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Abuja, Nigeria, June 17, 2025 — In the wake of devastating flash floods in northern Nigeria, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is ramping up its flood preparedness and response efforts across ...
Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has accused National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu of dismissing urgent alerts ahead of the deadly Benue attacks. In a statement ...
Nigerian authorities should urgently strengthen security in vulnerable communities following deadly attacks on June 14, 2025, in Yelewata, Benue State.
Tinubu in the hospital ward where Yelewata attack victims are being treated. Photo: State House. Tinubu is expected to meet with families of victims, displaced and injured persons, and community ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, ahead of his visit to the Yelwata community, in the Guma Local Government Area of the state where the recent killings ...
Nigeria's leader is set to visit the besieged central region of Benue today, following a wave of killings that has devastated local communities in the country's food basket. It is believed that ...
Amid rising hardship, the NBS report lists states with the highest cost of living in Nigeria in May 2025, including Borno, Edo, and Benue. Photo credit: Nurphoto Source: Getty Images. 8. Cross River ...
Both Benue and Niger States have lost over 200 lives each due to recent tragedies. In Mokwa alone, more than 200 people were confirmed dead, and over 1,000 are still missing following the floods.
Deekor emphasised that the road, which connects seven local governments in Rivers State and extends to Akwa Ibom and Cross River, remains one of Nigeria’s busiest haulage routes after the Apapa ...
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has said the armed herders who attacked Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State came through a river ...
Nigeria cannot afford to normalise mass killings, and no state should be allowed to bleed endlessly while the rest of the country looks away. It is time to end the bloodletting in Benue.
“Both Benue and Niger States have lost over 200 lives each due to recent tragedies. In Mokwa alone, more than 200 people were confirmed dead, and over 1,000 are still missing following the floods.