I have noticed that; Benue men hardly ever think a man can go wrong in a relationship. For instance: If a man creates a thread that his girlfriend cheated on him, our men are quick to insult her and tell him to move on. But if a woman creates a thread that her man cheated on her, most of our […]
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‘Omugwo’ is an Igbo word that is used to describe the practice in which a nursing mother and her baby is taken care of by a close family member. In most cases, it is done by the mother or mother-in-law except in the case where they are not available, then another close female family member steps in. This practice though […]
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I thank you for the discipline, the spankings (even though you say you can’t remember any of it now) in my early developing years, it helped shape my life. We have become so close because of our shared love for God and the things of God. I thank God that He blessed you with a good man and thank you […]
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‘Mammy Market = Mammy Ochefu’ It was in 1959. Mammy Ode, a young girl from Jericho-Ugboju in the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State was married to Anthony Aboki Ochefu, a young Non-Commissioned military officer who had just been posted to Enugu from Abeokuta. They were quartered at the Army Barracks, Abakpa, Enugu. To beat idleness and perhaps […]
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After Nathaniel Ikyur is working hard encouraging that we keep Benue clean, our academias are contributing greatly by keeping the state dirty. What fine do they deserve? Hmmmm… After all the ‘wahala’, your spellings are wrong, remove this line and replace it with this or project supervisor always been absent or even the prayer and fasting some students do for […]
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A couple of hours ago, the cyber space was awash with news ordinarily shouldn’t have bothered us. As could be predicted, this debate is dominated by my Tiv brothers and sisters on the new law, passed by the NKST Synod to check, according to them improper dressing in their churches. Interestingly, most of those discussing spiritual matters here hardly attend […]
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Governor, Samuel Ortom directed our Head of Service, Inwata Adaikwu to immediately offer brother, Isaac Sekav Ahungwa employment after completing his patriotic bicycle tour riding from Ibadan, Oyo state to Makurdi, Benue State. Sekav was granted half a million Naira (N500,000.00) by our governor to enable him settle and continue his great service to Benue State and Nigeria at large. […]
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I am by nature, a big dreamer; I don’t shy away from facing big ideas of development at all levels. I am not afraid that Makurdi, may in just three years become the 1st city in Nigeria with two airports ahead of early starters like Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt or Enugu. Neither am I shy of imagining that in 3 […]
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The Idoma traditional attire is popularly called, “Apa” by many parts of Idoma land, and “Edema” by the Edumoga people. The “black” colour on the Idoma attire signifies the “earth and burial shroud,” while the “red” colour signifies “royalty or red feather.”
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Dating for the cash… “Exactly!” Vanessa screams “and the most painful part is that Dad calculates every penny before it goes out!”, chips in Joy “Ha! All that money and Dad is so stingy, what kind of man is that anyways, he only gives money if its related to academics, the man forgets that looking fly is good business!” Vanessa […]
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