Tag: makurdi
The Big 5: Minimum wage: ULC, TUC, NLC reject N27,000, hold crucial meetings; Major shake up in Nigerian Air Force, 72 senior officers redeployed | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Minimum wage: ULC, TUC, NLC reject 27,000, hold crucial meetings Following ...
[The Activism Blog] Bukky Shonibare’s #Mission2Makurdi
Bukky shonibare, a member #BringBackOurGirls group and Founder Adopt-A-Camp has concluded her humanitarian mission to victims of the recent flood ...
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. ...
#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 ...
#BenueFlood: 7 communities, market, radio station submerged
A Radio Station, Wurukum Market and seven other communities have been submerged following the Saturday night heavy downpour in Makurdi, Benue ...
Just In: Presidential aircraft handed over to Air Force crashes
One of the Presidential aircrafts handed over to the Nigerian Air Force, the Agusta AW 101 has crashed at the Nigerian Air ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Armed herdsmen en route Agatu before the massacre (VIDEO)
A video obtained by SBM Intelligence depicts dozens of armed men in boats, crossing the River Benue, on their way ...
25 – The number of people that died while celebrating Buhari’s win
by James Sambo According to Vanguard’s report, not less than 25 people died in Abuja, Kano, Makurdi and Kontagora on ...
Tragic: 11-year-old boy commits suicide over guardian’s N200
by Chinwe Okafor 11 year old Terkula Botwer reportedly took his own life by hanging himself on a tree, ...
Finally, Atiku makes an appearance at Buhari’s campaign rally
by James Sambo Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, made his first appearance at the campaign rally of the presidential candidate of ...
How Benue state commissioner slumped and died
by Iyobosa Omoregie The Commissioner for Rural Development and Cooperatives, in Benue State, Aondowase Chia has slumped and died. The ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Federal High court lifts ban on Abalaka’s HIV vaccine
by Panshak Ibrahim On Friday, 14 November, the Federal High Court, sitting in Makurdi gave a ruling lifting NAFDAC’s ...
Monster: Man arraigned for raping mentally ill woman in Benue
by Akan Ido Tersoo Ugoo, a 20-year-old man has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping a mentally challenged ...
‘She packed out of the house’ || ‘We were never married’ – #DivorceCourtDrama
by James Sambo Today’s episode of divorce court drama features a man who wants his marriage dissolved under the pretext ...
“Fight in the church” || Two women get physical during prayer session over witchcraft
by Azubuike Azikiwe On Wednesday, 3 September, a fight broke out between two women after one accused the other of ...
GOtv launches in Makurdi with open-air concert
by Jewel Stephen To mark the launch of its service in the city of Makurdi, GOtv on Wednesday, 20 August ...
What court order? Benue Police refuses to release jailed publisher over ‘defamation of governor’
by Mayowa Aboah The police in Benue have disobeyed a court ruling to release the publisher of the monthly independent ...
BREAKING: Boko Haram threatens to attack 2 boarding schools, abduct more students
by Akan Ido The Boko Haram Islamic sect may be perfecting another sinister plan to abduct more secondary school students ...
Cheta Nwanze: Sacking the entire police force won’t be such a bad idea
by Cheta Nwanze A few minutes ago, a bomb went off at the Municipal Bus Terminal in Nyanya, Abuja. There ...
My anger is people don’t travel with enough cash – Armed robbery suspect (PICTURED)
by Akan Ido A 28-year-old man, Uchenna Otingwu who is allegedly in the habit of dispossessing travellers of their valuables ...
Caught in the act: Native doctor arraigned for raping a man in Benue
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man said to be a native doctor in Benue has been arrested on suspicion of sodomy ...
Terrible: Benue University female undergraduate dies in hotel room
A 21-year-old final year female student of the Benue State University, BSU, Joan Adaaku, has been reportedly found dead in ...
Artiste, Terry G ‘attacked by thugs’ while performing in Benue
by Tutu Akinlabi A fun fest went sour in Benue at the weekend when unknown hoodlums disrupted the performance of ...
Collins Uma: Let me give my ASUU testimony (Y! FrontPage)
by Collins Uma Mr Nyesom Wike has been more interested in partisan politics and how this affects his chances in ...
Strange: Baby born with 4 ears and no genital dies in Benue
by Oge Okonkwo A baby born with four ear lobes and no genitals on Thursday, October 17 2013 had died. ...
2015: Controversy as former Justice Minister, Aondoakaa’s campaign posters flood Benue
by Adeola Balogun Controversial former Attorney General of Nigeria, Mike Aondoakaa, who had somewhat gone underground has resurfaced after campaign ...
2 farmers arraigned in Benue for armed robbery
by Adeola Balogun Two Benue State farmers have been remanded in prison on suspicion of armed robbery. Aondoakura Ukor and ...