Benue News this morning, Monday, July 19, 2022

Good morning! Here is summary of Benue News this morning, Monday July 18, 2022.

1. Nollywood actress, Adah Ameh is dead.
The actress died at the age of 48 in Warri, Delta State.

2. The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Moro, said he received with shock the news of the passing of Idoma-borne and veteran Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, which sad event happened on Sunday night in Delta State.

Senator Moro said the death of the thespian who recently lost her only daughter to the cold hands of death is heart-breaking and very painful.

3. Idoma community have mourned the passing of one of Nollywood finests, Ada Ameh.
They described the death of the screen diva as a big loss to not just Nollywood but the nation at large.

4. The Defence Headquarters has said that troops killed no fewer than five terrorists during separate operations in Kastina and Benue states.

While three were killed by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke in Benue, two were killed in Kastina.

The terrorists were said to have engaged the troops in gun duels after sighting the troops during separate operations in the two states.

5. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that the establishment of the Federal University of Health Science, Otukpo, Benue State was part of his administration’s at taking tertiary institutions closer to the people.

The president stated this when he performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the structure at the permanent site of the Federal University of Health Science located in the Otukpo area of Benue State.

6. A group called Forum of Concerned Nigerians, FCN has warned the Federal Government to ensure that nothing dangerous happens to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom saying any attempt at silencing the Governor will be resisted.

Addressing a press conference Monday, July 18 in Makurdi, spokesman for the group elder Peter Shande, also called on the international community to act on the alarm raised by the Benue State Governor concerning his safety and rising spate of violence in Nigeria.

7. There are speculations, particularly on social media, that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have substituted Rev Fr Hyacinth Iornem Alia with Sen Barnabas Gemade as the governorship candidate of the Party in Benue State for the 2023 general elections.

8. Nigeria Police Force on Monday docked one Promise Yusuf before a Makurdi Upper Area Court for alleged damage to a car worth N1.6 million.

The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for criminal breach of trust and mischief.

The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Rachael Mchiave told the court that the case was reported by the complainant, one Mrs Magdaline Agwa on June 28 at the police ‘A’ Division, Makurdi.