The Dangote Cement Plc said it has tripled its scholarship fund for its host communities in Gboko, Benue State, awarding over ₦28 million. The company's Plant Director, Gboko Plant, Abhijit Dutta, who was represented by the Head of the Finance Department, Olusegun Orebanjo, said at the presentation of the cheque in Gboko. “This year’s scholarship …
The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting Nigerians accused of violating religious freedom. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X on Wednesday that the restrictions will apply to individuals who “knowingly direct, authorise, fund, support or carry out violations of religious freedom.” Rubio’s statement followed a roundtable in …
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of possible military action in Nigeria, describing the remark as reckless and dismissive of the country’s complex security challenges. Speaking in Makurdi on Friday after a meeting with Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, Soyinka said leaders must show respect when commenting on situations …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has dismissed claims by the Senator David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it has attracted more than 10,000 PDP members and taken control of Agatu politics. In a statement issued on Thursday, the PDP’s State Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, described the ADC’s assertion …
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Zone D, has raised the alarm over the recurring violence and mass displacement in Benue State, lamenting the growing impact on women and children in affected communities. In a press statement signed by the Zonal Secretary, Juliana Ose Ofoku, and made available to journalists in Lokoja, NAWOJ called …
In a decisive move to tackle the surge in cross-border crimes threatening the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, on Thursday convened an emergency G-7 security meeting at the Police Resource Centre, Jabi, Abuja. The high-level meeting brought together Commissioners of Police from the six states bordering the FCT — Niger, …
By Rafiyat Sadiq A resident of Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Joseph Kwagh, has narrated the horrifying experience of losing eight members of his immediate family in a recent deadly attack allegedly carried out by suspected herdsmen. In an interview with News Central TV, Kwagh said the attackers killed his father, …
