Benue killings

Benue Massacre: Ex-EFCC Chair Waziri Calls for Collective Action to Safeguard Lives

  Retired AIG Farida Waziri, former Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has made an urgent plea to former...

Senate Demands Increased Military Presence in Yelewata, Benue, After Bloodshed

Following the June 13 massacre in Yelewata, Benue State, the Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to deploy additional troops to the...

Nigeria’s Border Security: CDS Musa Proposes Double-Layer Wall

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has proposed a strategic solution to the nation’s vulnerable borders – constructing a fortified...

Benue Crisis: Tinubu Appoints Akume to Lead Resolution Committee

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume to coordinate a committee aimed at...

Benue Killings: Tinubu Queries Security Chiefs Over Lack of Arrests

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed surprise that no arrests were made following the June 20 bloodshed in the Yelewata community of Guma...

Benue Attack Survivor: ’20 of My Family Were Burnt Alive

A survivor of the recent attack in Yelewata, Benue State, has recounted the devastating loss of his entire family. In a now-viral video...

Benue Bloodletting: Tinubu Visits Survivors, Meets with Stakeholders

President Bola Tinubu arrived at the Nigeria Air Force Base Airport in Makurdi on Wednesday afternoon for a condolence visit to Benue State....

UN Slams Benue Violence: Urges Authorities to Ensure Justice

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the recent bloody attacks in Benue, North Central Nigeria, which resulted in the deaths of...

Tinubu to Visit Benue Amid Escalating Bloodshed, Cancels Kaduna Trip

In response to the persistent and bloody conflict plaguing Benue State, President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna and will...

These Killings Must Stop, 2Baba Laments Benue Butchery

More condemnation has trailed the persistent killings and insecurity in Benue State with Nigerian music legend Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba,...

‘Enough is Enough’: Tinubu Condemns Benue Violence, Promises Action

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent bloodletting in Benue State, directing security agencies to act decisively, arrest perpetrators of the evil acts,...

Benue Killings: Gov. Alia Demands FG’s Swift Response, Rejects Emergency Rule

As Benue State it grapples with increasing violence and fatalities, Gov. Hyacinth Alia has called on the Federal Government to offer real support...

Plateau, Benue killings, one death too many, says Obi

A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, says the ongoing killings in Benue and Plateau States are deeply concerning. Obi’s comment...

Scores killed, properties destroyed as Benue communities clash over electricity supply

At least 20 persons have been feared dead and properties worth millions of naira destroyed as two local government areas in the Benue...

Father, mother, four children, others slaughtered in fresh attacks in Benue

Ceaseless attacks on Benue State by people suspected to be bandits have claimed the lives of a man, his wife and their four...

Fulani herdsmen on a farmland

Gruesome, ceaseless herders’ attacks: Defend yourselves, Gov. Ortom tells Benue communities

Grief-stricken Benue Gov. Samuel Ortom has called on communities in the state that have come under unending herders’ attacks to rise and defend...