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JUST IN: Suspected Arm€d Herdsmen K!!l at Least 17 in Benue Market Att@ck

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026AfricTeamLeave a Comment

MAKURDI, Benue State — Suspected armed herdsmen launched a deadly assault on the bustling Abande market in Mbaikyor Ward, Turan district, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, killing at least 17 people, including a Mobile Police officer. The attack occurred in the afternoon around 5:30 p.m., when traders and […]

Benue gov grants pardon to six prisoners

October 1, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has granted pardons to six inmates serving at the Nigerian Correctional facility in Makurdi the state capital. The clemency is granted from the recommendation by the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy headed by the Hon. Atorney-General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Benue State, Fidelis Bemsen Mnyim, Esq., […]

Benue records 16 suspected cases, four deaths

July 4, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Benue State has recorded four deaths from suspected cases of cholera. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Henry Ijabo, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday and stated that 16 suspected cases were recorded. He added that the suspected cases were noticed in three local government areas of the state, Agatu, Otukpo, and Ado. The epidemiologist said, “The […]

Gunmen abduct Benue LG chairman, three aides

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Gunmen, in the early hours of Saturday, abducted the Caretaker Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, Haanongon Gideon, and three others. The chairman was said to have been kidnapped along Anyagba, Tongov, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state around 6.30am while on the way to attend the burial of the […]

JUST IN: EFCC Arrest Ex Benue Governor Samuel Ortom

June 20, 2023June 21, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. Africhome gathered that the ex-Governor was invited by the anti-graft body for questioning over his stewardship. Ortom, however, drove into the Makurdi zonal office of the agency, which is located at Alor Gordon street in the state capital at […]

JUST IN: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Office Currently on Fire (Photos)

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Benue state branch office is currently on fire. The caused of the fire is not yet known at the time of filling in these reports. Africhome News Team gathered some CBN staffs are currently trapped in the building and efforts are been made to Put off the fire and […]

Woman Sets Boyfriend’s House Ablaze Over Misunderstanding In Benue (Photos)

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021AfricTeamLeave a Comment

A woman has been arrested in Benue State after she allegedly set her boyfriend’s house ablaze over a domestic misunderstanding. Africhome News Team, gathered that the incident happened in the Achusah area of Makurdi, the state capital on Wednesday morning, April 21. According to an eyewitness witness, Igila Fanem Philip, the couple had a little […]

Benue Impose Curfew Over Missing “Penises

November 12, 2020September 9, 2021AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Chairman of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria, has imposed a 12-hour curfew on Daudu community. The decision was necessitated by days of unrest caused by allegations of missing penises. Recall last week, Young men in Daudu town had complained that some male reproductive organs were missing, at an alarming rate. The […]

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