Benue State

February 26, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted four female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM), formerly Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM). A senior staff member of the school said the students identified...

February 25, (THEWILL) – A group under the canopy of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue North-West senatorial Elders' Council, has rejected what they referred to as the 'purported' removal of Benue State Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese,...

February 24, (THEWILL) – Lawyers representing their clients before the Benue State Election Petitions Tribunal have called for further adjournments in ongoing cases, citing concerns over their safety and that of their clients. In separate letters addressed to...

February 23, (THEWILL) – A Professor of Law at Benue State University, Makurdi, David Ikoni, has observed that the move by the House of Representatives to create new states is a mere political gimmick. The Professor of...

February 22, (THEWILL) – Internally Displaced Persons in Benue State have expressed a strong desire to return to their ancestral homes, as the state government intensifies resettlement efforts. In a bid to assess the perspectives of the IDPs on the...

February 19, (THEWILL) – The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended 13 of its members for three months over alleged misconduct deemed capable of tarnishing the integrity of the legislative body. THEWILL reports that the suspended lawmakers have also...

February 19, (THEWILL) – The Director General of the Benue State Budget and Economic Planning Commission, Prof. Jerome Andohol, has assured that the state’s N550.1bn budget for 2025 will address critical infrastructural deficits inherited by the administration of Governor...

February 11, (THEWILL) – The Benue State Police Command has reported the recovery of three bodies following a clash between the Black and Red Confraternities during their meeting across the River Benue. The Police Command's Public Relations Officer, CSP...

February 11, (THEWILL) – Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPCL) has vowed to pursue all available options to recover its outstanding equity share payment of ₦65,871,293,212.30, which Dangote Cement Company PLC has failed to settle 19 years...

February 07, (THEWILL) – Suspected herdsmen in the Okpomaju community, in Otukpo local government area in Benue State, allegedly killed five hunters and injured several others in a renewed attack. THEWILL recalls that the Och'Otukpo Odu, Chief John Eimonye, and...