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JUST IN: Governor Alia Names Top Politicians, NASS Members Sponsoring Attacks In Benue
…..Alia made the allegation during Friday’s Politics Today program on Channels Television, describing the situation as very unsettling and extremely unacceptable.
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has accused top serving politicians in Abuja and the National Assembly of instigating killings, harbouring and feeding those responsible for the crisis in the state.
Alia made the allegation during Friday’s Politics Today program on Channels Television, describing the situation as very unsettling and extremely unacceptable. The Governor said that while the politicians were interested in fighting for their positions, it was his right to protect and serve the interests of the masses.
Although Alia declined to disclose the names of the politicians allegedly involved in the killings, he stated that a judicial panel had been set up to investigate the reasons behind the attacks, adding that the report indicted many big names and vowed to take up the matter when he receives the full report.
He said, “It is very, very unsettling because top politicians who are very functional and are in the National Assembly and are in Abuja, are the architects and arrowheads of not just instigating, but harbouring and keeping these people and feeding them in the bushes, and taking care of all their needs and buying all the other gadgets for them.
“This is extremely unacceptable. If they do not love the lives of the people and they’re only fighting for their own position, I think I am serving the interest of the common masses and it is a concern to me, and it is my right to protect it.
“We set up a judicial panel to sort out for us why we kept having attacks from within and from without, and we have received an interim report. Between Tuesday and Wednesday next week, I am going to get a full report from the panel.
“So once we receive this report that is coming, we are going to take it up and take it up very seriously. There are quite a lot of big names that are mentioned here, so this is where we are.”
A violent altercation erupted aboard a commercial flight between comedian Mr Jollof and controversial social media activist VeryDarkMan, with both men seen exchanging punches in a video that has since gone viral.
Footage from the incident shows the pair, apparently seated near each other, engaging in a heated fistfight as fellow passengers rushed to intervene. Voices can be heard in the background pleading for the men to stop.
The mid-air clash represents a dramatic escalation of a feud that has been ongoing since 2024. The dispute began after VeryDarkMan accused Mr Jollof’s wife, Esinjemiyotan, of allegedly using improper means to secure her husband’s appointment as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
VeryDarkMan further claimed that Esinjemiyotan had an affair with an internet fraudster at a hotel in Delta State. In response, she filed a N500 million defamation suit against him, demanding public apologies in at least two national newspapers and across all his social media platforms.
She also sought a court injunction preventing VeryDarkMan from making any further defamatory statements about her, directly or indirectly.
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Bandits have killed the Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, and abducted 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State.
The attack occurred on Sunday night in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the gunmen shot Makuku while he tried to protect the students before abducting several schoolgirls.
The Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that 25 students were taken by the attackers.
Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said Deputy Governor Umar Tafida had been sent to the school to assess the situation on behalf of Governor Nasir Idris, who is currently out of the state.
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has scheduled emergency meetings of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) in Abuja.
The meetings, called by the Abdullrahman Mohammed-led faction, are set to take place at the PDP national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. According to a notice signed by PDP National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, the BoT will convene at 11 a.m., followed by the NEC session at 2 p.m. The notice described attendance as mandatory, citing discussions on “crucial matters.”
The move comes days after another PDP faction, led by former national chairman Umar Damagum, held a national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. During that convention, the faction announced the expulsion of Wike, Anyanwu, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, and several other party leaders, including Umar Bature, Kamaldeen Ajibade, Mao Ohabunwa, George Turner, Dan Orbih, Uwachukwu Abdulrahman, Austin Nwachukwu, and Abraham Amah.
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