Youths Protest FG Plan To Build Ruga Settlements In Benue

Over 100 youths yesterday staged a protest against the Federal Government’s plan to build settlements for herdsmen in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

Benue Begins Sale Of Subsidised Fertiliser

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has approved the commencement of 2019 sale and distribution of fertiliser to farmers at the subsidized rate of N,4000 per bag.

Benue Assembly Re-elect Uba As Speaker

Members of the Benue State House of Assembly on Monday re-elected Hon. Titus Uba as the Speaker of the Ninth Assembly.

Benue Farmers To Get Major Boost From Belarus

The Republic of Belarus has promised to support Benue State in expanding the state’s agriculture value chain programmes.

I’m Leaving Senate To Become Peace Ambassador — David Mark

A former President of the Senate, David Mark, has said he is retiring from active politics to become a peace ambassador for Benue State and the country.

BENUE AGREES TO PAY N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE

The Benue State Government has agreed to pay the new national minimum wage of N30,000 recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Senate Wants Security Beefed Up In Benue, Taraba Border Towns

The Senate on Wednesday expressed concerns over recent violent clash among youths in the border communities of Benue and Taraba States, that left many dead.

Bodies Of Drowned BSU Students Recovered

More details have emerged on how two students of Benue State University (BSU), drowned in a River in Benue state. The two students are Adakole Christopher, a 100- level Math and Computer science student and Miss Emmanuella Mson, a 100- level MBBS student.

Ortom, Ishaku, Security Chiefs Brainstorm On Tiv/Jukun Clashes

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and his Taraba State counterpart, Darius Ishaku, have met on the intermittent communal clashes between the Tiv and Jukun in the border communities of Benue and Taraba states, which have claimed many lives.

Benue Election Tribunal Receives Eleven Petitions

The Election Petitions Tribunal in Benue State on Wednesday said it had received 11 petitions from some candidates that took part in the just-concluded elections.