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Some residents of Makurdi, the Benue capital have lamented over the acute scarcity of water in the metropolis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that almost all the households in Makurdi that depend on wells for their daily water supplies had lost them to the drought. A cross section of residents, who spoke to…
25 Feb
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee in Benue said the party was yet to conduct ward and local government congresses in the state. The State Organising Secretary/Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr James Ornguga, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Makurdi. Ornguga told NAN…
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…
19 Feb
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has faulted the purported resolution by the Benue State House of Assembly recommending the removal of the state Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Maurice Ikpambese, from office. The NJC stated that the resolution did not adhere to the clear and unambiguous provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…
19 Feb
The Benue House of Assembly has suspended 13 members of the house from legislative duties due to dishonorable acts. The suspension followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr. Saater Tiseer, during plenary on Wednesday in Makurdi. The majority leader stated that the assembly, like any other legislature, was a hallowed assembly of honorable…
18 Feb
A member of the House of Representatives, Terseer Ugbor, has raised alarm over an alleged land-grabbing spree by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, claiming that they have taken over 40 per cent of the state’s land and displaced thousands from their ancestral homes. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Ugbor called for urgent…
12 Feb
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has pledged to support Benue State in achieving Open Defecation-Free (ODF) status before the end of 2025, joining Jigawa as the only state to meet the national sanitation target. Utsev made this vow on Wednesday during the third National Retreat on Clean Nigeria: Use the…
11 Feb
The Benue State Police Command has said it is collaborating with other security agencies to ensure the safety of lives and properties. Benue State Commissioner of Police, Steve H. Yabanet, said this while parading suspects arrested across the state. The Commissioner said collaboration with residents has also helped in arresting suspects. He said Wadata community…
11 Feb
The Police Command in Benue has arrested 18 suspects in connection with cultism, child trafficking, armed robbery, and vandalism. The command made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Steve Yabanet, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi. Yabanet said that the command on February 9, received…
11 Feb
Benue Good Governance Crusaders have opposed alleged moves by Governor Hyacinth Alia to take over the shares of Benue State domiciled in Dangote Cement. Jointly led by Felix Atetan and Peter Ameh, the Crusaders claimed that the governor had perfected arrangements to sell off the only viable state-owned transport company, Benue Links Limited, to a…
9 Feb
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has unveiled the state’s official anthem and symbols to promote culture, identity, and heritage. Performing the grand finale of the ceremony on Saturday night in Makurdi, Alia said he would send an Executive Bill to the House of Assembly for its implementation. The governor noted that the symbols represented the…
7 Feb
Some commercial drivers plying the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway have called on the relevant authorities to allow cash payments at the Garaku Toll Plaza, rather than the electronic mode being adopted. The commercial drivers made their feelings known in separate interviews with newsmen in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Friday. The News Agency of…
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The Senate said on Sunday that it won't investigate allegation of sexual harassment made against its president, Godswill Akpabio, by the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Spokesman to the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists Sunday evening, said there is no petition before the Senate regarding sexual harassment and as…
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Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier and armed robbers operating between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa State. This was revealed by the command's spokesperson, SP Ranham Nansel, in a press statement made available to The Guardian on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital. According to the statement, Police operatives…
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Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old student of the Federal University Gusau, died in captivity four months after she was abducted alongside her two siblings. Zarah, a 300-level student, was taken from her home in the Damba area of Gusau in the early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, by…
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A psychotic Nigerian armed robber and crack cocaine dealer has been permitted to stay in the United Kingdom (UK) because he believes he is ‘possessed.’ According to UK news website, The Telegraph, the Nigerian, who believes he is ‘suffering from demonic forces,’ can stay in the UK on human rights grounds, the judge ruled. "A…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday,…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the ongoing leadership crisis. The directive, issued by Acting Clerk Mr. Babatunde Ottun Abubakar in a memo addressed to all staff, was aimed at ensuring their safety and preventing a…
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Nigerian women have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the recommendation of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to appoint Ms. Folashade Adekaiyaoja as the first-ever Deputy Director General of the Service. In an unprecedented move, President Tinubu, in January, approved Ms. Adekaiyaoja's appointment as Deputy Director…
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Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in a major breakthrough in the fight against oil theft have arrested 16 suspected oil thieves and confiscated over 24,000 litres of stolen products in a series of operations conducted from February 24 to March 2, 2025. The operations, which were carried out in collaboration with other agencies, resulted…
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The Ogoni Dialogue Committee has urged communities in Ogoniland to be vocal and active in the oil resumption processes, assuring them that their concerns will be articulated and presented as a unified demand from the Ogoni people to the Federal Government. Co-Chairman of the Committee, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey (Rtd), gave the charge during a meeting…
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Eddie Howe will consider appealing against Anthony Gordon's red card in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat against Brighton as he tries to stop the England forward missing the League Cup final. Gordon was dismissed for violent conduct seven minutes from the end of normal time in Sunday's 2-1 loss at St James' Park after shoving Jan…