Hyacinth Alia
25 Aug
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said on Sunday that a notorious kidnapping kingpin was killed, and two abductors were arrested during an operation to rescue 20 medical students. The students, who are from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were travelling to Enugu for the Federation of Catholic Medical and…
21 Aug
In defiance of a state High Court order, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved the Mr. Augustine Agada-led Benue State Working Committee. APC's National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who subsequently inaugurated a seven-member Caretaker Committee led by Mr. Benjamin Omale to run the affairs of the party in the state, maintained that…
18 Aug
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has urged security agencies to intensify efforts at ensuring the safe release of the 20 kidnapped medical students in the state. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Tersoo Kula, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in…
4 Jun
A group under the aegis of the Idoma Proactive Diaspora Coalition (IPDC) has reported the governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, to the international community over his supposed marginalisation of the Idoma ethnic group. The group, in a statement signed by its President, Dr. Alechenu Amali, and made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the…
10 May
In the last month, there has been an increase in cases of kidnapping, killing of innocent people, invasion of peaceful communities and destruction of property, indicating that insecurity in the country is yet to abate.
8 May
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has cautioned institutions and communities located around NAF Bases nationwide to desist from illegal and wanton encroachment on NAF lands given its consequences on national security. The CAS stated this recently while on a visit to the Governor of Benue State, Reverend Father (Dr)…
4 May
Nigeria is taking bold strides towards comprehensive development, as showcased in the recent convening hosted by the Nigerian Professionals Network (NPN) in collaboration with the Institute of Africa Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs. Held on April 17, 2024, on the sidelines of the World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC, the event…
2 May
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and his counterparts from Kogi, Niger and Kaduna states have restated the commitment of their governments to the welfare of workers in their respective states.
1 Apr
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has denied borrowing money since the inception of his government on May 29, 2023.
30 Mar
Benue’s Gov. Hyacinth Alia says the state is the least developed among the 19 states in the northern part of Nigeria. Gov. Alia made the declaration on Friday when he broke Ramadan fast with Muslin faithful in Makurdi. He vowed, however, that the situation must change as his administration was determined to embark on developmental…
22 Mar
Benue Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday inaugurated 30-man mining marshals to curb illegal mining of solid minerals across the State.
22 Mar
A youth group of Benue descent residents in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Benue state governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, to recall the state All Progressives Congress, (APC), party chairman, Austin Agada, following his alleged unwarranted removal. Under the auspices of NEPAD Youth for Democracy, the group said unless…
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