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Dredging River Benue
About yesterdays visit of the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo I want to take out time and thank him on this visit for being responsive enough to visit my dear state in a time so many of my friends, family members and relatives have been displaced by the recent flood. I heard people shouting and writing on this platform that […]
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Governor Ortom Visits Flood-Hit Areas in Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, earlier today visited areas affected by flood in Makurdi where many people have been rendered homeless. Below are highlights of the Governor’s tour of the flood-hit parts of the state capital: 1. Governor Ortom sympathized with those affected by the flood 2. He described the situation as sad and unfortunate 3. The Governor called on […]
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‘You And Me’ – Shime Ahua
Verse 1 Why am I fighting all your voices Telling me to run and not be afraid Look at how you’ve always loved me, you’ve loved me You told me you had seen the future, yeah Chorus It had you and me And all those beautiful colours I had no idea That I was running faster than my shadow I […]
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Humanitarian Visits To Wuese, Konshisha And Ugbema, Buruku Local Government Areas Of Benue State. Impacting Lives
AIM (Advocate for the Interest of the Masses) We missed church on this day; a Sunday, but our convictions remain that, doing the humanitarian works of love, there shouldn’t be regrets and we gladly left the shores of Makurdi by 7am, traveling, first to Anyiorikyo-Wuese, deep into the hinterlands of Konshisha Local Government Area. We plied a not so good […]
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Benue Youth Are Not Lazy
We have little to no opportunities here in Benue State! My name is Juliet Baaki – IamBenue, a Theatre Arts graduate of Benue State University, BSU Makurdi local government area. I am a model, a basketball player and Benue Carnival Queen 2014. I am passionate about modelling and playing basketball; however, it is quiet challenging pursuing any of this career […]
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My Kidnapped Story In Makurdi, Benue State
The 8th of March 2017 will forever remain a day to remember. So I went to the bank to withdraw some money since my mum needed it that evening and I wouldn’t be back home until 5pm. Of course banks will be closed by then so I had to withdraw that morning. Like every other day, I left for school […]
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Act Now To Save Benue State
Pick up your phone and text your representative at the Benue State House of Assembly to Pass That Bill Now, No To Open Grazing, End The Killings. Warning: Don’t call begging for personal favours! 1. Terkimbi Ikyange, Speaker (Ushongo Local Government Area) – 08055250401 2. James Ejembi, Deputy Speaker (Okpokwu Local Government Area) – 08032897660 3. Ngunan Addingi (Buruku Local Government […]
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‘Precisely 1970, We Were Living In Paradise In Benue State’ – Bula
I was born in the post civil war era of Nigeria. Precisely, 1970. When suspicion, lack of trust and dread amongst ethnic nationalities, tribes and religions was supposedly at its highest; where nepotism was the order of the day but never did I see or ever imagined we as a Nation would get to the abyss of this dreaded nation divider […]
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What Have You Done To Make Nigeria Better Today?
Earlier today My mechanic took some valuable minutes to explain to me why a certain ‘part’ in the car needed to be replaced. He gave me many reasons why the part needed replacement, but the one that caught my attention was: “Oga the person wey work this motor last na him condemn the ‘thing’. The ‘thing’ dey fragile, small shaking […]
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Attitude of Bus Drivers And Motor Cyclists in Benue State
Within the township, the role of public transport cannot be underplayed. It is thus important to group them among those services that aid the movement of people and their goods. There are two groups of them in Benue. The town service buses and commercial motor cyclists or Okada as they are popularly called. Irrespective of their contribution one cannot help […]
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