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THE judicial panel of inquiry into Benue State’s Income and Expenditure set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia has called for memoranda from the general public. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the judicial commission of inquiry, Justice Taiwo Taiwo and the Secretary, Dr. Abraham Gberindyer …

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 18, a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has revealed why the chairmanship of the party should return to the North Central region. Suswam, a former Senator, who represented the Benue north-east senatorial …

Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS)  said the troop had killed three suspected armed herdsmen who attacked troops deployed in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. Gen Sunday Igbinomwanhia, the Force Commander of the OPWS made the disclosure on Monday in Makurdi while briefing journalists on the attack. The OPWS covers …

GOVERNOR of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended all political meetings till further notice due to the tense security situation in the state. Making this disclosure in a statement on Thursday, the chief of staff to the Benue governor, Paul Biam, detailed that the decision followed an intelligence on the …

BENUE State Government has debunked reports alleging that about N20 billion federal allocation aggregated to the local governments was diverted. Newsextra24 reports that a Global Integrity Crusade Network, GICN, had alleged that the state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia directed his Special Adviser on Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, …

THE herders violating the anti-open grazing law in Benue State have been given a 14-day ultimatum by the Benue State Security Council to either stop rearing their animals outside ranches or face the consequences. Newsextra24 reports that the declaration was made after a security council meeting chaired by Governor Hyacinth Alia. …

GUNMEN suspected to be herders have invaded two communities in Ikpele and Okpokpolo, in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State and killed two people. The fresh attack is coming barely a week after suspected armed herders launched an attack on some communities in the council, leading to the death of …

By Bridget Ikyado WHEN on May 29, 2023 Reverend Fr Hyacinth Alia took the oath of office as the Executive Governor of Benue State, he vowed to run a robust administration that would massively transform the state ensure equity and development. He also vowed to provide well secured environment for …

THE Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the state capital, has upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate in the March 18 poll, Titus Uba, challenging …

A Benue social media activist, Gyenger Paul was on Thursday remanded in prison custody at the Federal Correction Center, Makurdi for alleged defamation. He was alleged to have published a defamatory piece against the State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia on his Facebook page.   The trial Magistrate, TK Attah …