Tag: benue

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RoqeebahOctober 5, 2017

Water in a Basket II: Susan is too distressed to be stressed

Since the floods, Susan, 31, and her mother-in-law, 55, have lived in the IDP camp at the Ultramodern International market. ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 30, 2017

NLC, TUC in Benue to embark on indefinite strike

The Benue State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite ...

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EditorSeptember 25, 2017

[The Activism Blog] UN donates relief materials to Benue flood victims

The United Nations on Thursday, September 22, 2017, through the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), donated relief materials ...

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AzeezSeptember 23, 2017

Benue police arrest reporter over IDPs protest story

The Benue Police Command has arrested a NAN reporter, Emmanuel Atswen over a report on the protest by IDPs at the ...

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AzeezSeptember 13, 2017

IDPs protest alleged diversion of relief items in Benue

Internally Displaced Persons at the International Market Camp, Makurdi, on Tuesday protested alleged diversion of relief materials by camp officials. ...

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AzeezSeptember 11, 2017

Aisha Buhari donates relief materials to Benue flood victims

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari on Monday donated relief materials to victims of the Benue flood. Aisha made the ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 6, 2017

Osinbajo visits Benue flood victims

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in Benue, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Presidency, Prof Osinbajo ...

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AzeezSeptember 5, 2017

Actress, Juliet Ibrahim donates N1m to Benue flood victims

Ghanaian actress,  Juliet Ibrahim had donated one million Naira to victims of the Benue flooding. The actress announced the donation ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 5, 2017

Tuface, Annie Idibia arrive IDP camp for Benue flood victims in Makurdi

Nigerian musician, Innocent Idibia known as TuFace, has arrived at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Makurdi, Benue. Tuface, ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 3, 2017

NEMA visits Benue, says relief materials arriving in 3 days

The director general National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja says the federal government is concerned about the plights of ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 3, 2017

Benue flood: There might be food crisis later this year – Gov Ortom

The governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has expressed concern over the flood that has led to the displacement of over ...

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ToluSeptember 2, 2017

N136.5m spent on Hajj; 110,000 displaced in Benue | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

12.1 million – The numbers of viewers who tuned in to watch the final episode of the seventh season of ...

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AzeezSeptember 2, 2017

Buhari directs NEMA to provide aid to Benue flooding victims

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to begin rescue attempt of victims of the flooding in Benue ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 1, 2017

Overcoming the money politics of flooding

by Alexander O. Onukwue After the Federal Executive Council meeting of July 12, Yemi Osinbajo, at the time the Acting ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 1, 2017

NEMA sends team to Benue to help tackle flood

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has sent a team to provide humanitarian services to victims of the Benue floods. ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 31, 2017

#BenueFlood: Figures of people displaced, houses lost increases

The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said over 110,000 people in 24 communities including Makurdi were displaced by flood. The ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 27, 2017

Northern elders express concern over FG’s resolve on herdsmen

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed concern over the federal government’s silence on intermittent clashes between herdsmen and farmers ...

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AzeezAugust 19, 2017

Disregard quit notice to Fulani herdsmen | Ortom tells Benue people

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has said his government was not involved in the quit notice issued to Fulani herdsmen ...

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AzeezAugust 10, 2017

‘Three people dead in fresh herdsmen, farmers clash in Benue’

Renewed crisis between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Otukpa Local Government Area of Benue State has led to the death ...

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AzeezAugust 6, 2017

Herdsmen in neighbouring countries planning to attack Benue – Ortom

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has said herdsmen in neighbouring countries have concluded plans to invade the state. Ortom raised ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 3, 2017

APC Chair gives reasons Ortom “will certainly” win in 2019

The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue State, Emmanuel Abba Yaro, has said that no opposition is strong enough ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 2, 2017

“Take me to court or jail me” | Tsav insists on corruption allegations against Gov Ortom

The Commissioner in charge of the Public Complaints Commission, Benue, Abubakar Tsav, says he will not withdraw his alleged derogatory comments ...

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AzeezJuly 6, 2017

Fulani herdsmen have killed 1,878 Benue people in 3 years – Ortom

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom on Wednesday said over 1,878 people were killed by Fulani herdsmen within three years. Ortom ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJuly 4, 2017

150 people dead, 14,000 displaced in Cross River land dispute

One hundred and fifty people have been confirmed dead after a three-day war between two communities in Cross River over ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 23, 2017

Supreme court sacks Herman Hembe from House of Reps, declares Mato winner

The Supreme Court, on Friday, has declared as null and void the election of Herman Hembe into the House of ...

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AzeezJune 14, 2017

Fulani people threatening me over anti-grazing law – Ortom

Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has said some unidentified Fulani persons have threatened him over the anti-open grazing law recently enacted ...

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AzeezJune 3, 2017

Buhari’s administration silence on herdsmen killing unacceptable – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo does not have full powers of the President. In ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiMay 31, 2017

He is not any different – Abba Moro hits Ortom

Former Minister of Interior, Patrick Abba Moro, has come after Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, for claiming that PDP ruined the ...

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ToluMay 29, 2017

Who will save the people of Benue from demon-casting Governor Ortom?

Ortom de Barrow! That hilarious clapback former Senate President, David Mark delivered to Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom while the ...

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AzeezMay 25, 2017

Displaced persons need wheelbarrows distributed by NEMA – Ortom

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has said displaced persons in the state need the wheelbarrows linked to his government. Ortom ...

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