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THE bloodthirsty gunmen wrecking havoc in Benue State and other parts of the country have again murdered at least ten persons. Newsextra24 gathered that the assailants invaded Opaha, Odogbo and Edikwu communities of Apa Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night and opened fire on unarmed residents. An …

TWO persons have been buried alive by angry youths over alleged witchcraft responsible for the thunder strike that affected one Henry Ihwakaa, his wife, and a two-week-old child at Konshisha local Government area of Benue State. Ihwakaa, who is said to be the father of Henry, was accused by the …

NOT a few are still in shock and alarmed by Good Friday’s horrendous armed herdsmen murder of about 40 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, and members of their host community in a camp at the LGEA Primary School Mgban, in Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue …

THE leaders of three main tribes of Benue state under the aegis of the Mzough U Tiv, MUT, Ochetoha K’Idoma, OKI, and Omi Ny’ Igede, ONI, have bemoaned the recent killings in the state and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to cleared a state of emergency on security in the country without …

SURVIVORS and aggrieved families on Saturday narrated their ordeals in the hands of suspected killer-herdsmen that invaded Mgban Primary School on Friday. The district head of Nyiev Community, Bernard Shawa, said he lost two of his sons to the attack. Narrating her ordeal as well, one of the survivors, Mnenna …

RESULTS are already trickling from local government areas in Saturday’s governorship election in Benue State. The election was keenly contested between Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia of the Peoples Democratic Party, APC and Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party, APC. Here are some results so far announced by INEC. APC: …

GUNMEN suspected to be herders early hours of Sunday invaded three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State and killed 13 people. A local, who identified himself as Sachir, told our correspondent that suspected herders invaded Tse Lgar where eight people were reportedly killed. Three people were also …

No fewer than 11 persons died of food poisoning in Ikobi community, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the victims lost their lives after consuming food that was contaminated with harmful chemical. According to the source in area, those who died from last Monday in …

Suspected herders again killed three persons in a community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspected herders were said to have invaded Ngban community in Guma local government Sunday evening. Reprieve seems not to be in sight as suspected herders had been attacking governor Samuel Ortom …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has explained why he is unable to pay salaries and keep the state running. Ortom, who appeared on Arise TV on Wednesday morning, claimed that the Federal Government was preventing him from paying salaries and sustaining Benue. According to him, the Federal Government has refused to …