Benue state

Friends and family have taken to social media to mourn one Jessica Agee, a female student of the Benue State University, who was allegedly killed by some unknown gunmen. WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the student was shot dead by the…

The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has stated that the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, is unfit to be in public office after he defended herdsmen who go about with AK47 rifles. Recall that on Thursday, February…

The Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Thursday stated that President Buhari is not doing well in tackling the alarming rate of insecurity in the country. This statement was made by Benue state governor, Ortom during a …

The picture of a 70-year-old man identified as Nicholas Akeh who raped a 5-year-old girl in Benue state has surfaced online. This picture emerged after the rape suspect was brought to the Police Headquarters in Makurdi on Tuesday…

One of the four young men that gang raped a teenage girl in Obi Local Government Area of the state has been arrested by the Benue State Police Command. This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday by the police public relations…

The Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has demanded for the investigation of the reported gang-rape of a teenager by four young men in Obi Local Government Area of the state. This demand was made by the state governor in a…

The ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gboko South, Tersoo Ahu has been killed by unknown gunmen today Sunday, February 7. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the ward chairman, Ahu and other excos were actively participating…

A 5-year-old girl has been allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man who is HIV positive in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the sad and tragic incident was reported to a Benue activist identified as…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Makurdi Zonal Office have arrested two brothers over alleged ATM card fraud. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the brothers identified as Samson Adayi and Jacob Adayi were arrested on…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has charged the newly appointed permanent secretaries not to betray the trust reposed in them. The governor who sworn in the new permanent secretaries on Thursday at Government House, Makurdi enjoined…

Police have reportedly arrested a young barber from Benue state identified as Elijah Ode over blasphemy. A Benue activist identified as Smith Akoko who is also a student, was arrested last Wednesday, after two of his customers were…

The Government of Benue State have announced that 17 suspected criminals who abducted Taraba youths have been nabbed by troops. Recall that a combined team of soldiers and police from Benue and Taraba respectively recsued 19 out of 23…

Unknown person has reportedly dropped a dead newborn baby boy inside a gutter in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue state. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the body which was placed on a wrapper was found by residents at JS Tarkaa Way on…

A 17-year-old Esther Alex who set boyfriend ablazed has been remanded by the magistrate court sitting in Makurdi, Benue state in Correctional Centre, Makurdi. Recall that Chidinma Ikechukwu Omah, a patent medicine dealer, died after he…

Tragedy as a Catholic priest died from COVID-19 complications at the Benue state teaching hospital today, January 18. This was made known by the deputy governor of the state and chairman of the state's action committee on COVID-19,…

Members of the Benue State Livestock Guards and Agro Rangers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen militia, leaving one person dead and one other severely injured. This…

Alex Esther, a 17-year-old girl who set ablazed her boyfriend to death in Benue state has recounted how the deceased allegedly made her abort three pregnancies and later started misbehaving. Recall that Chidinma Ikechukwu Omah, a patent…

Chidimma Omah, the man whose girlfriend allegedly set ablaze in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Monday, is dead. According to the police, Omah died from the burns he suffered from the attack. The police had confirmed that the…

A 31-year-old staff of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN identified as Ikon Danasabe has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly employing the services of his fellow cult members to kill his colleague, Francis…

The dead body of a cashier identified Joseph Myaan who was abducted in Katsina-Ala local government council of Benue state has been found in a shallow grave. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the dead body was found on Wednesday January, 6 in…