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IGP Egbetokun Confirms Arrest of 26 Suspects in Yelwata Massacre

ABUJA, Nigeria — Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 26 individuals directly linked to the Friday, June 13,...

CDS Musa Alleges Locals Sheltered Killers in Yelwata Massacre, Blames Community Complicity

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has alleged that armed criminals who carried out the recent massacre in Yelewata...

Tinubu Forms Peace Committee to Tackle Recurring Violence in Benue

MAKURDI, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has announced the formation of a peace committee aimed at addressing the ongoing violence in Benue State, following...

‘You Are Not Elected to Bury People’: Tinubu Urges Benue Governor to Restore Peace

MAKURDI, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has pledged to support Governor Hyacinth Alia in restoring peace to Benue State, following a wave of deadly...

Tor Tiv Says Benue Killings Are ‘Genocidal Invasion’, Not Communal Violence

MAKURDI, Nigeria — James Ayatse, the Tor Tiv and paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, has described the recent wave of killings in Benue...

Governor Alia Confirms Killings in Benue Border Attack

MAKURDI, Nigeria — Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Sunday, June 15, 2025, confirmed that at least 59 people were killed in Yelwata,...

Tinubu Orders Security Chiefs to Restore Peace in Benue, Condemns Ongoing Killings

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has issued a renewed directive to Nigeria’s security chiefs to take decisive action in ending the ongoing violence...

Akume Challenges Governor Alia to Submit Names of Alleged Sponsors of Insecurity in Benue

ABUJA, Nigeria — Terrence Kuanum, Special Adviser to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has fired back at Benue...

Bandits Kill Security Commander and 4 Officers in Ambush in Katsina State

KATSINA, Nigeria — The persistent wave of violence plaguing parts of Katsina State claimed the lives of a local security commander and four operatives...

Catholic Priest Shot, 2 Abducted by Suspected Bandits in Benue State

MAKURDI, Nigeria — A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Solomon Atongo, was critically wounded on Friday, May 23, 2025, after being shot by suspected herdsmen...

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