LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven persons, including a Catholic priest Father Kuluke, have died of COVID- 19 complications within one week in Benue State. The Chairman of the State Action Committee on COVID-19 and Deputy Governor, Benson Abounu, disclosed this on Monday while swearing-in Justice Aleje as a judge of the Customary Court of Appeal at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On the day Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, was reconciling a Channels Television reporter, Pius Angbo, and his wife, Ifeyinwa, over domestic violence, a lady, now at large, has set her lover ablaze at his Shaahu road residence in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue over his alleged refusal to marry her….
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The house of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Abba Yaro was on Monday attacked by angry youths in the state. The youths were reportedly angered by the death of a domestic staff who was said to have got electrocuted while attempting to cut the branch of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Uncertainty and anxiety have trailed the alleged reception of Alh. Aliyu Tashaku into the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue State. It was learnt that Tashaku who was a member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect dumped his killing profession with an eye on the Makurdi/Guma federal constituency under the APC come…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet to be identified 40-year-old man on Saturday set himself and his girlfriend ablaze in his house at the Inikpi area of Makurdi, Benue State, after pouring petrol on himself and the girl. The man, who committed the crime in his personal room, died immediately. The girl, who was burnt beyond…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five houses and a church known as Divine Shadow were, on Tuesday, set ablaze by some youths in Daudu, in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State over allegation of missing genitals. Youths had on Saturday protested round the town because of the allegation. The acting Tyoor of Guma, Chief Chado…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Local Government Area Chairmen in Sankaraland of Benue State have deserted their domain and relocated to Makurdi for fear of their lives. It was also learnt that many traditional rulers involved in the surrendering of the notorious militia leader, Terwase Akwaza (aka Gana) have abandoned their palaces for unknown places….
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 on Sunday intercepted an oil tanker loaded with seven persons and 11 motorcycles. According to a member of the committee, Bemgba Iortyom, the tanker was intercepted at the Agan area of the state. Iortyom said, “The driver of the tanker has claimed that he is on…