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10/12/2025

Rt. Hon. Mrs. Dorothy Mato and other Tiv women at the procession to honour Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Ortese Ayaste at the Tiv Women Summit at J.S. Tarka Stadium Gboko, Benue State shortly after his arrival at the summit.

10/12/2025

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Rt. Hon. Mrs. Dorothy Mato with Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Ortese Ayaste, his wife and other Tiv women at the Tiv Women Summit at J.S. Tarka Stadium Gboko, Benue State.

06/12/2025

NUMBEVE HONOURS THE WEDDING OF TYOOR NYUMAGBAH

By Terfa Naswem
6th December, 2025

The Benue State Coordinator of Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Hon. Stephen Numbeve earlier today attended the wedding of Tyoor Nughmangbah, Chief Uzuativ Charles Terkimbir and Loveth Wandoo Aondowase Ihyembe as Chairman of the occasion.

The wedding took place at St. Simon Parish, Tsar while the reception took place at the premises of Mbaduku Community Secondary School, Tsar.

Hon. Numbeve congratulated the couple for committing their marital vows before God and prayed they continue to find happiness even in the face of the storms that comes with marriage.

06/12/2025

Is Tinubu Waging a Quiet War on the Muslim North – or Is It All Coincidence?

December 03, 2025

By Mohammed Bello Doka

Is this a carefully calibrated political recalibration ahead of 2027 — or is the Muslim North being deliberately edged out of Nigeria’s power structure, one appointment, one budget line, one silence at a time?

Two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rose to power on the back of a controversial Muslim–Muslim ticket, a growing unease is spreading across Northern Nigeria. The same region that absorbed political fire, international criticism, and domestic outrage to deliver victory in 2023 is now asking an uncomfortable question: has the pact been broken?

No allegations are made here. No motives are imputed. These are facts, patterns, statements and silences — laid side by side — allowing Nigerians to draw their own conclusions.

From Kingmakers to Casualties: The Vanishing Power of Muslim Northerners

Start with the visible political shifts.

One after another, key Muslim Northern figures have exited strategic positions — party leadership, defence, security oversight — often replaced by Northern Christians, Middle Belt figures, or Southern allies.

Former Kano governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, a pillar of Tinubu’s Northern alliance and national chairman of the APC, was pushed out. Official reasons ranged from health to party needs. Unofficially, it was widely acknowledged as a power reset. The result? The ruling party structure heading toward 2027 slipped from the grip of the Muslim North.

Then came the Defence Ministry. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, former Jigawa governor and Muslim Northerner, resigned. In his place emerged a Northern Christian from Southern Kaduna, a region long positioned as a counterweight to core Muslim Northern influence.

Senate security leadership was reshuffled. Committees dissolved. Sensitive oversight quietly reassigned. Again, no accusation — but the direction of travel was impossible to miss.

Each event in isolation is defensible. Together, they look like patterned displacement.

Coincidence — or calculus?

Insecurity Everywhere, Urgency Nowhere

Now consider insecurity.

Northern Nigeria is bleeding.

Villages are emptied. Farms abandoned. Schools shut. Entire communities negotiating their survival with armed groups. In some states, local governments barely function beyond state capitals.

Yet critics increasingly point to what they describe as a lukewarm presidential posture toward Northern insecurity.

Here’s the contrast repeatedly raised in policy circles and political conversations across the North:

A single road project in Lagos is measured in trillions of naira.

The combined security votes of all 19 Northern governors do not approach that figure.

What does that say about national priorities?

Is the region producing most of the nation’s insecurity being structurally underfunded — or structurally abandoned?

If insecurity persists at its current scale, another question looms dangerously close:

> Can large parts of the North even conduct elections by 2027?

Negotiating With Bandits, Funding Instability?

Equally troubling to many Northerners is the continued reliance on the same political middlemen to negotiate with bandits — negotiations that often end with cash payments, concessions, and temporary calm.

Who benefits?

Does this approach pacify violence — or institutionalise it?

And if insecurity renders swathes of the North electorally impotent, is that an unintended consequence — or a brutal political advantage for those already saying Northern votes may no longer be necessary?

The Trump Factor: External Pressure, Internal Consequences

Recent accusations and rhetoric from former U.S. President Donald Trump and allied Western voices have added new fuel to suspicion.

Within political circles, the argument is being quietly made that international perception, particularly around religion and security, is forcing Tinubu to “rebalance optics”

05/12/2025

BENUE LINKS NIGERIA LIMITED REDUCES TRANSPORT FARES FOR CHRISTMAS IN LINE WITH GOVERNOR ALIA’S DIRECTIVE.

— As APC Wisdom Women Reiterate Support for Governor Alia’s 2027 Reelection Bid.

Benue Links Nigeria Limited has announced the commencement of its 2025 Christmas transport fare reduction bonanza, in compliance with the directive of the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia. The initiative is aimed at easing the financial burden of travel for Benue residents during the yuletide season.

The General Manager of the company, Comrade Alexander Aondohemba Fanafa KSM MNIM, made this known on Thursday, 4th December 2025, while receiving the APC Wisdom Women on a solidarity visit at the company’s corporate headquarters. He disclosed that the fare reduction bonanza will officially commence on Monday, 8th December, 2025.

Comrade Fanafa appreciated the APC Wisdom Women for their show of solidarity, prayers and continued support for Governor Alia’s 2027 reelection bid. He encouraged them to sustain their outreach efforts to bring more supporters into the fold. He also called on the people of Benue State to continue to support the Governor to spur him toward greater achievements for the state.

In her remarks, the President of the APC Wisdom Women, Hon. Mrs. Kpadoo Atetan, stated that their visit was to commend the General Manager for his outstanding leadership in transforming the state-owned transport company. She praised his improvements in infrastructure and effective implementation of the Governor's people-oriented transport policies, noting that these efforts have ensured that the dividends of democracy reach even the most remote parts of the state. She reaffirmed the group’s resolute support for both the General Manager and Governor Alia’s reelection bid in 2027.

Hon. Mrs. Atetan thereafter presented an Award of Excellence to the General Manager on behalf of the Benue State APC Women Leader, Hon. Mrs. Helen Pinen Agaigbe, who was unavoidably absent.

The visit also featured prayers offered for the General Manager and the Governor, as well as the presentation of gifts to the General Manager. In response, Comrade Fanafa pledged to donate wrappers to the group to serve as uniform attire for easy identification.

Johnson Ehi Daniel.
Information Officer
Benue Links Nigeria Limited.

05/12/2025

RT. HON. MRS. DORATHY MATO AT THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF FISSSS, K/ALA

Co-founder Fidei International Special Science Secondary School, Katsina-Ala, Rt Hon Mrs Dorathy Mato at the 10th anniversary celebration of Fidei International Special Science Secondary School, Katstina-Ala.

The event is taking place at the Premises of the award winning Secondary School in Katsina-Ala, Benue State.

03/12/2025

IHONGO, MATO, BAAKI, AKURA ADAMU, OTHERS DONATE FOR CHURCH REBUILDING PROJECT IN KONSHISHA
.. Mato assures them of more support for the completion of the project

Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025

By Terfa Naswem, Apaa Tindim

The Pointman of the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia in Vandeikya Local Government Area, Alhaji Abubakar Aseer Ihongo, Former member of the House of Representatives for Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency in Benue State, Rt. Hon. Mrs. Dorathy Mato, the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders' Forum, Iorpuu Baaki and others made donations for rebuilding of Christ the King Church, Ayila in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State.

In the Sunday Mass on 30th November, 2025 officiated by Rev. Fr. Godwin Okoh Omanga, various donations were made to rebuild Christ the King Church, Ayia, Konshisha under Our Lady of the Benue Rectory, Anyorikyo, Wuese, Konshisha.

Ihongo said they once contributed to the building of the church which was destroyed by natural causes, hence, the need for making another donation for the rebuilding.

Hon. Mato commended Fr. Omanga for the significant impact he has made in ensuring that the church rebuilding project gets the needed attention to bring to completion.

Dr. Dennis Akura, Special Advisor to the Governor of Benue State on Financial and Economic Strategy, planning and Development expressed his delight in the commitment exhibited by Fr. Omanga and said they will do the needful to take the project to completion.

Hon. Iorpuu Baaki was not in attendance since he was carrying out an assignment for the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, so he sent his donation through Ihongo to the church.

The Chairman of the Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board in Benue State, Alhaji Abubakar Adamu who was invited by Ihongo alongside some of his friends made huge donations for the project.

Others invited by Hon. Ihongo who donated were: Dr. Vincent Gisaor, Secretary, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Elder Yawe Igo Joseph, GLO Vandeikya; Hon. D.T. Jeiyor, former supervisor, Vandeikya), Dr. Dennis Terpase Nomor, Associate Professor of Economics; Hon. Fanyam Simon Msughter, Denen Yough, APC Chairman, Tsambe, Vandeikya; Hon. Abuul Samuel Terumbur, APC Chairman, Mbakaange; Chiv Terseer Francis, Ihongo Alexander, Principal, Government Girls College, Makurdi, Benue State.

03/12/2025

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03/12/2025

“It’s not the Army that is responsible for recruiting people into the Nigerian military; we only select from the list provided by the state.”

— Lt. Gen. T.Y. Buratai (rtd), responding to Hon. Wase as he denies claims that the Nigerian Armed Forces are recruiting repentant Boko Haram members into the Army

01/12/2025

Federal Government has unveiled a fresh list of individuals and companies accused of powering the financial lifelines of terrorist networks — a move officials said marks one of the boldest steps yet in Nigeria’s 2024 counter-terrorism drive.

01/12/2025

IGBOGO RECEIVES MORE SUPPORT AHEAD OF 2027
.. Says his mandate is a collective responsibility

Monday, 1st December, 2025

By Terfa Naswem

One of the frontline contenders for Benue State House of Assembly, Konshisha Constituency, Engr. Japhet Terlumum Igbogo extends his network of support ahead of 2027 State House of Assembly election.

In a familiarisation and support meeting held on Sunday, 16th November, 2025 at Tse-Agberagba in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, Igbogo addressed a group of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members who recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) and opted to give their unflinching support to him.

He appealed to them to inculcate his political ideology of collective responsibility in representative democracy where he believes that everyone should be involved to make tremendous impact at the grassroots for the benefit of all.

In his response, the former Konshisha Local Government Chairman of PDP, Hon. Peter Wuasom reaffirmed their unflinching support for Igbogo noting that they joined APC because of the potent impact the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia is doing for Benue State, and believes that Igbogo if elected, will complement his good work in Konshisha and beyond.

Abaiya John Luka, an ardent supporter of Igbogo made his position clear that Igbogo remains his number one aspirant to represent Konshisha Constituency and appealed to others to do same.

In their separate speeches, Donald Fanen, a youth Mobiliser and Terlumum Asue, former PDP ward chairman of Tse-Agberagba urged Igbogo to continue intensive collaboration for support ahead of the primary election which is the bedrock of his political journey to contest the election in 2027, and reaffirmed their unflinching support for him at all times.

Others at the meeting were: Iorwuese Chir Kange, John Tsegba, Wuan Terseer, Ushahemba Kyado, Samuel Ajai, Ashirvaa Ulibili, Terseer Diogo, Member Terhemba and Faga Aondofa.