A 56-year-Fulani herdsman, Mohammed Abdulkadire, jumped into River Benue in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, our correspondent report. The National Coordinator of Miyietti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Benue State chapter, Garus Gololo, who spoke to our correspondent on Saturday, said the deceased committed suicide after he lost 200 of his […]

Benue State leaders yesterday described the New Year’s Day killings as a planned genocide. Three socio- cultural groups, Mdzough U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi Ny’Igede, told reporters at a joint news conference in Abuja that the government failed to prevent the killings of about 20 people. . According to them, there was an […]

The National Council of Tiv Youths has faulted the setting up of a committee by the Presidency to meet with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria. The council claimed the committee had been designed “to dance on the tombs of the slaughtered Nigerians for no sin of theirs other than not belonging to […]

Benue killings: Gen. Gowon Faults Security Agents, Calls for investigation of Miyetti Allah   Former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon on Saturday visited Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, the State capital. The Elder Statesman visited the state to commiserate with the government and people of the Benue over the killings […]

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong,  has tendered his unreserved apologies to the people of Benue State and Nigerians over the comments he made following the murder of over 60 people by herdsmen in two local government areas. Lalong had told newsmen that he warned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue against passing the anti-grazing law which […]

The Benue State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of eight herders in connection with the fresh killings of some rural residents of Guma and Logo Local Government Areas in the state. Police Public Relations Officer for the command, ASP. Moses Joel Yamu, made the disclosure last night in a statement he signed and made available […]