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70 Catholic Churches burnt in Benue crises – official
The Catholic Church in Benue says 70 of its Churches have been destroyed in the crises that rocked Benue in the past few months.
Rev. Felix Apine, Coordinator, Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), an outreach arm of the Church,...
Ex-Benue deputy governor Ajene dies
A former deputy governor of Benue State, Prince Ogiri Ajene, is dead.
He died in a London Hospital after a brief illness.
The deceased was George Akume’s deputy for eight years before he became a Senate Minority Leader in the upper legislative...
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Collapsed Church: Parish To Spend N2.7million On Burial
(Nigeria Trends) The St. Roberts Catholic Church, Adamgbe, Benue is to spend N2.69 million in the burial of its 22 members, who died when the church building collapsed during the Easter night vigil.
The Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Cosmos Jooli, gave...
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Three killed as cults clash in Makurdi
(Breaking News) Not less than three people were confirmed dead as rival cult groups clashed in the Wadata area of Makurdi, Benue State capital during the yuletide celebration.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ejike Alaribe who...
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Police in Benue arrest 51 youths
BENUE State Police Commissioner, Mr. Emmanuel Obiako has decried the high rate of crime being perpetrated by youths in the state and said that over 51 youths between the ages of 18 and 30, were presently in police custody for various crimes.
Obiako...
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Nigerians Petition UN Over Political Murders In Benue
AS the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, disclosed that details of his reports on the preliminary investigations on the Jos killing would be made public soon, US-based Nigerians are filing a new petition...
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15 die, 60 houses burnt in Benue violence
MAKURDI—No fewer than 15 persons have been reported killed with over 60 houses burnt in a politically-motivated violence that rocked Ugba, in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Eyewitness told Vanguard that crisis erupted last...
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PDP chieftain son’s body rots under Benue Bridge
MAKURDI — The decomposing body of the 22-year-old son of a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was found dangling under the old Makurdi Bridge, Makurdi, Benue State capital, yesterday, in what seemed like suicide.
The deceased, whose...
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Workers shut Benue House over N63m allowance
MAKURDI—Benue State branch of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, yesterday, barricaded the entrance to the Benue State House of Assembly in protest over the non-payment of over N63 million outfit allowances owed its members...
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Nigeria earns $612 million from sale of sesame seeds – Minister
MAKURDI – Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom yesterday said Nigeria earned $612.7 million from the exportation of sesame seeds as the leading global producer of the commodity in 2010.
Ortom spoke at the flag off of...
