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 Terwase Zakaa,who hail from Adikpo in Kwande Local Government Area of the state, were on Thursday arraigned for conspiracy and armed robbery before a magistrate court in Makurdi, the state capital. The Prosecution reportedly told... Read More

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August 28, 2013

Tragic news: Mystery fire kills 3 members of a family in Makurdi

by ‘Jola Sotubo Three members of the same family have been lost to an inferno in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. The fire which started mysteriously in the early hours of the morning claimed the lives of a man, his wife and four-year-old daughter along Katsina-Ala Street in Makurdi. An eyewitness reportedly stated that the... Read More

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August 20, 2013

Here we go again: Teachers shut down WAEC office over unpaid allowances

by Oge Okonkwo The West African Examinations (WAEC) office in Makurdi, Benue state, was shut down yesterday by protesting teachers in the state including those from secondary schools over unpaid allowances after marking this year’s examination papers. According to the teachers, they had not been paid their allowances in over two months, unlike their colleagues from... Read More

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August 15, 2013

READ: How Special Assistant to Benue governor slumped and died in Government House

Tragedy struck in Benue on Thursday as a Personal Assistant to the state governor on Security, Patrick Gwar, slumped and died right inside the Government House in Makurdi. The unfortunate incident occurred at exactly 2pm on Thursday in one of the rooms located within the office of the Chief of Staff to the governor,... Read More

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July 26, 2013

Man allegedly kidnapped and killed by his friend in Benue

by Rachel Ogbu Investigations into the death of 39-year-old father of three, Tartseagh Boshien, has begun after he was reportedly kidnapped and killed by a gang allegedly led by his friend in Makurdi, Benue State. Boshien was a senior driver with the Benue State Urban Development Board. He was said to have left Makurdi last... Read More

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March 10, 2013

How the police gunned down 2 robbery suspects in Makurdi

Men of the Benue State Police Command, at the weekend gunned down two robbery suspects who specialized in robbing unsuspecting commercial bank customers in and around Makurdi town. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness that the suspects had last Friday at 1:45pm trailed two brothers (names withheld) to a commercial bank at the Makurdi Modern Market... Read More

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January 17, 2013

Police avert crisis as sugarcane seller stabs customer to death in Makurdi

by Akan Ido A sugarcane seller early yesterday allegedly stabbed his customer, Umaru Abdulrahaman to death in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A heated argument was said to have ensued between them both after Abdulrahaman bought a stick of sugarcane from the seller. The victim resided at 10, Kano Street, Wadata area of Makurdi. According... Read More

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September 29, 2012

#JustAwful: 20-year-old man, undergraduate, remanded for orally raping 7-year-old boy

by Reuben Daba A Makurdi court has locked Ortyom Dyorugh, a 20-year old, 300 level Accounting student of the Benue State University, Makurdi behind bars for allegedly indulging in homosexuality with a seven-year old Isaac Chivirter Shamigah. Dyorugh allegedly forced Shamigah to suck his penis at the Judges Quarters area of Makurdi town where they... Read More

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July 29, 2012

Report: Parents sell their children for N4,000 in Makurdi

by Hauwa Gambo The Quick Response Group Team of the Nigerian Army in Lokoja has arrested a human trafficking suspect, Sunday Agbo from Benue State, revealing to journalists that trade in children from Makurdi is now an industry. According to the commandant of Army Record, Major General Alphonso Chukwu, investigations reveal that Agbo has been... Read More

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2 farmers arraigned in Benue for armed robbery

Tragic news: Mystery fire kills 3 members of a family in Makurdi

Here we go again: Teachers shut down WAEC office over unpaid allowances

READ: How Special Assistant to Benue governor slumped and died in Government House

Man allegedly kidnapped and killed by his friend in Benue

How the police gunned down 2 robbery suspects in Makurdi

Police avert crisis as sugarcane seller stabs customer to death in Makurdi

#JustAwful: 20-year-old man, undergraduate, remanded for orally raping 7-year-old boy

Report: Parents sell their children for N4,000 in Makurdi

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