Benue State

A federal high court in Abuja has made an interim order freezing bank accounts of the Benue state government over its involvement in securing a “N333 million loan” in 2008. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, gave the order on Wednesday…

No fewer than eight persons including a woman and her four children were Tuesday night reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen who invaded Yelewata, a border community between Benue and Nasarawa states in Guma Local Government Area,…

No fewer than 400 indigenes of Benue State studying at the University of Jos in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria have been evacuated from the tertiary institution by the State Government following the unrest and killings in Plateau…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Tuesday, vowed never to surrender any land to Fulanis in the state. Ortom said he would rather die than surrender his land to the Fulani “who have made over a million homeless in his state.”…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug traffickers in Benue state. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Babafemi said the suspects; Chioma  Afam, 36,…

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has demanded the release of N100 billion to his State for the establishment of ranching arguing that if the Federal Government could approve N6.5 billion to Katsina State for that same purpose his…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday asked the federal government to count the state out of its planned rehabilitation of grazing reserves, PUNCH reports. Governor Ortom stated this while reacting to the earlier statement of…

Suspected Fulani herdsmen militias have invaded Mbakyondu community in the Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State, killing no fewer than 11 persons, while others were left injured. According to Daily Post, the incident occurred…