Tag Archives: Benue

Merely hours after turning him away, Davido has come around. International superstar Davido has positively responded to the cyclist embarking on a journey from Benue to Lagos by bicycle to honour him.

A large number of women mounted a roadblock on Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja federal highway on Friday August 11, to protest the killing of five people by suspected herders in Benue State.    A local who simply identified himself as Sunny, said five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in …

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido have responded to a Benue-based fan who embarked on a road trip just to meet him. This is coming after a Twitter influencer, SSbmuzik called the singer’s attention to his fan’s notable quest. According to SSBmuzik, Emmiwuks is currently on day eight …

Suspected ritualists have reportedly killed and dismembered the body of a-32-year woman identified as Dorcas Shangev, in the Adem village, near the Welfare Quarters area of Makurdi, the Benue state capital.   Vanguard reports that Shangev was murdered by the assailants on her birthday. It was gathered that the deceased …

Alia said this in Makurdi on Friday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Extraordinary Stakeholders Meeting. He said the government saved the amount from the first phase of verification of primary and secondary school teachers as well as Local Government Councils staff payrolls audit. He said the verification team discovered …

Unknown gunmen have killed six people in Igba-Ukyor and Tse Baka communities in the Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State.    It was gathered that the gunmen, said to have ridden on motorcycles, attacked the communities on Sunday night, July 16, 2023.    A local, who spoke to Punch, …

A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on Friday, July 14, crashed in Makurdi, Benue State capital.    What led to the crash is still unclear, but Punch reported that two personnel of the Nigerian Air Force onboard the jet were ejected unhurt. A source told the publication;    “An FT7-NI …

An automobile shop in Makurdi, owned by former Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has been raided by the state government.    Governor Hyacinth Alia’s Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, had said that government vehicles numbering 29 were allegedly looted by the former governor.   Kula had said in a …

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen invaded Zaki Akpuuna 1 and Diom communities of Mbaterem district in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing 24 residents.   It was gathered that the gunmen, suspected to be bandits, invaded the communities around 8am on Saturday, July 8, 2023.    Locals said the attackers …

Youths have killed a Hippopotamus they claim has been terrorising waterways in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.    It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday, July 6, 2023, near Ebete, a hamlet on the border between Benue and Nasarawa States.   Olikita Ekani, a former media …