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The Digest: As dusk meets danger on Benue’s highways, Nigerian troops are drawing a hard line against terror. According to security reports, a military-led patrol arrested 25 suspected kidnappers and bandits along the Katsina-Ala–Takum axis, revealing the terrain where fear and resistance now...

The silence speaks volumes as Benue youth leader Ambassador Raymond Nago Asema was reportedly abducted from his Makurdi residence by unknown uniformed men on Monday afternoon. This unsettling incident, reported by Daily Post Nigeria, has raised significant concern amidst a lack of official...

Suspected armed Fulani herdsmen have attacked two farmers in the hometown of former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. The victims, Nensha Adeor and Kator Gbenge, sustained serious injuries while trying to stop the herdsmen from grazing their cattle on farmland. The incident has left the...

Panic gripped the Udei community in Guma LGA, Benue State, on Sunday as suspected herdsmen reportedly ambushed and killed three police officers, carting away their rifles during a failed attack. Eyewitnesses say the officers were ambushed and overpowered during the assault. The attackers...

Over 200 people were killed in coordinated attacks on Benue’s Yelewata and Daudu communities on June 13. According to TheCable, IGP Kayode Egbetokun announced that 28 suspects linked to the killings have now been arrested. The slogan “Silent Graves” echoes the weight of the lives lost and the...

In a shocking twist, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, claims residents of Yelwata helped the very men who massacred them—providing food, shelter, and even women. He says local informants misled security forces ahead of the attack, which left over 150 dead. The military...

Labour Party’s Peter Obi has criticised President Tinubu for skipping Yelwata, the epicentre of recent killings in Benue, during his condolence visit. Tinubu blamed rain, flooding, and poor roads for his decision, but Obi says leadership means showing up when it matters most. Tinubu avoided...

Reality star Kiddwaya (son of billionaire Terry Waya) has launched a donation drive for Benue attack victims via his foundation, urging Nigerians to contribute "even ₦500." This follows his recent Instagram posts showcasing private jet travels, 5-star hotels, and a reported €70,000 theft at a...

During President Tinubu's visit to Benue State following recent mass killings in Yelwata and Daudu communities, youths pulled down All Progressives Congress (APC) flags. Videos in circulation showed youths chanting "We no go gree" and tearing down flags, accusing the APC government of...

Unreachable Voices echoed across Nigeria this week after lawyer Franc Utoo shared that he lost 33 family members in the recent Yelewata massacre. According to Utoo, many were murdered during a church Thanksgiving service, including readers, choir members, and elders. In the hours after the...

Grave Truths Lifted defined a turning point as Tor Tiv V, James Ayatse, the paramount traditional ruler of the Tiv people in Benue State, publicly rejected the framing of the June 2025 killings as “clashes.” According to Tribune Online, he described the violence as a “full-scale genocidal...

A solemn presidential visit to mourn 300 lives lost in Benue’s herdsmen attacks backfired when videos showed schoolchildren forced to stand in heavy rain for a politicised welcome rally, triggering national outrage over leadership priorities. Tinubu’s condolence trip to Benue turned into a...

President Tinubu’s convoy was trapped by heavy flooding along the Lafia–Makurdi road en route to Benue State, where over 200 people were recently massacred in Yelewata. The irony wasn’t lost on Nigerians. Tinubu was headed to Benue amid nationwide grief over the mass killing of over 200...

Just hours before President Bola Tinubu's scheduled visit to Benue State, flooding has forced the closure of the Makurdi–Lafia–Abuja highway, one of the state's key entry points. The disruption poses serious challenges to security and logistics arrangements for the President’s planned condolence...

Following the massacre of over 100 people in Yelwata, Benue State, the Nigerian Senate says it’s done with condolence visits and is now calling for a concrete end to the bloodshed. At a Tuesday briefing, Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu expressed frustration with the recurring violence across...

Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia has dismissed calls for self-defence in response to ongoing violence in the state, favouring community policing instead. Speaking on AIT’s Kakaaki on Tuesday, Alia warned that arming civilians could worsen insecurity, urging grassroots-based policing as the safer...

Despite over 100 people reportedly killed in coordinated attacks on Guma communities in Benue State on June 14–15, the state government is mobilising support groups for a "colourful welcome" for President Bola Tinubu. A letter dated June 17 from the Governor's aide, Francis Ngutswen, asked...

In a moment of grief and grace, Mr. Targule Aya was reunited with his 10-month-old son, the only surviving member of his family after the Yelewata massacre in Benue State. The baby, found with a stab wound and brought to Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), had been under the care...

Benue State House of Assembly Speaker Aondona Dajoh has directed the immediate release of youths detained during recent protests against insecurity in the state. The order came during an emergency plenary session on Tuesday, following public outcry over the arrests. Dajoh emphasized that...

Michael Ajah, a survivor of recent attacks in Yelewata, Benue State, recounted how 20 members of his extended family were killed during a nighttime assault by armed men. The attackers struck after heavy rainfall at 10:20 p.m., burning homes and stores while residents slept. Ajah lost 11...