Makurdi – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:31:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Makurdi – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Tragic Assassination of Makurdi Businesswoman Sparks Outrage and Investigation https://www.theinfostride.com/tragic-assassination-of-makurdi-businesswoman-sparks-outrage-and-investigation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tragic-assassination-of-makurdi-businesswoman-sparks-outrage-and-investigation/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:30:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387971 In a shocking and brutal incident, a woman identified as Theresa Awuhe was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. The tragic event occurred over the weekend as the victim was returning home from her provisions shop located near the popular Gyado Villa, close to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tragic-assassination-of-makurdi-businesswoman-sparks-outrage-and-investigation/feed/ 0 Residents of Makurdi’s High Level Count Losses After Severe Flooding https://www.theinfostride.com/residents-of-makurdis-high-level-count-losses-after-severe-flooding/ https://www.theinfostride.com/residents-of-makurdis-high-level-count-losses-after-severe-flooding/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 21:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381189 Residents of High Level in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, are grappling with significant losses following severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall on Friday. InfoStride News reports that the construction of an underpass in High Level contributed to the extensive flooding in the area. The project, undertaken by Baahaus Global Investment Nig. Ltd., has been [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/residents-of-makurdis-high-level-count-losses-after-severe-flooding/feed/ 0 EFCC’s Persecution Is Becoming Ridiculous – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/efccs-persecution-is-becoming-ridiculous-samuel-ortom/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:14:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=213659 Samuel Ortom has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has subjected state government officials to intense grilling, saying that the persecution was becoming “ridiculous”. Mr Terver Akase, his press sec, who raised the alarm on Wednesday in Makurdi, said “no day passes without the commission adding one more angle to their harassment of [...]

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]]> I’ve Once Lived As A Refugee – Juliet Ibrahim https://www.theinfostride.com/ive-once-lived-as-a-refugee-juliet-ibrahim/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:19:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183269 Juliet Ibrahim will not back down in her aim to assist the victims of the flood that destroyed major parts of Benue state in August. Thankfully, she is not alone as she is collaborating with another organization, Education as a Vaccine (EVA). She revealed this during her visit on September 16, 2017, to the IDP [...]

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]]> 2face Idibia Donates Items To IDP Camp In Benue State https://www.theinfostride.com/2face-idibia-donates-items-to-idp-camp-in-benue-state/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:45:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181156 2face Idibia recently visited an internally displaced person camp in Makurdi, Benue state. The music legend who is from the state donate items to thousands of families who have been displaced because of the flood. 2face and his wife Annie Idibia arrived the camp in the morning. He is scheduled to sing one or two [...]

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]]> Flood Has Washed Many Communities Away – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/flood-has-washed-many-communities-away-samuel-ortom/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:50:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180248 mGov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Sunday begged for financial assistance from the Federal Government toward reducing the effects of flood disasters in the state. “The damage by flood disaster so far is massive; the state alone cannot bear the financial burden involved in tackling it. “Many communities have been washed away, while farms have [...]

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]]> I Know The Role The Church Played In My Being Governor – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/i-know-the-role-the-church-played-in-my-being-governor-samuel-ortom/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 03:21:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179927 Benue governor Samuel Ortom said on Friday in Makurdi that he had never accused the Catholic Church of ganging up against his reign as governor. “As a leader, who came in God’s name and was popularly elected by the people, the governor knows the role the Church played in his emergence and has remained in [...]

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]]> My People Must Indulge In Dry Season Farming – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/my-people-must-indulge-in-dry-season-farming-samuel-ortom/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:42:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177501 Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has begged the those in the state to ensure they indulge themeselves in dry season farming. The governor made the statement on Tuesday in Makurdi while launching the unified standard weights and measures which would be used in all markets across the state. He promised that his administration would continue [...]

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]]> Women Demand More Appointments In Benue State https://www.theinfostride.com/women-demand-more-appointments-in-benue-state/ Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:11:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160936 Benue women on Monday staged a peaceful protest to Government House, Makurdi, to demand for more political appointments and elective positions in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the women held placards some of which read: “Give more political appointments to women”, “Women are tested and proven’’, “Gender justice or no [...]

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]]> PDP Leaders Begged Me To Become Chairman – Ali Modu Sheriff https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-leaders-begged-me-to-become-chairman-ali-modu-sheriff/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:39:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152779 Factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ali Modu Sheriff has said that leaders of the party begged him to take control of it. Sheriff also accused four governor-members of the party of working to destroy it, He made the comments on Thursday, December 29, while speaking in Makurdi, Benue state. “I was invited, [...]

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]]> Samuel Ortom Congratulates Tor Tiv-Elect https://www.theinfostride.com/samuel-ortom-congratulates-tor-tiv-elect/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:52:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151960 Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has congratulated the new Tor Tiv-elect, Prof. James Ayatse, over his emergence as the fifth paramount ruler of the Tiv nation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new Tor Tiv pulled a total of 39 votes to beat three other contenders at an election decided by the [...]

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]]> Tribunal Uphold David Mark’s Election Victory https://www.theinfostride.com/tribunal-uphold-david-mark-buharis-election-victory/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 01:20:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134371 The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has upheld the victory of former Senate President, Senator David Mark in the Benue South senatorial elections. The tribunal also struck out the petition filed by All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Daniel Onjeh challenging Mark’s victory. In reaching the decision, the tribunal held [...]

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]]> Benue Commission of Inquiry Investigating N128.8m State Finances Between 2007 And May 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-commission-of-inquiry-investigating-n128-8m-state-finances-between-2007-and-may-2015/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:52:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111419 Former Relations Manager of GTBank, Ms Ajuma Oloko, said her involvement with the officials of the Benue Government in money transfers was purely official. Oloko made the remark in Makurdi on Tuesday while testifying before Benue Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor Samuel Ortom to investigate the finances of the state between 2007 and [...]

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]]> We’re Prepared For Benue South Senatorial District Rerun Poll – APC Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/were-prepared-for-benue-south-senatorial-district-rerun-poll-apc-chairman/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:51:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110548 The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between former Senate President David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Daniel Onjeh of APC. It would be recalled that the Federal Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, had in November set aside the Legislative [...]

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]]> Igbo Group Canvass Support For Buhari | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/igbo-group-canvass-support-for-buhari-news/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:30:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/igbo-group-canvass-support-for-buhari-news/ The Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA), a socio-cultural/political group, on Wednesday in Makurdi urged Nigerians to exercise caution in assessing the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement after its meeting in the Benue capital, IDA said Nigerians need to apply caution because the success or failure of President Buhari would rub off on [...]

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]]> Benue Approves Bridge Road Construction To Check Flooding | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-approves-bridge-road-construction-to-check-flooding-nigeria/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:30:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/benue-approves-bridge-road-construction-to-check-flooding-nigeria/ Benue State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr. Emmanuel Manger, said the state government has approved the construction of the Makurdi Old Bridge Road to check flooding. Manger, who is also the Chairman, State Committee on Erosion and Flood Control, said this in Makurdi on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. [...]

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]]> Army Apologises Over Attack On Benue Community | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/army-apologises-over-attack-on-benue-community-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:30:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/army-apologises-over-attack-on-benue-community-nigeria/ The Commandant, Nigeria Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale, has apologised to Governor Samuel Ortom for soldiers’ attack on a community in North Bank on August 15. We had reported here that 39 soldiers from NASME attacked the Hausa-dominated community at the weekend because a girl courted by one of them was [...]

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]]> Flood Submerges More Than 150 Houses In Makurdi | #NigeriaNews https://www.theinfostride.com/flood-submerges-more-than-150-houses-in-makurdi-nigerianews/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 07:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/flood-submerges-more-than-150-houses-in-makurdi-nigerianews/ file photo About 150 houses have been submerged in flood in Makurdi, Benue State after a six-hour downpour that lasted till the early hours of Friday. Among the areas badly hit by the flood were Demekpe, Wadata Rice mill, Agboughoul village, Mobile Barrack, Achusa village and Logo areas of the town. The flood which submerged [...]

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]]> 3 Murdered, Several Missing In Fresh Tiv, Herdsmen Clash https://www.theinfostride.com/3-murdered-several-missing-in-fresh-tiv-herdsmen-clash/ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:11:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=12551 Three persons have been reportedly killed while several have been declared out of sight in a clash that erupted Sunday morning between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv natives in Adeke village, which is less than four kilometres from the heart of Makurdi town. . When The InfoStride visited the troubled community, yesterday, the people living in [...]

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]]> Unknown Gunmen Burn Down Benue LG Chairman’s House https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-burn-down-benue-lg-chairmans-house/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:59:16 +0000 The Benue Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that some gunmen burnt down the house of Mr Teryima Nguher, Chairman of Ukum Local Government, in Kyado village. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ezeala, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi that the incidence occurred on Tuesday. Ezeala said investigation so far showed that the gunmen invaded [...]

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