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 […]