Tag: Benue State

PDP ask panel to settle Ortom, Suswam rift

On Wednesday the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, inaugurated a 17-member caretaker committee to oversee its affairs in Benue State. The committee, led by retired General Napoleon Bali, has been tasked…

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Benue PDP chair confirms suspension of Ortom, others

The State Executive Committee, SEC, of the Benue state chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, has affirmed the suspension of immediate past Governor, Samuel Ortom and Azua Hon Azua…

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Suspected gunmen, on Friday, attacked Mbache Ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State

Gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded Mbacher community in Mbacher Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday night, Despite a curfew enforced by Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia from…

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Military Arrests Wife Of Former Benue Kingpin, Gana, Other Terrorists, Recover Weapons, Cash In Taraba

In distinct operations, Nigerian Army troops have apprehended infamous criminals, including the spouse of the late Gana Terwase, a well-known gun runner from Benue State.   According to SaharaReporters, it…

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Benue PDP to replace decamped members

The Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to replace with immediate effect some of its officials planning to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…

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So Sad! Woman Who Attempted To Escape Kidnap In Benue Killed By Armed Bandits

An engineer, Martha Kwaghdoo Anderson was brutally killed by armed bandits on the Makurdi-Naka Road in Benue State. It was gathered that the woman was shot dead by the gunmen…

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Otukpo bank robbery: Police kill 2, arrest 4

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has said that Police operatives have arrested four robbery kingpins who raided three new-generation banks in Otukpo, Benue State.     The…

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Youths on the rampage bury two Benue men alive.

Irate youths reportedly buried two individuals alive after accusing them of orchestrating a Saturday thunder strike at Ikyve in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The state police…

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Unprovoked killings resume in Benue community as rampaging armed herders terror.

Barely a month after the general elections, unprovoked killings have continued as rampaging armed herders terrorise Benue communities. The killings which were halted during the electoral campaigns and elections have…

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Benue: I’ll go back to my farm – Ortom on failed senatorial bid

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday said he would go back to the farm after losing his senatorial bid. Ortom, who disclosed this on Arise TV, insisted that…

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