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Presidency, Ortom trade blames over Benue killings

GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom and the Presidency are trading blames over the endless killings perpetrated in Benue State by suspected armed herdsmen. The presidency, in a...

Buhari condemns Benue killings, orders arrest of perpetrators

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent killings in Benue communities, ordering security agencies to make efforts to end the ‘extreme violence'. In a statement...
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Suspected herdsmen kill dozens in Benue community

SUSPECTED herdsmen attacked Mgban community, in the Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue state on Friday, April 7, killing dozens of residents. Speaking to...

Benue Governor-elect warns agency against financial transactions with Ortom, PDP fumes

THE Benue State governor-elect, Hyacinth Alia, has warned the Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) Limited against financial transactions with the incumbent governor, Samuel...

Scores feared killed as armed herders attack Benue LGAs

SCORES of people have been feared killed and many others injured as suspected armed herders stormed some Benue local government areas. The chairman of the...
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Ortom withdraws petition against APC, seeks forgiveness

BENUE State governor Samuel Ortom has withdrawn his petition to the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal over his loss in the Benue North-West senatorial election. After...

PDP crisis: NWC names Damagum acting chairman

THE National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the party's Deputy National Chairman (North), Umar Damagum, as Acting Chairman. This...

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Benue: PDP condemns revocation of Ortom’s appointments by new govt

THE State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has described the nullification of recent...

UNICEF, NYSC, NPC sign pact on digitalised birth registration in Nigeria

THE United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have...

1.6 million people suffering from hunger in Katsina — UNICEF

ABOUT 1.6 million residents of Katsina State are suffering from hunger, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Katsina...

Bolt, Uber drivers go on strike over ‘low fares’, demand 200% hike

BOLT and Uber drivers, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON), have...

Virology institute opens research centre to improve health services

THE Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has commissioned a research centre in its bid to improve quality health...
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