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Yelwata killings: 9 suspects remanded in Kuje

A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded nine suspects linked to the attack on Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State in Kuje custodia

Ochetoha K’Idoma Felicitates Benue at 50, Recounts Idoma Contributions, Calls for Equity and Inclusive Governance

As Benue State marked its Golden Jubilee on 3 February 2026, Ochetoha K’Idoma, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Idoma Nation worldwide, ext

African traditional leaders move to tackle gender-based violence

Traditional rulers from across Africa converged in Lagos on Monday, pledging to use their cultural authority to confront gender-based violence (GBV).

Group calls for restraint over ethnic and religious rhetoric

The BRAC Coastal Aborigines, representing Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, have called for restraint in public discourse, warning ag

Coup was planned before Tinubu’s inauguration – Defence minister

In this interview on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), speaks on his transition from Chief of De