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Gov. Hyacinth Alia has promised the people of the state particularly those in Kwande and Ukum Local Government Areas of proactive and prompt response to security challenges. Alia made the promise in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Makurdi. The governor appealed…
21 Feb
When he was sworn in by former Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, as Benue State Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese made a pledge to abide by the oath of office he took to uphold the constitution, in addition to ensuring improvement in Justice delivery and infrastructural development in the state judiciary. Ikpambese…
31 Jan
Many Benue people are excited about the unprecedented spate of infrastructural development and the stabilized and consistent payment of salaries, so much so that Governor Hyacinth Alia's innovative strides in the agricultural sector are not given their deserved accolades. To keen watchers of the Alia administration, the governor has so far accommodated all sectors in…
31 Dec
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has signed the 2025 appropriation bill into law. The budget, tagged Human Capital Development, Food Security and the Digital Economy, is estimated to be N550,112,988,930.45. The signing, which coincided with the launching of the state’s much-anticipated 10-year Development Plan as well as the launch of the State Nutrition…
29 Dec
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has expressed concern that the ongoing rift between Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, could jeopardise the party's prospects in the 2027 polls. Chaired by Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, the forum, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja,…
27 Dec
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has expressed sadness over the attacks on the Anwase community in the Kwande Local Government Area of the state, where innocent residents were reportedly murdered in a gruesome manner by suspected herders. The governor expressed worry that such a heinous act persists in the state despite the efforts…
5 Dec
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue on Thursday inaugurated four factories to boost the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and create jobs for the youth. The factories inaugurated include Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) Polythene and Nylon Factory, BIPC Nails Ltd, and the expansion of the BIPC Bread and Water Factories. Alia, during the inauguration…
22 Nov
Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Mr. Donald Aorkwagh Akule as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Benue State Agricultural Development Company (ADC). The governor also approved the appointment of Dr Aondoakaa Asambe as Principal Special Assistant (PSA) on Livestock Development and Animal Transboundary Disease Control. The appointments were announced in a…
9 Nov
The Benue State Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry, has summoned Senator Titus Tertenge Zam to appear before it for investigation. Justice Taiwo Taiwo (retd), who chairs the panel, issued a warrant for Zam's appearance on Friday, November 8, 2024, following the lawmaker's failure to honour two invitations by the panel. Zam, a former Special…
11 Oct
Terseer Ugbor, the federal lawmaker representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, has filed a N1 billion defamation lawsuit against Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia. The lawsuit, filed on Friday at the Benue State High Court in Makurdi, also names the governor's Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula, and media aide, Isaac Uzaan, as co-defendants. In the suit…
10 Oct
Benue State, known as Nigeria's "food basket," has been scrutinised for various reasons, from political dynamics to food security, governance, and socioeconomic development. Despite its agricultural wealth and strategic importance, the state has faced significant leadership challenges since its creation over four decades ago. While a few governors, such as Aper Aku, Fr. Moses Adasu,…
19 Sep
Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia on Thursday declared that his administration has taken proactive steps to mitigate the impact of the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam into Nigeria. This came as the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, has urged residents in flood-prone areas to relocate to safer locations…
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