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…
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…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, has reported the organization of 800 staff for exceptional watch tasks in Beñue State to guarantee mishap free Christmas merriments. The various axis assigned to coordinate includes Wurukum Roundabout, Benue Link’s U- turn, SRS Junction, Bolek Filling Station Junction, along Modern Market road, all in Makurdi town, as well as…
Word Health Organisation, WHO, has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease, in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the availability of vaccines to protect themselves because the virus is still very prevalent. The World Health Organisation, WHO, Surveillance Officer, for Benue state, Ogechukwu Chigbo made this known at a one-day Civil Society…
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has kicked off the construction of cluster settlements for displaced persons at Mbagwen in Makurdi Local Government area of the state. The project is spearheaded by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, who laid the foundation for the construction of cluster settlements for internally displaced persons…
Benue State Government on Friday discovered and destroyed expired drugs worth over N200 million. The expired drugs were burnt within the premises of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, located along Gboko road, Makurdi. The Chief Medical Director of BSUTH, Stephen Hwande had on Wednesday disclosed his intention to destroy the expired drugs kept at Muhammad…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the election victory of Senator Gabriel Suswam of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and affirmed Emmanuel Udende as the validly elected Senator for the Benue North-East senatorial district. A three-member panel of the appellate Court, led by Justice Abimbola Adejumo, set aside the judgment of the State…
A man identified as Bem Mathew in Korinya city, Konshisha local government area of Benue State, has been arrested for stabbing his pregnant wife, Mngusonun Bem, to death. Eyewitnesses say Bem stabbed his wife, a mother of five children, when they had a misunderstanding around 7am on Tuesday morning Northern Elders Disown Gumi Over Attack…
At least seven people have been reportedly killed when Armed Robbers today stormed three banks in Otukpo Benue State and carted away several millions of naira. The Seven people, including policemen and a former councillor transacting business in one of the affected banks, were reportedly killed by the suspected robbers who operated for more than an…
