Tag Archives: Benue

No fewer than three persons including a woman were killed by suspected Fulani herders at Tse Ikyem in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.   Locals said that the herders invaded the community around 4 pm on Saturday, October 29, 2022, killing the three and injuring several others.   A …

The kidnapped State Assembly candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Moses Egbodo, has regained freedom after spending six days in captivity.   Egbodo is the candidate to represent the Obi State constituency in the forthcoming general elections.   The politician and three others in a commercial …

Governor Samuel Ortom and a group of elder statesmen in Benue, Minda Leaders of Thoughts, have supposedly withdrawn their support for Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar over alleged hate speech and profiling of Benue people.   This came after Atiku sent a message of sympathy to Gbeji community in Ukum Local Government …

Gunmen attacked an Onitsha, Anambra state bound commercial bus, abducted the driver and ten passengers in Benue State.   It was gathered that the victims were travelling from Jos, Plateau State when the incident happened.    According to Nigerian Tribune, the incident occurred on a bad section of the highway …

Obi had earlier urged presidential candidates to suspend their campaigns and help victims of the ravaging flood across the country. The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was treated to a hero’s welcome as he rode on a boat to visit victims of flood disaster in a community in Benue …

At least 18 people including a police sergeant, traders and farmers were killed when suspected herdsmen attacked Gbeji community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.   Several others were also injured in the attack that happened in the early hours of Wednesday, 19th October, 2022.    A local who …

Nigerian singer, 2Face Idibia, visited his alma mater, Mount Saint Gabriel’s secondary school Makurdi, Benue state, on Friday September 30.    The students couldn’t hide their joy to see the superstar.   He shared a video of his arrival in the school on his Instagram page with the caption; ”Paid …

A Facebook user, Lubem Terkula on Sunday September 18?, posted a photo of some women drinking beer at a joint in Benue State.   It was gathered that the women are members of a Christian women’s organisation in the state.   The photo has generated mixed reactions on Facebook, with …

At least three people were reportedly killed in bloody supremacy fight between rival cult gangs in Gboko town, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.    Several people were reportedly injured during the clash which started on Saturday till Sunday, September 4, 2020.    The situation was later brought under control …

At least five persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Gungu-Aze community of Nyiev, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State.   The attack occurred at about 3:00pm on Thursday, September 1, 2022.   Two children injured in the attack are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Makurdi, the …