Gunmen Strike Church Vigil in Ado LGA SUSPECTED terrorists have abducted at least nine worshippers during a night vigil at St John’s Catholic Church in Ojije community, Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State, heightening fears over the worsening security situation in the state. The attack occurred at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, […]
Gunmen Strike Anwase Market SUSPECTED terrorists have launched another deadly attack on Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, killing at least 13 people in a renewed assault that has left residents shaken and fearful. The latest attack occurred on Friday at Anwase Market in Mbaikyor ward, barely days after a similar deadly raid on […]
A Budget Built Around the Rural Economy BENUE State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has proposed a ₦605.5 billion budget for 2026, signalling a renewed push to reposition rural communities as engines of growth. The estimate, presented to the Benue State House of Assembly, is 10 per cent higher than the previous year’s budget. According to the […]
By TOSI ORE SECURITY operatives in Benue State have arrested seven Cameroonian nationals suspected of involvement in banditry and cross-border criminal activities in Imande-Agbatse, a community that straddles the Nigeria–Cameroon border. The suspects—identified as Titakung Cyril Gadinga, Nuvi Clifford Babila, Foyabo Godwin Nuvi T., Doh Collins Dobgima, Basil Smith, Dama Kenneth Babila, and Dingana Emmanuel—were […]
By HAUWA MAGANA REPORTS of rising cases of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions have sparked concern at the Makurdi Ultra Modern International Market, now home to thousands of displaced persons from Yelewata in Benue State. Health workers say several aborted foetuses were recently found at the camp’s refuse site, exposing the growing crisis of unprotected […]