Tag: Gov Hyacinth Alia

Tinubu orders arrest of Yelewata Killers, tasks Gov Alia on Peace Committee formation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of killer herders responsible for the gruesome massacre of over 100 people in Yelewata community, Benue State.   The President issued the directive during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House, Makurdi, where he met with Governor Hyacinth Alia, traditional rulers, former governors, and other political leaders from the state. Also present at the meeting were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and Governors from Kwara, Imo, Kogi, Plateau, Ondo, and Nasarawa States.   Tinubu questioned…

IGP visits Benue over killings, Orders additional Tactical deployment … Commiserates with Gov Alia, condemns attacks as Acts of Terrorism

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Monday, June 16, 2025, paid a condolence visit to Benue State following recent violent attacks in the state that claimed the lives of several residents. Accompanied by top-ranking officers, including the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Yakubu Kwazhi, and DIG Adebola Ayinde Hamzat of the Department of Logistics & Supply, the IGP visited the Benue State Government House where he was received by Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia.   While commiserating with the Governor, the IGP condemned the…

Tinubu orders crackdown on Benue killings,tasks Gov Alia to lead Peace Dialogue …. Says bloodletting must stop, warns political and community leaders against incitement

Emporium Reporters

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security chiefs to immediately enforce his earlier orders aimed at ending the persistent violence and insecurity in Benue State, following a fresh round of reprisal attacks that claimed several lives.   In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday, President Tinubu said the nation’s intelligence community, police, and military have been deployed to the state to coordinate a robust security response and restore normalcy.   Describing the spate of killings in the…

Labaran Maku’s appointment: Gov Alia’s unholy communion with notable opposition figures and the hidden 2027 script By Joe Ngbede

Emporium Reporters

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has once again waded into stormy political waters with a decision that is sparking fierce criticism and raising fresh questions about his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC).   For his second-year anniversary in office, Alia has reportedly hired Labaran Maku – an aggrieved figure within the opposition and a known coalition stakeholder aligned against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT), to lead media consultancy efforts.   The move is seen by many as a calculated provocation, deepening speculations about Alia’s partisan direction, internal party…

Abba Moro distance self from alleged plots to distabilise Gov Hyacinth Alia Govt …… says reports absurd, uncharitable, laughable

Emporium Reporters

Senator, representing Benue South Senatorial District ,Sen Abba Patrick Moro has debunked a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia titled, THICK PLOTS TO DESTABILIZE ALIA’S GOVERNMENT UNCOVERED, where the state government in the state accused the Senator of knowing the root cause of insecurity in Benue State and discreetly cooking crooked plans to destabilize the state. Senator Abba Moro in a statement he personally signed stated; “The hastily concocted and attention-seeking press release should ordinarily not deserve a response…

ALIA: Benue made The Wrong Choice Of Gov By Peter Awunah, PhD

Emporium Reporters

The people of Benue State who voted for Hyacinth Alia as governor of the state in last year’s election must be ashamed of themselves for making such a mistake. Since he came to power, no one can tell the direction that the man who boasts of being the ship that ferried all APC candidates to victory is heading. There is evident confusion even within his cabinet. There is no clear focus, no coordination and no leadership.   Anyone who has visited Makurdi, the Benue State capital in the last seven…