Tag: Benue State

Residents said suspected armed herders carried out the assault, which is part of a broader pattern of escalating violence across ...

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued two kidnapped victims in Ukum LGA, as security agencies intensify operations across Benue ...

The attack, which occurred on Sunday, coincided with Easter celebrations, with residents narrating how the gunmen stormed the community and ...

The prosecution counsel, Mariam Okorie, tendered the compact disc before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Monday.

The Yelwata attack suspect remained unconscious even after the judge arrived to kickstart proceedings.

The team, led by Saad Ahmed from the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, arrived in Yelwata on Monday ...

About three days ago, some elders in Delta lamented the growing rate of narcotic use by the youths in the ...

The probe follows proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where nine suspects in the Yelwata killings were arraigned ...

The Chairman of Ado Local Government, Sunday Oche, confirmed the abduction and said security agencies had been mobilised.

In counts 3 to 16 and 25, the prosecution accused Mr Ardo, who appeared to be the prime suspect, of ...

The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations,

The attack happened on Saturday in Udeku, a community in the Turan district of Kwande LGA.

The Acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Ahmad Zubairu, said the army carried out the raid on ...

The operation led to the recovery of two locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, one round of 7.62mm ammunition, two knives, and ...

The incessant fatal attacks on Benue are some of the reasons the US government claims there is a Christian genocide ...

“The arrest was carried out on December 22, 2025, during a precision, intelligence-driven operation at Vaase Community, Ukum LGA of ...

The US delegation, which met internally displaced persons (IDPs), religious leaders and traditional authorities in Tiv-dominated areas earlier in the ...

The arrest occurred on 20 November at Zongo Akiki, where troops have been stationed to protect farmers and curb incursions ...

The details were contained in a statement issued on Friday by the police spokesperson in the state, Udeme Edet.

Military sources, including his coursemates at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Uba was a brave ...

The operation, carried out on Thursday, led to the recovery of two locally made pistols, a cartridge, a round of ...

“It’s quite traumatising; we’ve been re-traumatised by the renewed call for justice in Ochanya’s case,” Ochanya's brother said.

After 27 uninterrupted years in Nigeria’s top flight, Lobi Stars’ relegation from the NPFL last season marked the end of ...

A Republican-led drive in Congress links Nigeria’s internal security crisis to America’s global religious freedom agenda—with consequences extending far beyond ...

"It is a sad reflection of priorities and a glaring mockery of leadership that while families in Plateau continue to ...