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10 Oct
.ActionAid tasks govt to utilise ecological fund Tension has gripped the people of Benue State, as news of the release of excess water from Lagdo Dam by Cameroonian authorities hit the state. Principal Special Assistant (Media and Publicity/Strategic Communications) to the Governor, Bridget Ikyado, yesterday, quoted the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as saying that the states,…
4 Oct
  A group under the aegis of "APC Youth Group for Good Governance" (AYG3) has flayed remarks by the PDP it termed as 'derogatory' against the Benue State Security Advisor Chief, Sgt Joseph Har (rtd). The People's Democratic Party (PDP) had issued a press statement a few days ago through its Publicity Secretary Bemgba Iortyom…
11 Aug
Having originally told one @Emwinks, a fan coming from Benue to give him a gift, that he was not around, Davido has changed his mind and rather requested his account details. It has been gathered that a man from Benue has taken the journey from Benue on a bicycle to see his "idol" Davido and…
15 Jun
Gunmen on Tuesday resumed their activities in Benue State after allegedly kidnapping three persons including a policeman and two other victims.
7 Jun
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia Has Announced The Nullification Of Recently Employed Civil Servants in the state.
7 Jun
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 33-year old teacher, Emmanuel Okoriko , be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged armed robbery.
28 Apr
The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), has condemned the recent burring alive of 70-year old, Ihwakar Kumekor Dam, in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. NSCC had received a report that some youths in Mbatue Council Ward of Konshisha local Government Area of Benue buried alive a 70-year old man, Ihwakar Kumekor Dam alleging…
17 Apr
Disturbed by the calls to postpone the 2023 Census, the National Population Commission (NPC) has informed that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure the smooth conduct of the Population and Housing Census slated to be conducted from 3rd to 7th May 3 to 7.
9 Jan
Certain events at Christmas create lasting memories. The birth of Christ in Bethlehem was similarly served by a conjunction of events that created enduring memories: namely, religious worship, economic concerns and political crisis.
13 Dec 2022
Benue like the rest of Africa is in anguish. Analysts largely describe Africa as a continent of contrasting extremes.
7 Dec 2022
A socio-cultural group known as Kwande United People Organisation, (KWUPO) has appealed to the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfil its promise of converting the proposed Federal Polytechnic Adikpo, in Kwande local government area of Benue state into a mega skill acquisition centre.

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The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) yesterday announced the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of its standing committees billed to take place tomorrow.
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