NEWS

Security operatives arrest suspects in deadly Yelwata attack

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2025

Authorities in Benue State have apprehended several individuals suspected to be involved in the recent deadly assault on residents of the Yelwata area in Guma Local Government. The violent attack, which occurred last week, reportedly left numerous people dead and forced thousands to flee their

COLUMNS

Yelwata: Still Dancing On Eggshells

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde For indigenes and residents of Yelwata, a rural community in Guma Local Government area of Benue State, June 13, 2025, would forever remain etched in their memory. On that day, the community, a border town between Nasarawa and Benue States experienced torrential rain, which forced many of the locals indoors as early […]

NEWS

President Bola Tinubu visits survivors of Yelewata Massacre

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has visited survivors of last Friday’s deadly attack in Yelwata community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The President arrived in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday and proceeded directly to the hospital after landing at the Tactical Air Command of the Nigerian Air Force Base at about 12:58 p.m. Following […]

NEWS

President Bola Tinubu arrives Benue over Yelwata killing

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Benue State over the killings of scores of residents of Yelwata in the state. Tinubu arrived at the Makurdi Airport located at the tactical air command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, about 12:58 pm. Reports from Benue said that Tinubu was scheduled to visit Yelewata on Wednesday, June 18, […]