No fewer than 76 security personnel lost their lives in Benue State in the course of discharging their duties in the last year. Governor Hyacinth Alia, who made this known while receiving families of the deceased security personnel in Makurdi, assured that their sacrifices would not be in vain. The governor doled out N5 million…
A 14-year-old internally displaced boy, Chagu Terhemen, has died after being bitten by a snake last Friday in Benue State. Terhemen was accompanying his father to their farm at Tse Kyomke Mbapupuu in Gaambe Ushin Council Ward, Gwer West Local Government Area, when the incident occurred. One of the displaced persons, Terna Ibaah, raised the…
In a fleet of drama, the Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, (BSHA), Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh has resigned his position as the Speaker. This is just as the House of Assembly, on Sunday, have quickly elected Hon. Alfred Emberga to replace him as the new speaker. The new speaker was one of the…
The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the lawmaker representing Makurdi North, Alfred Berger; his Kian state constituency counterpart, Terna Shimawua; Cyril Ekong of Obi state constituency, and James Umoru, representing Apa state constituency for six months. This, according to the House, followed an attempt to impeach the Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, on Thursday night….
Benue State House of Assembly has refuted a viral document trending on social media which alleged that lawmakers were working on a bill to ban romantic relationships across the state. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh, Mr. Terver Zamber, the Assembly described the document…
The Benue State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a woman identified as Salome Tersoo, who allegedly killed her husband during a domestic altercation in Agera Mbaashia, Gaav district of Konshisha Local Government Area. The incident occurred in the early hours of July 31, and was reported to the Konshisha Divisional Police Headquarters at…
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council. Alia announced the dissolution in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Kula said that the governor informed the council members of the dissolution at the end of the 12th (2025)…
A 16-year-old student of UBE Junior Secondary School, Oju Centre, Benue State, has been arrested in connection with the death of his teacher following a confrontation on Thursday. The student, identified as Friday Ogamude, allegedly attacked his 35-year-old teacher, Mr. Oyibe Oyibe, during a dispute reportedly related to a cap that had been confiscated by…
Tragedy struck in the Gboko West area of Benue State on Thursday as a teenager, Japheth Amine, drowned in River Nomnor Mke after sneaking out of school with his friends during study hours. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred earlier in the day when Japheth and a group of schoolmates went to swim in the…
Angry students of Gyutiev Model College, Saghev Ward in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, have reportedly set the home of their school principal, Mr. Isaac Yina, on fire. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, June 27, is said to have been triggered by claims that the principal failed to…