Tag: Benue
Gunmen kill nine in fresh Benue violence
At least nine people were feared killed when gunmen attacked Tse Ujoh community in Ikyurav-Tiev in Katsina Alla Local Government Area of Benue State in...
Saraki, Dogara condemn attempt to impeach Ortom
Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, have described as "a desecration of the legislative sanctity" the move...
Ortom served impeachment notice by eight APC lawmakers
Eight members of the Benue State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have served impeachment notice to...
Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, finally dumps APC for PDP
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ortom made the...
I’m still in APC – Samuel Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that he is still a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He stated this on Thursday...
Pope decries attack as Benue churches mourn victims of killings
Pope Francis has decried an attack on St Ignatius Church, Mbalom, Gwer East Local Government Area in Benue State that killed 18 people, including...
16 killed in Benue church attack – Police
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of 16 people, including two Catholic priests, in fresh attacks on Mbalon community in Gwer...
2 Catholic priests killed in Benue herdsmen attack
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has confirmed the killing of two of its priests, Rev Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, in an early...
Empty streets, protest welcome Buhari to Benue
The streets of Benue State were practically empty on Monday as President Muhammadu Buhari came to condole with the people over killings by herdsmen...
UTME : JAMB assures candidates of hitch-free exams in Benue
Mr Oise Ofala, the Benue Coordinator of Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has assured candidates writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in the...