The Independent Democratic Monitors (IDM) has welcomed the Appeal Court ruling affirming Hyacinth Alia's victory as the elected governor of Benue State. In a statement signed by Dr. James Bawa, its Executive Secretary, the group said the outcome has laid credence to the governorship tribunal which was also in the favour of Governor Alia and his deputy,…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday dismissed an appeal brought before it by the Governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party PDP Titus Uba challenging the election of Hyacinth Alia as the elected Governor of Benue State. The Appellate Court in a unanimous judgment resolved all the three issues formulated for determination against…

Benue State has been ranked Nigeria’s epicentre of human trafficking between 2021 and 2022, with Ondo, Edo, Delta, Kano and Imo states following closely respectively in the infamous list. This was disclosed yesterday by the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, in Abuja at the…

Special Adviser to the governor of Benue State on Security and Internal Affairs, Joseph Har, yesterday, ordered the immediate clearance of bushes and clumps along the Makurdi - Lafia road. The Guardian learnt that the Makurdi - Lafia road is notorious for bandits, kidnappers and herders’ attacks with most settlements and communities on the Benue side…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, Wednesday affirmed Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Benue North East Senatorial seat of Benue state. The Benue State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal led by Justice Ori Zik-Ikeoha had earlier entered judgment in favour of Senator Gabriel Suswam. However,…

Dangote Cement, Gboko plant in Benue State has reached out to orphans, juvenile inmates, women and the aged during its sustainability week. During the week, the company visited the orphanage at Mkar in Gboko Local Council as well as the Juvenile Correctional Centre at Ubangaji, also in Gboko. The high point of the week-long event was…

Barely two weeks after a Benue Links bus was ambushed on the Makurdi-Naka road in Benue, another bus was ambushed in the late hours of Tuesday on the same route and spot.

Apparently piqued by the coordinated bank robberies that led to the loss of several lives in Otukpo, Benue State, last weekend, the Senate on Tuesday charged security agencies to immediately swing into action to investigate the incident This came following a motion moved by Senator Aba Moro (PDP, Benue South), who blamed the attack on…

A great appellation associated with Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia shortly after his emergence on the Benue political scene as a gubernatorial aspirant and candidate is: “Yes Father!” Like lots of people with appellative nicknames, Fr. Alia never chose “Yes Father!,” he just came to accept the way the generality of the people of the state…

Many persons were feared dead after armed robbers attacked commercial banks in Otukpo, Benue State, carting away cash and causing pandemonium. According to sources, the armed men stormed different banks in the area, shooting sporadically while carrying out their loot. Our correspondent gathered that the banks affected include United Bank for Africa, UBA, Zenith Bank,…

Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has lauded the Victims Support Fund (VSF) for the completion of the Naka water works project in Gwer- West Local Government Area of the state.The water project is expected to address the problem of access to potable water and waterbone diseases in the local government. This is contained in a…

Gov Hyacinth Alia has appointed Mr Terseer Mzuulga as Director General, Radio Benue, and Mrs Erdoo lyo as General Manager, Community and Social Development Agency. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. NAN reports that…