Tag Archives: Benue

Aondona Dajoh, a Benue State House of Assembly member-elect for Gboko-West constituency, escaped death on Thursday night after being ambushed by hoodlums.    Punch reported that Dajoh was attacked by unknown persons at Gyado Junction in Gboko Local Government Area of the state on Thursday evening, March 23.   He …

Obi Tylor Ibinta (killed)   At least five people have been killed and a youth leader reportedly missing in a fresh attack on communities in two local government areas of Benue State.   Villagers said that the incident happened separately at Atakpa community in Agatu LGA and in Iwili, Otukpo …

Benue State House of Assembly member-elect for Gboko-West constituency, Mr Aondona Dajoh, is fortunate to be alive after an assassination attempt on his life.   Hoodlums were said to have ambushed him while driving home Thursday night, March 23, at Gyado Junction in Gboko Local Government Area of the state …

Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Benue state.   According to results released by INEC, the Catholic priest secured 473,933 votes to defeat Titus Uba, the candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), who …

Suspected Fulani herders launched separate attacks on two communities in Benue State, killing seven people including a Commander of the State Community Guard.   The armed herders were said to have attacked Tse Fela in Mbabuande and Tse Akyegh in Ikaaghev Council Ward of Gwer West local government of the …

The police in Benue state have arrested the suspected killer of an undergraduate of the Benue state University, Erekaa Dooshima, who went missing in February and was found dead days after.   LIB had reported that the deceased was found dead on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, three days after she …

The police in Benue state have arrested the suspected killer of an undergraduate of the Benue state University, Erekaa Dooshima, who went missing in February and was found dead days after.   LIB had reported that the deceased was found dead on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, three days after she …

A PDP ward collation agent in Mbacher ward, Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Hon. Eunoch Mson Atsehe, has died.    It was gathered that Msom slumped and died while performing his duty at a collation center in Katsina Ala town.     The deceased hailed from Mbacher …

13 persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen who invaded three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State in the early hours of Sunday, February 26.    A local, who identified himself as Sachir, told Punch that suspected herders invaded Tse Lgar where eight people were reportedly …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has defeated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu at the two Benue House gate polling units in the Saturday, February 25, presidential election.   In the results …