The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Constituency Outreach, Dickson Tarkighir, who represents Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency of Benue State, has blamed the frosty relationship between Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia and Abuja politicians from the state for the incessant attacks on Benue communities. Tarkighir explained this during an interview with The Punch correspondent. He said…
Prince Aondona Isaka Ornguga has spoken out spoke on how he lost no fewer than 23 family members in the attack In Yelewata, Benue state. Initially, he took to Facebook to disclose that he lost “over 15 members” of his family. He has now revealed that a total of 23 family members died in the…
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…
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,…
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has debunked rumours suggesting that he plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), labelling the claims as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the governor reaffirmed his commitment to the APC,…
