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Makurdi · MakurdiTwo deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Benue State, just days after health authorities confirmed the emergence of new cases of the viral infection. The State Commissioner for Health, Paul Ogwuche, made the disclosure on Thursday in Makurdi, explaining that reported cases of the disease have risen steadily over the last two weeks. He said the latest update from the state’s disease surveillance platform shows that two fresh cases were a…See the Story
Two lives lost as Lassa fever cases rise to nine in Benue
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Military · MakurdiTroops attached to Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) Joint Task Force have killed two suspected bandits during a security operation along the Naka–Makurdi axis of Benue State. Sources in the area disclosed on Monday that the assailants allegedly moved onto the highway before residents alerted security forces. The troops were said to have swiftly mobilised to the scene and engaged the suspects in a gun battle, resulting in the deaths of two of them. …See the Story
Troops kill two suspected bandits in gun battle on Naka–Makurdi road
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Bola Tinubu · MakurdiThe All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State says it is positioning itself to secure no fewer than one million additional votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The Benue APC said it is banking on the political machinery of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume-led bloc during the party’s ongoing electronic registration and revalidation drive. The plan was disclosed in Makurdi by Philip Ag…See the Story



