The Hausa communities in Makurdi, Gboko and Katsina - Ala present, in total, some 416 years of continuous Hausa presence in the area now known as Benue State. ... Nigeria: Makurdi's Hausa Roots.

MAKURDI, Nigeria, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Victoria Okonkwo sits in a canoe as neighbours paddle her away from her house in Nigeria's food basket, Benue state, which is now under water – along with ...

There appears to be a quiet revolution in urban development going on in Benue State. One of the most visible evidence is the gradual emergence of Makurdi as a new hub of the Middle Belt and one ...

ABUJA, July 14 (Reuters) - A Nigerian air force plane crashed on Friday in the central city of Makurdi while on a routine training exercise, the air force said, but there were no fatalities.