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A 14-year-old boy, Aondoakaa Yarkwan, has recounted the severe torture he endured after being falsely accused of stealing over N200,000 in church donations at St. Joseph Parish, Korinya, Benue State. Church officials and local quasi-security personnel beat him into unconsciousness before the main thief, who reportedly stole the bulk of the money, a 12-year-old altar…

A lecturer at the Benue State University in Makurdi has been caught on camera physically assaulting a student. The lecturer is identified as Mr. Ichor Tersagh. According to sources, Mr. Ichor Tersagh is a visiting lecturer at Benue State University (BSU) from the Department of Microbiology at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. A video obtained…

Two villages, Ayati and Borikyo in Ukum Local Government Area in Benue state have been attacked by suspected armed militias killing six people and many more injured According to report the armed militia invaded the community on Wednesday afternoon, killing residents indiscriminately and burning public properties, including the Ukum Local Government Secretariat. Many residents fled…

The Benue State House of Assembly has repealed the law for the maintenance of former elected governors of the state and their deputies. The bill was passed and assented to by former Governor Samuel Ortom in the twilight of his administration in May 2023. The bill to repeal the law was presented on Monday by…

Strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benue State University, has continued following the inability of the university management to meet the demands of the union. This was disclosed by the Chairman of ASUU-BSU, Dr. Kwaghfan Tarnongo while speaking to journalists in his office on Wednesday in Makurdi. He disclosed that the…

Following the establishment of a 10-man committee in Benue state to enforce the ban on open grazing, the state government has issued a two-week ultimatum to all herders engaging in open grazing to leave the state Briefing journalists after Security Council meeting, Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, noted that, the committee has been mandated to…

Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a training centre intended for internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, said operatives acting on intelligence arrested the suspects in a three-bedroom apartment allegedly serving as a training centre…

A young man, from Benue State, Tersugh Aondona, left people in awe when he married three wives on the same day. Recall that late Afro beat music genius, Fela Kuti had caused a national stir in 1978 when he married 27 wives in one day. In a micro re-enactment, Aondona set the town of Jato-Aka…