Gunmen Abduct Acting Rector Benue Polytechnic ,Demanding N70m

The Acting Rector Benue Polytechnic, Ugbokolo Dr Emmanuel Barki has been kidnapped on his way to Ugbokolo after an official assignment in Makurdi. He was abducted with some management staff of the polytechnic and their driver. It was gathered the abductors moved them

Suspected Herders Kill Pregnant Woman, 10 Others In Benue

Unknown gunmen have again killed 11 people, including a pregnant woman, in Ole’Adag’aklo village in Usha Council Ward of Agatu LGA of Benue State. According to the residents of the area, the gunmen stormed the village on Sunday evening and unleashed mayhem on

INEC Queries, Withdraws 2 Staff From Field Over Extortion Of PVC Registrants In Benue

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Benue State on Sunday, said it has issued queries to two staff for allegedly extorting registrants in Oju Local Government Area. It said the commission has withdrawn the two officers from the ongoing voters’ registration in

Benue: Killing Of Farmers In Edumoga , Barbaric Says Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described as barbaric, the gruesome killing of farmers in Edumoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the State by gunmen believed to be herdsmen. An angry Ortom condemned the dastardly act and described the murderers as cowards

JUST IN: CBN Office In Benue State On Fire

CBN, Makurdi There was a fire incident at the Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benue State. A portion of the bank went in flames in the early hours of Thursday. Eyewitnesses said that they noticed the fire at the

Killing Me Won’t Abolish Ranching Law In Benue – Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday stated that killing or assassinating him would not stop the people of Benue state from strictly enforcing the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state. He also disclosed that his government had been under immense

Gunmen Kill Ortom’s Aide, Christopher Dega In Jos

Gunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital. The Nation learnt he was shot in the chest several times by gunmen on Tuesday. AIG Dega had a brilliant career

Catholic Priest Killers Will Be Arrested Gov Ortom Assures Benue

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has assured that the killers of Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban would be arrested and prosecuted. Ortom made the promise in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase on Wednesday in Makurdi. Ngugban, the assistant parish

Gunmen Assassinate Catholic Priest In Benue

Gunmen have killed a Catholic priest Rev. Moses Ngugban in Agu village, Mbatyula/ Mbelev council ward ,Katsina/Ala local government area in Benue. A statement by Benue Police Public Relation officer (PPRO), Kate Anene, a DSP, confirmed the incident It explained the gunmen stormed

Attack On Ortom Invitation To Anarchy – PDP Govs

Following the attack on the Governor of Benue State On Saturday, peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have described Saturday’s assassination attempt on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom as an invitation to anarchy. In a statement on Sunday by the chairman of the PDP Governors