Tag: Benue
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PDP Crisis: Party stalwarts in Oyo, Rivers, Benue, Abia, Enugu begin pro-Atiku structures
Contrary to the decision of pro-Wike governors not to identify with the presidential campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, many stalwarts in their states are mobilizing for their presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The party faithful, whose positions are not going down well with their governors, have started setting up pro-Atiku structures…
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Gombe, Benue, Adamawa, Zamfara ready to receive returning herdsmen
The state governments in Gombe, Benue, Adamawa and Zamfara have signalled their preparedness to receive herdsmen relocating to the North. The Northerner Elders Forum had, in a statement issued on Friday by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, called on northern governors “to prepare to receive law-abiding Fulani herders who may be compelled…
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Youths Set Church Ablaze Over Missing Genitals In Benue
Angry youths of Daudu community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, on Tuesday, set ablaze Divine Shadow Church in Daudu over allegation connecting its founder, one Prophet Joshua Uhembe, to disappearance of male genitals in the community. The youths had three days ago protested on the major Makurdi – Lafia highway over what…
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Suspected herdsmen kill nine farmers in Benue
The Local Government Chairman of Agatu in Benue State Suleiman Usman Alilu has confirmed that suspected herdsmen on Sunday killed nine farmers in the area. Alilu told reporters that the attackers stormed Adana village about 5:30 am when people were just waking up from sleep, adding, “I received a call this morning that herdsmen were…