The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of one officer and 10 soldiers who were on routine operational task operation in Benue State by some criminal gangs. The Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to Yerima, the troops were initially declared missing which prompted…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal office, on Friday, October 9 2020, arraigned one Otsapa Ubani Otsapa, chairman of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ado Local Government Chapter, Benue State, before Justice Moris Ikpambese of the Benue State High Court, Makurdi, on a two count charge of criminal…
***As Council Boss escapes assassination attempt at APC secretariat By Yemi Itodo Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State is in the news again for another negative trend as gladiators from the area are at daggers drawn in a cold war. Few days ago, the Caretaker Chairman of the LGC, Prince George Adah narrowly escaped…
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Benue South Senatorial re-run election held some days ago, Daniel Onjeh, has filed another petition against eventual winner of the poll, David Mark, a former Senate President. Onjeh told journalists about his decision to petition his opponent at the election shortly after filing his petition at…
News reaching Aproko247 indicates that some residents of Benue State took to the streets on Thursday to protest the murder of a popular Pharmacist in the state by some unknown gunmen. The victim, Terngu Atime, was assassinated by some yet-to-be identified killers, who abruptly ended his vibrant life on the night of Wednesday, January 21,…