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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Wednesday, inaugurated the new 23 local government chairmen. Others inaugurated were a Special Adviser, Abulu Abulu and Terna Ayu as Permanent Secretary. Inaugurating the new chairmen at the…

Farmers in Kogi and Benue have expressed delight at the large sizes and number of roots produced by the new cassava varieties developed by the NextGen project—Baba-70 and GameChanger—as they pull the crop to see what was below the ground…

Following the rise in the number of medical doctors that were affected by COVID-19, doctors in Benue State have taken proactive steps to protect themselves against contracting the dreaded disease. Part of the measures is the…

Ten people have been killed and about 20 other people are still not found due to communal clash that rocked some communities in Agatu local government area of Benue State on Sunday. Our correspondent reliably gathered that Egba and…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday said that the state has the capacity to treat any victim of COVID-19 virus. Ortom stated this while speaking with newsmen on the new cases released by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control…

There are strong indications that Benue State Government will soon declare two days off for its workers to engage in farming activities in the face of lingering economic crisis. The proposal for the two days off every week for…

The Local Government Service Commission in Benue State said it has unearthed 3,460 ghost workers drawing salary in the 23 local governments in the state. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Local Government Commission, Dr Bem…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has flagged off the contributory pension scheme for civil servants in the state. Flagging off the scheme at government house Makurdi yesterday, the governor used the opportunity to apologise to…

Following the influx of Fulani herdsmen into Benue State and the attendant recent killings in Kwande local area of the state, the Civil Society Organizations in the State have called for the strengthening of security across the state.…

The male hostels of Government Secondary School, Gboko area of Benue State was, on Wednesday, razed down by fire. Our correspondent gathered from an eyewitness, who identified himself as Jiji Jack, that the students, who had resumed…