Benue Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/benue/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png Benue Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/benue/ 32 32 233669348 5 Dead In Benue Community Attack https://afinjufm.com/5-dead-in-benue-community-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-dead-in-benue-community-attack https://afinjufm.com/5-dead-in-benue-community-attack/#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:41:32 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=18215 Following a recent kidnapping attempt at Ekwu-Ora’Odaba in Itobi, no fewer than five persons, including the house of assembly candidate for Otukpo-Akpa state constituency on the platform of the peoples democratic party in the 2019 general election, Igbabe Ochi, and four others, have been killed in another attack on Otobi community, in Otukpo local government area of […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/5-dead-in-benue-community-attack/feed/ 0 18215 Nigerian Army Nabs ‘Notorious Bandit Leader’ In Benue https://afinjufm.com/nigerian-army-nabs-notorious-bandit-leader-in-benue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigerian-army-nabs-notorious-bandit-leader-in-benue https://afinjufm.com/nigerian-army-nabs-notorious-bandit-leader-in-benue/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:48:06 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=17846 Troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari, under the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have apprehended a notorious bandit leader alleged to be responsible for multiple kidnapping and armed robbery incidents along the Benue – Taraba axis. Spokesman for the 6 Brigade, Lieutenant Muhammad Umar, in a statement disclosed that the […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/nigerian-army-nabs-notorious-bandit-leader-in-benue/feed/ 0 17846 Benue Governmnet Directs Political Appointees Eyeing 2027 Polls to Resign https://afinjufm.com/benue-governmnet-directs-political-appointees-eyeing-2027-polls-to-resign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=benue-governmnet-directs-political-appointees-eyeing-2027-polls-to-resign https://afinjufm.com/benue-governmnet-directs-political-appointees-eyeing-2027-polls-to-resign/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:28:11 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=17685 The Benue State Government has directed political appointees seeking elective offices in the 2027 general election to resign their appointments with immediate effect. This piece of information was disclosed in a memo signed by the Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, and made available to journalists in Makurdi. The memo stated that the decision followed the rising […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/benue-governmnet-directs-political-appointees-eyeing-2027-polls-to-resign/feed/ 0 17685 US Congressman Visits Benue, Calls for Global Attention to IDP Crisis https://afinjufm.com/us-congressman-visits-benue-calls-for-global-attention-to-idp-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-congressman-visits-benue-calls-for-global-attention-to-idp-crisis https://afinjufm.com/us-congressman-visits-benue-calls-for-global-attention-to-idp-crisis/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:24:40 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=17404 US Congressman Riley Moore, on his visit to Benue State, said he heard shocking stories of violence against Christian communities. He met people living in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of whom told him their families were killed and their homes destroyed. Moore said one woman watched her husband and five children killed […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/us-congressman-visits-benue-calls-for-global-attention-to-idp-crisis/feed/ 0 17404 Benue Death Toll Reaches 50 in 10 Months, Community Leaders Disclose https://afinjufm.com/benue-death-toll-reaches-50-in-10-months-community-leaders-disclose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=benue-death-toll-reaches-50-in-10-months-community-leaders-disclose https://afinjufm.com/benue-death-toll-reaches-50-in-10-months-community-leaders-disclose/#respond Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:59:28 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=16075 The leaders, including Tiza Job and Joseph Tsavsar, made the disclosure during a condolence visit by Senator Emmanuel Udende, who represents the Benue North-East Senatorial District. The visit took place over the weekend. In their address, the leaders expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation in the area, which was once known as a major […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/benue-death-toll-reaches-50-in-10-months-community-leaders-disclose/feed/ 0 16075 Newly Inaugurated Tinubu Campaign Office Demolished in Benue https://afinjufm.com/newly-inaugurated-tinubu-campaign-office-demolished-in-benue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newly-inaugurated-tinubu-campaign-office-demolished-in-benue https://afinjufm.com/newly-inaugurated-tinubu-campaign-office-demolished-in-benue/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:34:12 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15822 The office, which also serves as the state secretariat for the Ahmed Bola Tinubu Support Group, had its perimeter fence torn down during the operation. The campaign office was opened just a week ago in a ceremony attended by supporters from across Benue and neighboring North-Central states. The event was led by Dr. Mathias Byuan, […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/newly-inaugurated-tinubu-campaign-office-demolished-in-benue/feed/ 0 15822 Five Children Dies In Benue Boat Accident https://afinjufm.com/five-children-dies-in-benue-boat-accident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-children-dies-in-benue-boat-accident https://afinjufm.com/five-children-dies-in-benue-boat-accident/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:22:45 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14808 According to sources in the local government, six of the children, alongside their father, were returning from the farm when the canoe conveying them capsized It was gathered that the family of seven had gone to the farm to harvest cassava, and on their way back, the canoe sank, but one of the children was […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/five-children-dies-in-benue-boat-accident/feed/ 0 14808 Soldiers Foil Bandit Attack In Benue, Seizes Illicit Arms https://afinjufm.com/soldiers-foil-bandit-attack-in-benue-seizes-illicit-arms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soldiers-foil-bandit-attack-in-benue-seizes-illicit-arms https://afinjufm.com/soldiers-foil-bandit-attack-in-benue-seizes-illicit-arms/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:54:08 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14591 The operation comes barely a week after suspected armed herders and local bandits, numbering about a thousand, ambushed and killed 11 security personnel drawn from the police and the Civil Protection Guards, known by the code name Anyam Nyom, within Katsina-Ala LGA. In a statement issued in Makurdi, the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/soldiers-foil-bandit-attack-in-benue-seizes-illicit-arms/feed/ 0 14591 Murdered Fashion Designer Deborah Okwori Laid to Rest Amid Tears in Benue https://afinjufm.com/murdered-fashion-designer-deborah-okwori-laid-to-rest-amid-tears-in-benue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=murdered-fashion-designer-deborah-okwori-laid-to-rest-amid-tears-in-benue https://afinjufm.com/murdered-fashion-designer-deborah-okwori-laid-to-rest-amid-tears-in-benue/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:30:22 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14375 Mother of the late interior designer breaks down in tears as her body arrives in Benue State ahead of her funeral rites. Recall that Deborah was allegedly murdered by her jilted lover, Lintex Ogale, in Lagos on September 3, 2025. Ogale reportedly stabbed her multiple times before fleeing. She was rushed to the Lagos State […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/murdered-fashion-designer-deborah-okwori-laid-to-rest-amid-tears-in-benue/feed/ 0 14375 Former Lobi Stars Chairman Says Benue Govt Owes Him N400m https://afinjufm.com/former-lobi-stars-chairman-says-benue-govt-owes-him-n400m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-lobi-stars-chairman-says-benue-govt-owes-him-n400m https://afinjufm.com/former-lobi-stars-chairman-says-benue-govt-owes-him-n400m/#respond Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:08:35 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=13958 Iorfa said he never embezzled money while managing the Makurdi-based outfit, contrary to the claims contained in the state’s forensic audit report. “They owe me over N400 million. I have documentation for it,” he said firmly on the programme ECN Hard Truth. I never embezzled money. I was wrongly accused.” The former Nigeria international, who […]

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