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Tension in Benue as youth clash with herdsmen
by Dolapo Adelana Irate youth on Thursday hit the streets of Benue in protest over the killing of a Tiv man on his farm by gunmen suspected to be Fulani…
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Unidentified man gives N42m as tithe to Benue church
by Dolapo Adelana A church in Benue has received the sum of N42m as tithe from a man whose identity remains unknown. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the money…
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Gunmen kill 5 in Benue market
by Dolapo Adelana Gunmen Thursday killed five persons at the Abaji Market in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, The Punch reports. According to the newspaper, the gunmen…
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Troops ordered to capture Benue terror kingpin ‘Gana’ alive
by Dolapo Adelana The General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, has directed troops capture terror kingpin, Tawase Agwaza, also known as “Gana” alive.…
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The YNaija Tracklist: APC senators express displeasure with party leadership | 13-year-old boy commits suicide in Sokoto | More stories
From the papers this morning - a Tracklist. Suspected herdsmen kill 10 in Benue - YNaija 13-year-old boy commits suicide in Sokoto - YNaija APC senators express displeasure with party…
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Suspected herdsmen kill 10 in Benue
by Dolapo Adelana At least ten persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in attacks on several villages in Kwande local government area of Benue state, The Punch reports. This fresh attack…
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My former aide responsible for Zaki Biam massacre – Ortom
by Dolapo Adelana Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has said his former Senior Special Assitant on Security, Terwase Akwaza, also known as Gana was behind the recent attack in Zaki Biam.…
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Just In: Benue governor, Ortom survives accident
by Dolapo Adelana Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday escaped death when his convoy was involved in an accident, Punch reports. A commercial Carina ll Toyota car rammed into the governor's convoy on…
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Herdsmen reportedly kill 4 in attack on Benue community
by Dolapo Adelana Herdsmen suspected to be of Fulani extraction have reportedly attacked Gbemacha council ward in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue state. Four persons including an elderly man…
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Why we invaded Agatu community – Army Commander
Brigade Commander 707 Special Forces, Brig. Gen. Clement Apeere says his men invaded communities in Agatu, Benue to recover the body of the slain soldier. Brig. Gen. Apeere who spoke…
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Ortom appoints new SSG, sacks 4 commissioners
Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appointed Tony Ijoho as the new Secretary to the State Government. According to the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Tahav Agerzua,…
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Youth kill soldier, injure 2 others in Benue
Irate youth in Oleigada Ikolo community of Agatu Local Government Area in Benue on Saturday killed a soldier during a fight involving some youth of the local government and soldiers, The…
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Police arrest disabled man who supplies charms, bullet-proof vests to criminals
The Benue Police command on Monday paraded Sylvanus Ukpan, a disabled man who was arrested for allegedly ‘coordinating’ criminal activities in the state. Ukpan allegedly supplies charms and locally-made bullet…
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Cheta Nwanze: Is Nigeria on the verge of another 1966 crash?
by Cheta Nwanze Let’s talk very briefly about the boiling frog. The boiling frog is an illustration of death by a thousand cuts. Basically, the anecdote says that if you…
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10 CJTF members killed in Benue
Gunmen on Sunday killed at least 10 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed at Abaji area of Kastina Ala local government area of Benue. According to…
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Journalist kidnapped in Benue
A radio journalist, Mrs Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, has been kidnapped on Friday in her house in Makurdi. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the kidnapped journalist is married to Mr Achim…
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Benue declares Fridays work-free for harvest of farm produce
The Government of Benue has declared every Friday work-free beginning from Friday, November 11, 2016 to enable civil servants commence harvest of their farm produce. The decision was reached during the…
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Police arrest 25 suspects for attack on station in Benue
Twenty-five persons have been arrested by the Benue State Police Command for the attack on Igumale Police Station in the Ado Local Government Area of the state. During the attack on…
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JSS II student commits suicide over boyfriend
A Junior Secondary School (JSS) II Female student of Gyegeh Memorial College Logo1, Makurdi, Benue state has committed suicide, The Nation reports. The student, simply identified as Jessica Beer is believed to have…
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Benue N107bn loot: Court orders freezing of suspects’ accounts
An Abuja Chef Magistrate Court has ordered that bank accounts of some former Benue officials recently arrested by the EFCC for alleged corruption, be frozen. The state's Attorney general and Commissioner for…
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How retired policeman, son were killed by cultists
Suspected cultists on Thursday killed a retired Assistant Superintendent ofPolice and his son in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to The Punch the retired ASP, Daniel Akogwu was killed alongside…
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Opinion: President Buhari and his unpresidential attitude
By Malik Opeyemi Charity they say begins at home but it seems this saying does not apply to the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, a man who won the election using the…
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Does the government have the solution to this murderous herdsmen menace?
Over the weekend, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Gwari village in Niger state leaving at least 4 people dead and several others injured. On Monday, according to reports by Channels TV,…
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‘How ‘chairlady’ forced us into sleeping with 20 men everyday’
In what would have best been described as a twisted home movie, four schoolgirls have told the story of how they were allegedly recruited into prostitution by one Abigail Nweke…
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Governor Ortom wants his picture in every school in Benue state
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the educational institutions in the state to hoist the national flag in their premises as well as the portrait himself. He also directed…
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BREAKING: Tribunal throws out petition against David Mark
An Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi, on Thursday, threw out the suit filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Daniel Onjeh, challenging the emergence of Senator David Mark…
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’26 dead, 1000 displaced’ as herdsmen attack 4 Benue communities
Four communities in Benue state were reportedly attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday - leaving over 26 people dead, several injured and many houses and huts destroyed. The attacks, Vanguard reports, came…
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Governor Ortom’s aide beats staff to coma
The Benue state Executive Secretary of the Teaching Service Board (TSB), James Pine, was arraigned before a Makurdi Magistrate Court for slapping and beating a staff to coma. According to…
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Just In: Chisco bus carrying Ikorodu United players crashes
Ikorodu United, a football club in the Nigeria Professional Football League, was on Friday evening, involved in an auto accident along AMA Brewery Road 9th Mile, Enugu. The Lagos-based team was…
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