Benue: 13 LG chairmen defect to PDP
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost 13 out of the 23 local governments chairmen in Benue state to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They defected to PDP on Friday days after the governor, Mr.…
Category: Benue state
Don’t go back to APC, we’ve no land for ranching, Benue youths tell Gov. Ortom, tag APC a Miyetti party
Some youths in Markurdi, Benue State capital this morning stopped and prevented Governor Samuel Ortom from attending a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. DAILY POST had reported that a coalition of…
Southern leaders’ flight denied landing permit in Benue, Nigeria sliding into a dictatorship, Nwodo warns, as Middle-Belt leaders insist on restructuring
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, frontline Igbo socio-cultural group, Chief John Nwodo, yesterday, Monday, 16/7/2018, warned that some recent actions of the federal government showed that the country was sliding into dictatorship. Nwodo spoke at…
Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, dumps APC
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC. The governor made this known today, Monday, 16/7/2018, at the Benue Peoples House in Makurdi while swearing in his Special Adviser on Local…
Restructuring ‘ll stop killings, other crimes, declares Middle Belt Forum; arrest Miyetti Allah members, demands Gov Ortom
Governor Ortom, right, and Ishaku The umbrella body of the people of Middle Belt of Nigeria, the Middle Belt Forum, held a summit today, Monday, 16/7/2018, declaring that Nigeria needed to be restructured to ensure…
I now support state police, says Paul Unongo
Second Republic Power and Steel Minister, Chief paul Unongo says he has repented of his advocacy against state police, saying that the unfolding situation in the country that has given rise to insecurity of life…
Benue: Killing of priests, worshippers despicable, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as vile and satanic the killing of worshippers and two priests at a Catholic church in Ukpor-Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The president’s condemnation…
Killings: Christians stage nationwide protest Sunday, pray for Leah Sharibu
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) will on Sunday stage a protest across the country over the killings in the country. The protest is coming against the background of the killing on Tuesday of Rev. Fr Joseph Gor, Rev.…
Fresh bloodbath in Benue, 2 Catholic priests, 17 others killed by terrorist Fulani herdsmen
Photo: Onianwa Austin Suspected terrorist herdsmen in the early hours of yesterday, stormed St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ukpor-Mbalom Parish, Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, killing two Catholic priests and 17 parishioners. The…
Benue to auction confiscated livestock
By Nicholas Dechi The Benue State Government has directed its Ministry of Finance to appoint a registered Auctioneer to auction livestock confiscated in violation of the state Anti-Open Grazing Law 2017. The Commissioner for Information,…