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The Federal Government has donated 20 trucks of rice to the 36 state governors and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for distribution to vulnerable Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday, stated that this gesture reflects the Tinubu administration’s commitment to ensuring food security for all Nigerians. He also said the Tinubu administration is committed to making sure that Nigerians have food on their table.

Monday, July 15th, 2024 His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has approved the following appointments. 1. Engr. Dr. Akwonya Comfort Adadu - Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). Adadu, an indigene of Benue State who hails from Ado Local Government. Before her appointment was a Senior Lecturer with the Benue State University, Makurdi. Her appointment takes immediate effect. 2. Meanwhile, the Governor has also approved appointments for council members of Benue State's own tertiary institutions, as follows. (a) Benue State University - Sir Paul Chukwuma—Chairman/Pro-chancellor. (b) Benue State Polytechnic, Ogbokolo - Dr. Demian Anyam - Chairman  (c) College of Education, Oju - Prof. Member George-Genyi (d) College of Education, Katsina-ala - Prof. Uketor Gabriel Moti - Chairman  (e) Akawe Torkula Polytechnic, Makurdi - Prof. Okpe O Okpe - Chairman (f) Akperan Orshi Polytechnic, Yandev - Dr. Victoria Pila - Chairman. (g) College of Health Technology, Ag...

The Senator representing Benue North-West senatorial Constituency at the upper chamber of the National, Chief Dr. Titus Tartenger Zam has has congratulated Nigerians, especially Benue farmers for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development by the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  The Senator was quoted: "God is gradually but steadily coming to the rescue of our people. Today president Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has established the ministry of livestock development in Nigeria.  " The mandate of the ministry is to among other things consider the possibility of institutionalising Ranches as the best method for animals husbandary.  " When this happens, the gigantic problem of herders farmers crises will vanish and our people will peacefully return to their ancestral habitat in no distant time.  " This is happening at the heels of my nationally celebrated bill on open grazing prohibition in Nigeria. I thank God for his grace of foresight and coura...

According to news report by Vanguard Newspaper, the Benue State Bureau for Education Quality Assurance, BEQA, headed by Dr. Terna Francis in collaboration with the Benue State Urban Development Board, BSUDB, would commence the demolition of substandard schools in the state. How 'pregnant' passenger stole my car, made me unconscious - 43-yr-old man narrates experience0:01 / 1:07 The Director General of BEQA, Dr. Terna Francis who made this known when he led a delegation to the board yesterday in Makurdi, said the move underscored BEQA’s commitment to restoring excellence in the state education sector. The Director General decried the rot in the sector assuring that the Governor Hyacinth Alia-led administration was committed to transforming the sector and making it the envy of other states. He said the BEQA had already taken steps to ensure sanity in the sector emphasizing that “our office is tasked with the responsibility of closing schools that fail to meet establis...

The Rector of Akawe Torkula Polytechnic, Makurdi, Dr. Martins Agena has called on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), to extend it's intervention packages to the institution to help it actualize it's vision of becoming the hub for technical and vocational education in the country. Dr. Agena said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sunny Ochono. The Rector was accompanied by the Ag. Deputy Rector (Administration), Mr. Moses Ieren, Ag. Registrar, Mrs. Veronica Makurdi and Dean of Science, Computing and Related Technology, Mr. Amedu Aiji. The Rector said his visit was to specifically to seek TETFund's intervention to make up for the infrastructural deficit at the Polytechnic.  While commending Tetfund for their impact in the development of tertiary education in Nigeria, Dr Agena explained that his vision is to make Akawe Torkula Polytechnic a premier institution and forerunner in providing ...

The Federal Government will from July withhold local government allocations to Benue, Enugu, Kano, Rivers, and 16 other states in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement. The apex court on Thursday delivered a judgment in the local government autonomy suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on behalf of the Nigerian Government, barring the Federal Government from releasing allocations to local governments governed by unelected officials appointed by the state governors. In the judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agim barred the Federal Government from further paying LG allocations through the state governments, noting that the practice had been abused by the governors. Justice Agim accused the state governors of retaining allocations and utilising them as they please, to the detriment of the local government councils. Following the judgment, 20 states that have no elected local government chairmen stand barred from receiving local governme...

In landmark judgment delivered today in Abuja, the federal capital territory and reported by This Day News, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has ordered the stoppage of the payment of Local Government Councils’ allocation through the state. The apex court in a judgement held that Section 162 (4&5) which stipulated a joint account for state and local governments have been defeated and being exploited by the various state governments hence, the need for an order directing the payments of funds due to the local governments from the federation account directly to the local governments. The apex court made the order while delivering judgement in the suit filed by the federal government seeking to pursue autonomy of the local governments. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who delivered the lead judgement pointed out that Nigeria operates a three-tier system of government where no one tier is subordinate to the order. The apex court in the judgement observed that for the last two decades the...

By Dr. Mailaifa Obadiah THE age long questions about who really are the middle Belt of Nigeria and or Nigerians or middle Belt of the northern Nigeria or middle belters of Nigerians has finally been answered in fullest. The physiologist or psychologist behind the true and historically definition was put together by Belt’s intellectuals especially Dr. Mailafia Obadiah led teams of researchers, as presented below: In various platforms people have been asking us, What is the Middle Belt? What are its geographical boundaries and who and who make up this community? Let me set the records straight today. As a territory, the Middle Belt is everything outside the core Sharia North, from Southern Borno to Southern Kebbi, Southern Yobe Southern Gombe, Southern Bauchi, Southern Kaduna and Niger, to Plateau, Nasarawa, FCT, Kogi, Benue, Taraba, Adamawa and Kwara. We make up a motley of clans that are ethnographically of Niger-Congo, Bantu, Chadic and Nilo-Ethiopic extraction. We are the...

The senate, on Thursday, 4th July passed into law the bill seeking the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC), being sponsored by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro PhD and the other senators from North Central Nigeria.  The bill, which passed First and Second Readings on the 5th of October, 2023, and 21st of February, 2024 respectively was first sponsored in the 9th Senate by Senator Moro where it passed First and Second Readings but could not get presidential assent before the expiration of the 9th Senate. Senator Moro had argued in his lead debate that the commission, when established would be saddled with the responsibility of receiving and managing funds from the federal government and donors for the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises of victims of flood and farmers/herders clashes, communal clashes, cons...

On Tuesday 8th July, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Most Revd Wilfred Chikpa ANAGBE, CMF, the Coadjutor Bishop of Makurdi Diocese.  Your Excellency, you're 10 years today as Bishop and Good Shepherd of God's people. We celebrate and Congratulate you on this remarkable day.  May God continue to lead you gently and keep you going, grant good health and strength, peace and joy, and grant success to the work of your hands.  Live long and celebrate more years of fruitful service to God man man.  Happy anniversary, Most Revd Wilfred Chikpa ANAGBE, CMF, Bishop Catholic Diocese of Makurdi.

BY Isaac Uzaan  Makurdi, Benue State The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia has donated 50 bags of rice and 8 cows to Federal Government Girls' College, Gboko to assist in feeding the students of the college. Governor Alia made the donation Saturday, July 06, 2024 when he paid unofficial visit to the school while heading to Vandeikya for an official function. He appreciated the school management and the students for the warm welcome accorded him and his entourage, describing all the students as his beautiful daughters who are future leaders. The Governor, who also appreciated the neatness and physical outlook of the students, thanked the school management for taken proper care of them, adding that with that excellent feeding, the students will give a hundred percent concentration to their studies. To also contribute in the feeding of the students, Governor Alia donated 50 bags of 50kg rice and eight cows to the school. Governor Alia, who is the Fr...

The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman has inaugurated Chief Michael Msuaan, MON. as Chairman of the Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic Wannue, Benue State. while inaugurating the councils in Abuja, he urged council members to discharge their responsibility responsibly. Mamman called on the 555 member councils to abide by the existing laws guiding their institutions to ensure good management of their institutions. Mamman emphasized the need to adhere to the laws and regulations that establish and govern the various institutions. According to him, compliance with these legal frameworks would ensure that these institutions operate with integrity and accountability. “As Governing Councils, one of your responsibilities is to ensure good management, healthy growth, and development of your Institutions. You should be abreast of the current Acts of your various institutions, government policies, White Papers (if any); Circulars, Gazettes, and other relevant document...

Saturday, 6th July, 2024 The Special Adviser on Pubic Affairs to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Hon. Terrence Kuanum has bemoaned the growing trend of officials of government in Benue State using thugs to disrupt peaceful assemblies of citizens in the state has assumed a menacing dimension and frequency which must not be allowed to continue. Mr. Kuanum stated that: "The trend is most commonly found with Caretaker Chairmen of local government councils in the state invading and disrupting congregations at churches under whatever reason they fancy. " Yesterday, the Caretaker Chairman of Vandeikya Local Government Council, Dennis Guda, in the company of thugs invaded and violently disrupted proceedings at the 40th Priestly Anniversary/Church Building and Celebration of Papal Award Of Monsignor for Rev. Monsignor Michael Nyitor Buter held at the Divine Providence Rectory, Bebe in Vandeikya Local Government of the state. "In attendance at the ev...