John Shiaondo
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Benue Assembly Approves Free Snakebite Treatment (opens the original)
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The bill was passed on Friday during plenary after scaling through third reading in a sitting presided over by the speaker, Berger Alfred Emberga. The passage followed a public hearing where stakeholders in the health sector advocated for the need to make snakebite treatments accessible, particularly to farmers and rural dwellers. The chairman of the House Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, Matthew Damkor, representing Tiev State Constituency, said snakebite remained a serious but
We blamed witchcraft for poor harvests – Benue farmers - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (opens the original)
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Farmers in Benue state have said they had long been blaming their poor yields on witchcraft, not knowing that their poor harvests were actually the result of wrong farming methods. The farmers noted that the narrative was now changing following the intervention of the Sasakawa Africa Association, which has been training smallholder farmers in the state on modern farming methods, good agricultural practices and enterprise management, helping to improve their yields and livelihoods. The beneficiar
Benue: Neraly 10000 farmers benefit from Sasakawa agricultural project - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (opens the original)
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No fewer than 8950 smallholder farmers in eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue state have benefited from agricultural extension and farmer development interventions by the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), with support from the Nippon Foundation. The project is being implemented in Gwer East, Gboko, Tarka, Guma, Ushongo, Vandeikya, Buruku and Konshisha LGAs in collaboration with the Benue state Ministry of Agriculture through the Benue State Bureau of Agricultural Development and Mechan
Benue: Police smash banditry, kidnap rings, rescue victims, arrest suspects - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (opens the original)
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The Benue state Police Command has rescued 18 kidnapped victims, arrested 20 suspects and recovered three AK-47 rifles as part of its recent operational achievements across the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Cletus C.N. Nwadiogbu, who disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Makurdi, said the breakthroughs were achieved through intelligence-led policing, collaboration with other security agencies and public support. He said 13 kidnapped victims were rescued in Otukpo Local Governm
Benue: PDP governorship candidate Aondoakaa vows to prioritise security - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (opens the original)
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue state, Mike Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, on Monday pledged to prioritise security, rural development and local government autonomy if elected governor in 2027. Aondoakaa made the promise in an interaction with newsmen in Makurdi, where he said consultations across the state had convinced him that insecurity and the collapse of rural infrastructure were among the major challenges confronting the people. He said poor roads and collapsed b
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