Stories Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam | credits: http://liveofofo.com Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam narrowly escaped death on Tuesday when his convoy was attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Suswam’s convoy was on its way to Gbajimba in Guma Local Government Area of the state when the incident occurred. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, […]

Final year female Benue varsity student dies in hotel room

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

BY PETER DURU MAKURDI — A 21-year-old final year female student of the Benue State University, BSU, Joan Adaaku, has been reportedly found dead in a hotel room located in the heart of Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Vanguard gathered from sources who preferred anonymity that the Economics undergraduate had checked into Savannah Guest House […]

Benue boat mishap: 17 bodies recovered, 23 survived, search still continues

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, December 30th, 2013

From ROSE EJEMBI Makurdi Benue State Police Command said yesterday that 23 persons survived the boat tragedy which happened on Boxing Day boat at River Buruku in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ezeala, who disclosed this in a telephone interview with newsmen said search was […]

The Benefits of Ethnic Integration to Nigeria: A Case Study of The Tiv Nation – By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba

Posted by admin Articles, Benue, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News Saturday, October 12th, 2013

By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | October 12, 2013 – Below is the speech delivered by Leonard Shilgba at the Tiv Day Adamawa State event held at the Ribadu Square, Yola on October 5, 2013. This day, to me, marks the beginning of a pursuit of a new agenda for my Tiv […]

Fulani herdsmen kill 34 in Benue

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, July 8th, 2013

BY PETER DURU MAKURDI— few hours after the invasion of Nzorov ward in Iyordye Akaahena village by Fulani herdsmen left scores dead, the marauders, yesterday, attacked Akuroko village in Guma Local Government Area, leaving about 34 dead. Vanguard gathered from sources that fighting was still ongoing at Akuroko village According to sources, “they came from […]