Residents of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State are demanding reasons from military authorities over the arrest of their leaders. They said are in shock that despite killing and displacement of thousands of people from the community by Fulani herdsmen, the Nigerian military went ahead to arrest their leaders without offering explanations. The recent…
Gov Alia The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has accused Abuja-based politicians of instigating some of the attacks and killings in the state. Alia while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today said politicians and lawmakers in the National Assembly are sponsoring the deadly attacks in Benue. Describing the gruesome killings of many and maiming…
A Nigerian Catholic missionary priest working in The Gambia, Rev Fr Kelvin Ugwu, has demanded from Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, plans to intercept killer herdsmen who have laid siege to the state. The priest advised Alia that rather rushing to the press to reel out figures killed he should be proactive to…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue state capital, in a decisive move to end the bloodshed by armed herdsmen. The COAS, accompanied by top officials from Army Headquarters, arrived from Abuja on Tuesday to assess the deteriorating security situation firsthand. His visit comes in response…
Some gunmen invaded the Government Secondary School, Odugbo in Benue State while students were sitting for their Senior Secondary School West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism expert said the gunmen invaded the school at about 1.20 pm on Thursday, Makama said the gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen shot sporadically into…
Principal of the school inspecting the birds In a real show of love for education, a grandmother in Benue State reportedly brought six live fowls to Adiedo Mixed Secondary School to settle her granddaughter’s unpaid school fees after the girl was sent home. The incident, which has sparked widespread sympathy and debate, underscores the severe…
By Prosper Okoye Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia, has assured members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to the state of their safety, regardless of their places of primary assignment. He gave the assurance during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch A Stream 1 orientation course, held in Wannune,…
By Prosper Okoye The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has reaffirmed the scheme’s relevance as a unifying force in Nigeria. His comments follow renewed national debates over proposals to scrap or restructure the programme. Speaking during a visit to the Benue State NYSC orientation camp in…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has vowed that the federal government would investigate allegations that soldiers posted to Benue State were complicit in the increased herders’ attacks on Benue communities. While he also vowed that the federal government would unearth those that were found to be colluding with herders, he observed that the…
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the President, who met with security chiefs at the State…
