Governor Alia: Some Lawmakers Financing Violence in Benue
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has accused some politicians, including unnamed members of Nigeria’s National Assembly, of financing and supporting violent attacks across the state. Governor Alia made the claims during an interview on the television programme Politics Today on Friday. He said a judicial panel he set up to investigate the causes […]
Reps Summon Benue, Zamfara Governors Over Governance Concerns
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Governors of Benue and Zamfara States—Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal—as well as the state assemblies of both states to appear before it on Thursday, March 8. The summons follows a petition submitted by a civil rights group, Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law, […]
Benue Vows To Retain Name ‘Food Basket’ Stages Return To Full-scale Farming
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has expressed his readiness to return the state to its old glory and name, “Food Basket of the nation” through investing in a large scale farming. He said this after what he tagged a productive meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday evening, where both […]