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Nigeria’s Benue north Accelerates Solid Mineral Dev’t

Ewaka Sam August 23, 2025

Nigeria Benue State, Governor Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has inaugurated a Steering Committee on Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and Allied Resources. The initiative seeks to harness the state’s abundant natural gas reserves to stimulate economic transformation, industrial growth, and employment creation.

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Suspension of education agency boss Adagba,  legislative pushback and governance crisis in Nigeria’s Benue north

Ewaka Sam August 22, 2025

Nigeria The recent suspension of Dr. Grace Adagba, Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has sent ripples through the corridors of power and public discourse in Benue State.  While publicly framed under the guise of promoting transparency and accountability, a closer examination reveals a complex web of allegations, political undertones,

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Reclaiming Identity: Nigeria’s Middle Belt’s Enduring Struggle Against Mislabeling and Marginalization

Ewaka Sam August 19, 2025

Nigeria Features For generations, millions of Nigerians from the Middle Belt—home to diverse ethnic groups such as the Tiv, Idoma, and Jukun—have wrestled with an imposed identity as “Northerners.” This mislabeling is not just a matter of semantics but a deep historical and political challenge that has obscured their rich heritage, watered down their political […]

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Feature: Two Years of Renewed Hope Initiative: Benue feels impact

admin August 12, 2025

Nigeria July 29th 2025 will remain a remarkable day in the lives of Benue indigenous,as the first lady of Nigeria,Her Excellency , Sen Remi Tinubu in a remarkable way paid a condolence visit to the Benue family on the act of terror that befell the people by armed herders in the village of Yelewata in […]

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Feature: Nigeria’s Tragic Misplacement of Priorities: Ranching Humans While Cattle Roam Free

admin August 11, 2025

Nigeria In the rich, fertile lands of Benue State, known as the food basket of Nigeria, a heartbreaking and deeply troubling paradox has taken root—a story of dislocation, erasure, and broken promises that has for too long been hidden from the nation’s collective conscience.  Here, thousands of Nigerians have been forcefully uprooted from their ancestral […]

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GMOs Are Marketing Strategies — Nigerian University Don, Amua

admin August 1, 2025

Nigeria Opinion – Dieko Afolayan …… Nigeria’s food insecurity to economic deprivation and poor post-harvest technology, rather than just seed genetics. Vice Chancellor of the Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Professor Qrisstuberg Amua, appeared on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 *Vice

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Nigeria’s Benue State Champions Digital Transformation

Ewaka Sam August 1, 2025

Nigeria In a decisive step towards digital inclusivity and economic empowerment, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Benue State Digital Infrastructure Company PLC (BDIC), Gbande Hembaor Terwase, played a pivotal role yesterday at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Sub-National Engagement and IT Ecosystem

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Nigeria’s Governor Alia dissolves cabinet, appoints new chief of staff

Ewaka Sam August 1, 2025

Nigeria Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, announced the dissolution of the entire Benue State Executive Council, signaling a major reshuffle in the state’s leadership. In a move announced at the close of the 12th meeting of the 2025 Executive Council, Governor Alia appointed Barrister Moses Atagher, a two-term […]

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We Are Not Refugees, We Are Forgotten: Nigeria’s Benue’s IDPs Cry Out

Ewaka Sam August 1, 2025

Nigeria In the capital city of Nigeria’s Benue Makurdi’s International Market Camp, the stench of suffering covers the earth like the blanket of dust that coats the IDPs’ worn-out mats. Children run barefoot across the filthy ground, their laughter drowned out by the plaintive wails of new mothers and the groans of the sick. This […]

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Nigeria’s Benue Food Basket brewing prosperity under CFA

Ewaka Sam July 30, 2025

Nigeria The Nigeria’s Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), under the leadership of its Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. Raymond Asemakaha Jr., CFA, is making significant strides with the development of the Food Basket Brewery, a flagship project designed to bolster the industrial and economic landscape of Benue State.  As of mid-2025, the […]