Benue State news: Eight trending stories in Benue this Tuesday

Here are top news trending in Benue State today

1. NYSC DG, Brigadier General, Ibrahim Shuaib. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed report claiming that its Director General, Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu, has plans to Islamise the NYSC orientation camp in Benue State.

In a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations at NYSC, Adenike Adeyemi, a group under the auspices of Coalition for Peace and Justice had, in a statement, alleged that the NYSC DG expressed anger that there was no mosque in the camp and ordered Benue State Coordinator to build a mosque in the camp immediately.

2. A two-time senator, who represented Benue North East, Chief Barnabas Gemade, at the weekend, said he will not quit partisan politics. Chief Gemade who was a National Chairman of the PDP, defeated ex-Governor Gabriel Suswam in 2015 in APC to earn a second term mandate. Suswam, however, beat Gemade in the last general elections.

Addressing newsmen in Makurdi during a rousing reception by the people of his senatorial district after his eight years at the red chamber of the National Assembly, the senator who failed to secure a third term bid, said, “I’m not going to quit politics.

3. The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has condemned in strong terms the barbaric massacre of 25 people by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday, June 30, 2019, during a church service in Okokolo village in Agatu local government area of Benue State.

Dr Isuwa Dogo, National Publicity Secretary of MBF, lamented in a statement that the unprovoked attack on worshippers brings back the sad memory of previous attacks on Agatu and several other parts of Benue state that led to the death of hundreds of people and displacement of thousands now languishing in Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps.

4. The tribunal on Monday dismissed the application filed by Chief Lawani seeking to call more witnesses and file additional witness statement.

5. The member representing Okpokwu Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Honourable Agom Anthony got a handful of committees to serve his dear state in the 9th Assembly.

He is to chair the Committee on Electoral Matters and Civil Society Organisations.

6. In the days ahead, Ogbadibo Model College, Otukpa and other schools in the three districts of Ogbadibo local government, namely Otukpa, Orokam and Owukpa (the 3 Os) will wear new looks, before the commencement of the next academic session in September, 2019.

Hon Prince Samuel Onuh expressed his displeasure over the dilapidated condition of the school, when he went on an inspection of Ogbadibo Model College in Otukpa. He mandated the Supervisory councillor for Works and Housing, Hon Chris Oduh, to engage the council Engineers and get him the bill of quantity for work to commence without much ado. He said trust worthy contractors with good antecedents will be engaged all the way, for timely and quality job delivery

7. Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Chief Mike Okibe Onoja has called on the general public to disregard the news in a section of the media, claiming that he’s dead.The elder statesman man said he’s alive and hearty and not dead according to some persons.

In a video message obtained by IDOMA VOICE, the renowned philanthropist faulted those behind the report of his death.

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