Benue state
25 Feb
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state has replaced three local government caretaker council chairmen. The three chairmen were sacked a couple of days over allegations of financial impropriety by the Benue state house of Assembly. The three chairmen were sworn into office on Saturday night at the Banquet Hall of government house Makurdi by Governor…
2 Feb
A young man, Tersugh Aondona, has married three wives on the same day in Benue State.
27 Jan
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Friday, described Benue state as a worthy example of states’ participation in mining sector development.
14 Jan
The Benue State Government has commenced the distribution of fire extinguishers and enforcement of its usage in homes and public places across the State.
10 Jan
Former Governor of Benue, Dr Samuel Ortom, has congratulated Gov. Hyacinth Alia on the validation of his election by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by Ortom’s Media Aide, Mr Terver Akase on Wednesday in Makurdi. Ortom says the apex court’s decision to uphold Alia’s election has brought to…
9 Jan
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says the party is satisfied with the performance of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state. Congratulating Governor Alia of Benue State over his victory at the Supreme Court, Ganduje in a statement by his Chief press secretary, Edwin Olofu remarked that…
8 Jan
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of Hyacinth Alia as the governor of Benue State. Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the Benue governorship election, Titus Uba. The governorship election petition tribunal and the court of appeal in Abuja had affirmed the election of…
29 Dec
Mr. Emmanuel Agema is the Acting Chairman, Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS). In this interview with SAMSON KUKWA-YANOR, he talks about his efforts to improve on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), his challenges and the renewed confidence of the people. As chairman, what is your vision for the board? My vision here as acting…
20 Dec
The Government has confirmed understanding the severity of the security challenges besetting Nigeria. Consequently, it pledged to end insecurity before the end of next year.
18 Dec
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has said that Police operatives have finally arrested four robbery kingpins who raided three new-generation banks in Otukpo, Benue State. The IGP disclosed this during his last press briefing for the year and meeting with senior field commanders at the police headquarters in Abuja. According to him,…
2 Dec
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to henceforth withhold statutory allocation to local councils without democratically elected leaders.
30 Nov
Benue State Government, yesterday, said the ongoing herders and farmers clash in the state has claimed property, including farmlands, worth more than N425 billion in eight local councils of the state.
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