Tag: makurdi

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…

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

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo: House fire Three members of the same family have been lost to an inferno in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. The fire which started mysteriously…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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#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…

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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…

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