Benue Press

The Benue State Livestock Guards has impounded 105 cows and four sheep caught grazing openly near Akawe Torkula College of Advanced and Professional Studies, Makurdi. Confirming the development, the commander of the Livestock Guards, Linus Zaki, disclosed that one herder, Kunje Saija, was also arrested in the course of the operation. He explained that in […]

Herdsmen reportedly attacked Ukemberagya, Gaambe-Tiev community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State on the eve of Christmas Day leading to the death of one Ioewuese Myaga, a father of seven children. A community leader in the area, Anawah Joseph, told news men that the whole community had been deserted. Anawah said, “Some herdsmen […]

Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, has urged the Federal Government to carefully study the report of the Amnesty International on herdsmen’s killings in the country and draw some lessons from it to improve on the security of lives and property. Also, a socio-political and cultural group, Jukun Development Association of Nigeria, has described AI’s […]

Troops of the joint military Operation Whirl Stroke, at the early hours of Friday reportedly engaged suspected armed militant herdsmen in fierce gun battle in Anyiibe in Logo Local government area of Benue State. It was gathered that the armed herdsmen had sneaked into the area from neighbouring Nasarawa state and set up a camp […]

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has called on the electorate in the state to vote for all Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates in the forthcoming general elections. He gave the charge on Friday at Tse-Kuegh Anyia, Mbagbera in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the state at the burial of late Pa Shaapera Anyia. The Governor […]

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Benue State, Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the commission has reviewed the security architecture of the state to ensure safety of lives and property in the 2019 elections. Yilwatda made the remark at a recent public enlightenment campaign organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Makurdi. The […]

The returning Benue State Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) have urged the Federal Government to provide more security posts at the border communities to guarantee their safety. The locals particularly complained of being afraid of their border areas with Nasarawa State along the bank of River Benue. However, the Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi […]

A group, Tiv Youth Organization, TYO, has alleged that a former governor of Benue State, George Akume, has given murderous herdsmen reasons to further attack the state. TYO was reacting to a statement credited to the Benue senator that people of the state were the ones killing themselves and not herdsmen. The group warned that […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue has expressed dismay over the alleged refusal of the current federal government to arrest and prosecute the leaders of the Miyetti Allah after they reportedly claimed responsibility for the killings in the state. In a statement signed by its state publicity secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, the PDP said the […]

Erstwhile Military Administrator of Katsina State Joseph Akaagerger (rtd), has flagged off his campaign for his 2019 Benue North East Senatorial District (Zone A) election bid with the promise to fill the “lacuna in service to the people” of Zone A. He is flying the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) flag for the election. Akaagerger, […]