The Mexican Episcopal Conference has sent a condolence message to the people of Benue State, Nigeria, following the massacre of over 300 people on June 13 in Yelwata, Guma LGA of the state. In a statement signed by Bishop Ramón Castro Castro, President of the Conference, and Bishop Héctor M. Pérez Villarreal, Secretary General, the […]

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, amid rising concerns over recent violent attacks in the state that have claimed several lives. The President touched down at the Makurdi Airport, located at the Tactical Air Command of the Nigerian Air Force Base, at approximately 12:58 pm on Tuesday. He is scheduled […]

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has narrated how he called the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, several times to warn him before the attacks in Benue, but wasn’t given an audience. The prophet, in a statement, revealed that he had seen the ugly incident weeks earlier in a vision after […]

A Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna State on Tuesday sentenced one Yusuf Usman to six months imprisonment for stealing shoes belonging to worshippers at Government college mosque in Kaduna. During the hearing, Police prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau, revealed to the court that the convict was apprehended on June 13 by members of […]

There is growing tension in Ikwuano Local Council of Abia State due to concerns from family members and community stakeholders regarding an alleged plan to bury the late traditional ruler of Ntalakwu-Oboro, His Royal Highness Eze Samuel Ajiri, without conducting an autopsy or securing the full consent of his immediate family and traditional council. A […]

A social media war is brewing between Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Ibe mocked Omokri, who supported Atiku before the 2023 presidential election, over his new-found love for President Bola Tinubu. He shared a screenshot of Omokri’s pre-2023 […]

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has stated that its system for the application of the student loan scheme has been fully digitised, thus ending the era of human interaction with the application processes. NELFund noted that with the upgrade, all accredited institutions are now required to request access to the Student Loan Application System […]

Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Christopher Musa, has said that there is nothing like farmers-herders clash, insisting that it is the animal that goes after the farm. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, the Chief of Defence Staff highlighted the three main issues behind the incessant killings in Benue State and other parts of the country. […]

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has called for community policing as a solution to the insecurity crisis currently rocking the state. Alia made the call while cautioning against affected communities resorting self defence. Lately, Benue State had come under heavy attacks by armed herders, killing over 300 people. Alia has accused armed herders of […]