The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State Chapter, has suspended its State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Tim Nyor over what it described as gross violation of the party’s principles, acts of insubordination and anti-party activities. The decision was taken on Friday during a meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) held …
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THE immediate past governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, declared magisterially that state power will shift to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027. Ortom stated this at the party’s state congress on Thursday in Makurdi. The former governor said that the enthusiasm and zeal exhibited by members of the party …
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Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly, Mr Hyacinth Dajoh, has appealed to the people of Mbaivur and Mbasombo in the Ikpayongo axis of Gwer-East Local Government Area to sheathe their sword and allow peace to reign. Dajoh made the call in Makurdi during a meeting with stakeholders from Gwer-East …
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The Benue State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a total of 161 suspects, comprising 144 males and 17 females, for various drug offences between July 2022 to June 2023. NDLEA State Commander Esther Lami disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Makurdi on …
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The management of Pure Biotech Company Ltd has apologised to the people of Benue State over the discharge of untreated effluent with sludge from the facility into River Benue at Bezu village on the Makurdi-Gboko Road. It promised that such negligence would never happen again. The corporate communication and public …
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FINDINGS by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the deaths occurred as a result of banditry, terrorism and inter-communal clash between March 22 and April 22, 2023. The most recent attack occurred on Thursday, March 23, when terrorists reportedly shot dead the minister in charge of ECWA Church, Buda II, Kasuwa Magani, in …
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Benue State Governor-elect, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has revealed that the first thing in his table after the May 29 inauguration would be about the state’s civil service. Alia, who spoke on Wednesday after receiving his Certificate of Return in Makurdi, the state capital, also thanked the Benue people for …
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Benue State Governor-elect, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has said he is not the most qualified to lead the State. Alia, however, said God who made him governor, would qualify him to lead the State. He disclosed this in his victory speech yesterday. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared …
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A suspended Roman Catholic priest and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has been declared winner of the Saturday governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, through Returning Office Prof Faruq Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, …
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Barely 17 days to the commencement of the 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has been assured of over one million votes in Benue State. This was as Atiku was predicted to emerge winner of the February 25th presidential election. Atiku held …
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