Tag: benue

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 20, 2017

Tension in Benue as youth clash with herdsmen

by Dolapo Adelana Irate youth on Thursday hit the streets of Benue in protest over the killing of a Tiv ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 15, 2017

Unidentified man gives N42m as tithe to Benue church

by Dolapo Adelana A church in Benue has received the sum of N42m as tithe from a man whose identity ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 14, 2017

Gunmen kill 5 in Benue market

by Dolapo Adelana Gunmen Thursday killed five persons at the Abaji Market in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 13, 2017

Troops ordered to capture Benue terror kingpin ‘Gana’ alive

by Dolapo Adelana The General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, has directed troops ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 4, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: APC senators express displeasure with party leadership | 13-year-old boy commits suicide in Sokoto | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Suspected herdsmen kill 10 in Benue – YNaija 13-year-old boy commits suicide ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 4, 2017

Suspected herdsmen kill 10 in Benue

by Dolapo Adelana At least ten persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in attacks on several villages in Kwande ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 24, 2017

My former aide responsible for Zaki Biam massacre – Ortom

by Dolapo Adelana Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has said his former Senior Special Assitant on Security, Terwase Akwaza, also known ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 21, 2017

Just In: Benue governor, Ortom survives accident

by Dolapo Adelana Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday escaped death when his convoy was involved in an accident, Punch reports. A commercial ...

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RoqeebahMarch 14, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 14th of March

RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 2, 2017

Herdsmen reportedly kill 4 in attack on Benue community

by Dolapo Adelana Herdsmen suspected to be of Fulani extraction have reportedly attacked Gbemacha council ward in Gwer Local Government ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 15, 2017

Why we invaded Agatu community – Army Commander

Brigade Commander 707 Special Forces, Brig. Gen. Clement Apeere says his men invaded communities in Agatu, Benue to recover the ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 15, 2017

Ortom appoints new SSG, sacks 4 commissioners

Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appointed Tony Ijoho as the new Secretary to the State Government. According to the Special ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 14, 2017

Youth kill soldier, injure 2 others in Benue

Irate youth in Oleigada Ikolo community of Agatu Local Government Area in Benue on Saturday killed a soldier during a ...

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AzeezJanuary 31, 2017

Police arrest disabled man who supplies charms, bullet-proof vests to criminals

The Benue Police command on Monday paraded Sylvanus Ukpan, a disabled man who was arrested for allegedly ‘coordinating’ criminal activities ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 27, 2017

Cheta Nwanze: Is Nigeria on the verge of another 1966 crash?

by Cheta Nwanze Let’s talk very briefly about the boiling frog. The boiling frog is an illustration of death by ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 15, 2017

10 CJTF members killed in Benue

Gunmen on Sunday killed at least 10 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed at Abaji area ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 2, 2016

Journalist kidnapped in Benue

A radio journalist, Mrs Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, has been kidnapped on Friday in her house in Makurdi. According to the News Agency ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 11, 2016

Benue declares Fridays work-free for harvest of farm produce

The Government of Benue has declared every Friday work-free beginning from Friday, November 11, 2016 to enable civil servants commence harvest ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 3, 2016

Police arrest 25 suspects for attack on station in Benue

Twenty-five persons have been arrested by the Benue State Police Command for the attack on Igumale Police Station in the Ado ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 13, 2016

JSS II student commits suicide over boyfriend

A Junior Secondary School (JSS) II Female student of Gyegeh Memorial College Logo1, Makurdi, Benue state has committed suicide, The Nation reports. ...

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AzeezSeptember 8, 2016

Benue N107bn loot: Court orders freezing of suspects’ accounts

An Abuja Chef Magistrate Court has ordered that bank accounts of some former Benue officials recently arrested by the EFCC for ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJuly 28, 2016

How retired policeman, son were killed by cultists

Suspected cultists on Thursday killed a retired Assistant Superintendent ofPolice and his son in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 20, 2016

Opinion: President Buhari and his unpresidential attitude

By Malik Opeyemi Charity they say begins at home but it seems this saying does not apply to the Nigerian president, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 11, 2016

Does the government have the solution to this murderous herdsmen menace?

Over the weekend, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Gwari village in Niger state leaving at least 4 people dead and several ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 10, 2016

‘How ‘chairlady’ forced us into sleeping with 20 men everyday’

In what would have best been described as a twisted home movie, four schoolgirls have told the story of how ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 6, 2016

Governor Ortom wants his picture in every school in Benue state

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the educational institutions in the state to hoist the national flag in their ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 30, 2016

BREAKING: Tribunal throws out petition against David Mark

An Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi, on Thursday, threw out the suit filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress’ ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 22, 2016

’26 dead, 1000 displaced’ as herdsmen attack 4 Benue communities

Four communities in Benue state were reportedly attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday – leaving over 26 people dead, several ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 18, 2016

Governor Ortom’s aide beats staff to coma

The Benue state Executive Secretary of the Teaching Service Board (TSB), James Pine, was arraigned before a Makurdi Magistrate Court ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 17, 2016

Just In: Chisco bus carrying Ikorodu United players crashes

Ikorodu United, a football club in the Nigeria Professional Football League, was on Friday evening, involved in an auto accident along ...

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