The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Benue state has arrested the resident pastor of the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, Pastor Collins Obuh, in Katsina-Ala town of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area for illegal possession of...
The residents of Agase, a suburb of Gboko in Benue State, have fled their homes for fear of reprisal attacks from Boko Haram insurgents. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gboko revealed that most of the residents had fled their homes, follo...
The Benue House of Assembly has suspended debate on the state’s Appropriation Bill for 2013 , the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Majority Leader, Mr Paul Biam, moved the motion for the suspension on Wednesday at its plenary session. He...
The Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Mr David Iorhemba, has called on the people of the state to support the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. He made the call on Wednesday in Makurdi while speaking with newsmen on the visit o...
Benue State Governor, Dr Gabriel Suswam (CON), was a member of the President’s delegation to New York for the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He also attended the 3rd Nigeria Investment Summit at New York Palace hotel. The Go...
After one month of havoc which resulted in the displacing thousands of people from their homes, the water released from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon which resulted in flooding of several houses in Makurdi, Benue state has started to abate. This is just as...
The Benue state Police Command has denied the rumour making the round that a bomb planted opposite the main gate of the police command headquarters in Makurdi was detonated. There were claims on Thursday, that an Audi 80 saloon car with registration nu...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has officially commenced the establishment of state offices with the official commissioning of its Benue State office in Makurdi, the state capital. Deputy Director, Public Affairs and Communications of the c...
The Benue House of Assembly Committee on Water Resources and Environment has appealed to residents of New Garage, Makurdi, to relocate to Agbough to enable quick completion of the Beach Park project. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Godwin Akaan,...
No fewer than 30 PHCN wooden and concrete poles were destroyed by windstorm in Makurdi on Friday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PHCN poles were destroyed by the windstorm that was preceded by rain, which only lasted 30 minutes...