Benue State

February 04, (THEWILL) — Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dr Peter Egbodo, has assented that Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration won't shield any Public or Civil servant from Benue from scrutiny by anti-graft bodies. Fielding questions from members of the Correspondents...

February 04, (THEWILL) — Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing persistent and unresolved internal conflicts within the main opposition party. In a letter dated February...

February 02, (THEWILL) — The nine suspects arraigned over the gruesome killings in Yelwata (Yilwatda) community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to a 57-count charge bordering on terrorism, murder and related offences...

February 02, (THEWILL) — Seven months after the gruesome murder of over 200 persons and the displacement of 3,000 residents in one of the bloodiest attacks by gunmen in Yelwata, a community in Benue State, for two days, June...

January 28, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, and presided over by Justice R.J. Egbe, has ordered the Managing Director of Benue State Agricultural Development Company, Mr Donald Aorkwagh Akule, to be remanded at the...

‎January 27, (THEWILL) — The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has advocated collaboration with the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists' to tackle economic and financial crimes in Benue State. The Acting Zonal Director, Assistant Commander...

January 12, (THEWILL) — The Benue State Council of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has issued a 14-day ultimatum, with a threat to embark on peaceful protest in Makurdi, the state capital, if by January 21, 2026,...

January 09, (THEWILL) — Residents of Adogo village in the Ugbaam Council Ward of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, have raised an alarm over renewed attacks by suspected armed herdsmen in the early hours of Friday, January 9,...

January 01, (THEWILL) — A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and contender for Benue North East senatorial district, Barr Douglas Pepe, has advised his kinsmen to place the senatorial ambition above the governorship seat ahead of the 2027...

January 01, (THEWILL) — Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill of ₦695.01 billion passed by the Benue State House of Assembly. Performing the ceremony at Government House, Makurdi, Governor Alia...