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Coronavirus: I’m Not Responsible For Your Woes, Ortom Tells Benue Index Case

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has told the aggrieved COVID-19 index case in the state, Mrs. Susan Okpe, that he is not responsible for her woes. UK-based Okpe, who wasRead More

COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 8 New Cases In Nigeria, 7 In Lagos, 1 In Benue

89 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed eight (8) new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos, and 1 in Benue State. As at 04:00 pmRead More

Coronavirus: Panic As 17-Year-Old Boy Presents Self At Benue Hospital

Makurdi
Fear gripped residents of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Saturday, March 21st, 2020, when a 17-year-old boy suspected to have contracted the coronavirus disease was admitted to the UniversityRead More

Suspected Cultists Dump Drop Three Corpses At Benue Varsity Gate

Cult killings
Suspected cult members were reported to have killed three people and dumped their corpses close to the main gate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi in Benue State, onRead More

Herdsman Convicted For Violating Benue Grazing Law

Prison
A 35-year-old herder, identified as Danladi Damess, has been convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court for violating Benue State’s Open Grazing Prohibition and RanchesRead More

Herdsmen Attack Benue Community, Rape Monarch’s Wife, Others

Fulani herdsmen
In the wee hours of Thursday, March 5th, 2020, suspected Fulani herdsmen besieged and attacked the Mbanyiar community in the Guma Local Government Area (L.G.A.) of Benue State and rapedRead More

Benue Arrests 400 Herdsmen, Impounds 600 Cows

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State
The Government of Benue State said that it has arrested four hundred (400) herdsmen for flouting the state’s anti-open grazing law. Over six hundred (600) cows belonging to the herdsmenRead More

Pharmacist, 4 Others Killed As Cult Groups Clash In Benue

Pharmacist killed in Benue cultists' clash
Five persons, including a pharmacist, have been hacked to death, following a violent clash of two rival cult groups in Ugbokolo town, Okpokwu Local Government Area (L.G.A.) of Benue State.Read More

Benue/Ebonyi: Residents Flee Benue Community Over Border Crisis

People fleeing land dispute violence
Residents of Agila community in Ado Local Government Area (L.G.A.) of Benue State have fled their homes for their lives because of an alleged attacks by their Ebonyi State neighboursRead More

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Alleges Herdsmen Shot At Him Last Week On His Farm

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has alleged that suspected herdsmen attacked and shot at him last week at his farm, which is located along Makurdi-Naka Road in Makurdi,Read More