Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sympathized with families of the victims who drowned when the boat they were travelling in sank while crossing River Benue. The Governor described the incident as painful and unfortunate. He particularly condoled with ECAN Church, Ijaha, Makurdi Local Government Area. The ill-fated boat was conveying mainly members of the […]
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Family Denies Rumor That Makeup Artist Deborah Was Poisoned At Her Birthday Party Over An IPhone 11, Gives Reasons To Her Death
Deborah Tushima, the makeup artist who allegedly slumped and died on Saturday, July 4, during her birthday celebration, did not die of poisoning, her family member has said. Deborah is currently the number one trending topic on Twitter as people express shock over her sudden death on her birthday. According to screenshots of a chat […]
read moreBenue University Deputy Vice Chancellor Dies From Coronavirus
Benue State University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof Godwin Achinge has been confirmed dead days after testing positive for Coronavirus. The deceased who was also the vice-chairman of Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19, died on Sunday July 5, at an undisclosed hospital in Jos, the Plateau State capital. According to report that a member of […]
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21 Feared Dead As Boat Sinks In Benue
No fewer than 21 people are feared dead after a canoe they were travelling in capsized in River Benue. The boat was conveying mainly members of the ECAN Church Ijaha in Makurdi Local Government Area to a meeting across the river when it sank at Kwaghtan Sule in Guma LGA on Sunday, July 5. According […]
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Benue State Governor’s Wife And Son Test Positive For COVID-19
The wife and son of Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. Mrs. Eunice Ortom who announced this to newsmen on Friday, July 3, said she, their son, and some of her staff tested positive for the virus and have immediately gone into isolation. “Few moments ago this evening, I […]
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Soldiers Reportedly kill 2 Attackers In Benue State
Soldiers of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) early on Thursday reportedly killed two attackers on a boundary location between Benue and Nasarawa States. It was gathered that the troops also recovered some dangerous weapons from the attackers who allegedly had on Wednesday evening invaded Tse-Torkula community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Locals […]
read moreCOVID-19: Benue cases Rises To 35
The Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 said that confirmed cases of infected people in the state have risen to 35. Secretary of the Committee and Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, made the disclosure to some newsmen in Makurdi. He disclosed that 11 of the total number of people confirmed to […]
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Reps Urge Federal Government To Tackle Disease Outbreak In Benue
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to send medical experts to Oye-Obi in Orihi Council Ward of Obi Local Government Area and Oju LGA of Benue to arrest the epidemic outbreak in the area. This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Samson Okwu (PDP-Benue) at the plenary on Thursday. […]
read moreAkume, Mike Mku Clash At Tor Tiv Son’s Wedding In Benue State
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, on Thursday, refuted allegations that he “violently assaulted” the Chairman of the Board of Benue Investment and Property Company, BBIPC, Chief Mike Mku. Mku had alleged that the Minister physically assaulted him during the wedding ceremony of Benue’s paramount ruler, Tor Tiv, HRM Prof. James […]
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SAD: Benue State University Student Shot Dead By Suspected Cultists One Month To Graduation
Suspected cultists on Monday night killed a final year student of the Benue State University (BSU) in Makurdi. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 7:30pm at Gyado villa, a Makurdi suburb close to the university community. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Benue Command, DSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident and identified […]
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