Tag: Benue
16 killed in Benue church attack – Police
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of 16 people, including two Catholic priests, in fresh attacks on Mbalon community in Gwer...
2 Catholic priests killed in Benue herdsmen attack
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has confirmed the killing of two of its priests, Rev Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, in an early...
Empty streets, protest welcome Buhari to Benue
The streets of Benue State were practically empty on Monday as President Muhammadu Buhari came to condole with the people over killings by herdsmen...
UTME : JAMB assures candidates of hitch-free exams in Benue
Mr Oise Ofala, the Benue Coordinator of Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has assured candidates writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in the...
Troops arrest herdsman with bulletproof vest
Troops on patrol have arrested a herdsman with a locally made bulletproof and cutlass at Chegba village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue,...
Benue Killings: I-G urges Benue, Nasarawa people to embrace peace
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris has called on Benue and Nasarawa state indigenes to live in peace and tranquillity.
Idris made the...
Senate summons IGP over failure to arrest suspected Benue killers
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, over the failure of the Police to arrest perpetrators of killings in...
We live in fear of herdsmen attack, Ortom tells APC governors
Governor Samuel Ortom on Friday said the people of Benue State continue to live in fear of attacks by Fulani herdsmen.
Ortom stated this while...
Benue killings: Ortom lied against me – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied statement credited to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom that the VP was warned of the killings by alleged...
Protest rocks Benue after deadly herdsmen attacks
Hundreds of people stormed Makurdi, the capital of Nigeria's eastern Benue state, on Wednesday protesting the death of 20 farmers allegedly killed by cattle...