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- Alia announces plan to upgrade College of Education in Oju
- Makurdi summit urges regional security strategy for North-central
- Student arrested after hot water attack in Makurdi university room
- INEC tells court Suswam won Benue North East APC senatorial primary
- Egyptian engineers assess Taraku Mills ahead of planned restart
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Makurdi summit urges regional security strategy for North-central
Governors of Benue and Plateau said isolated state responses cannot stop attackers who move across porous borders between the North-west...
Education
Alia announces plan to upgrade College of Education in Oju
The governor also promised to complete the Oju-Awajir road during a town hall meeting with the Oju and Obi federal constituency.
Society
Student arrested after hot water attack in Makurdi university room
Police say a final-year student poured boiled water mixed with salt and pepper on her roommate, who was rescued by neighbours and...
Politics
INEC tells court Suswam won Benue North East APC senatorial primary
The commission's counsel asked the Federal High Court to uphold the primary result, in a suit contesting the ticket given to Senator...
World
Alia asks Kwande traditional rulers to help curb illegal mining
The governor warned against the sale of ancestral land to illegal miners, linking the practice to environmental damage and insecurity in...
Society
Four children from one family die within days in Okpokwu community
The father says the children fell ill after sharing a bottled drink; no official cause of death has been established.
Politics
Alia rules out ceding Benue land for federal ranching pilot
The governor told stakeholders from Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo that no pastoral settlement will be created without the consent of the state...
Business
Egyptian engineers assess Taraku Mills ahead of planned restart
The visiting team rated the dormant Gwer East plant about 75 per cent ready and asked Benue farmers to plant more soybeans, groundnuts and...
Sports
Wurukum school wins Benue basic education games staged in Vandeikya
The state finals in Mbakunde brought together primary schools competing in athletics, football and the board game Ayo.
World
Benue students trained on links between climate stress and conflict
International Alert Nigeria says 240 young people at Father Moses Adasu University were equipped to assess climate risk and prevent local...
Education
Retired Benue teachers march in Makurdi over unimplemented court order
The group says a 2024 industrial court judgment ordering their reinstatement and payment of arrears has still not been carried out.
World
Benue opens applications for federal digital skills-to-jobs scheme
The state government says the iDICE programme is free and open to young residents of Benue and six other states plus the federal capital.
World
Lawmaker says 22 bodies recovered after attacks on Ukum communities
Armed attackers struck several settlements in Mbazun Ward before dawn on Sunday, killing residents and forcing others from their homes.
Society
Police recover newborn taken from Gboko hospital, arrest 11 suspects
The baby was reunited with his mother after a woman posing as a nurse allegedly removed him from the ward hours after delivery.
Education
UNICEF and Benue set two-year target for 50,000 unenrolled children
Project BRACE-UP was unveiled in Makurdi alongside 400 School-in-a-Box kits and 330 tablets for teachers trained in digital literacy.
Sports
Makurdi tennis camp aims to rebuild Benue talent pipeline
The state lawn tennis association ran a camp for players aged six to 16 at Aper Aku Stadium, ending with a mini-tournament.
