Ugbokolo Archives - Intervention

Prince Abel Bolanle: When the Stranger Became a Native in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 12, 2025In: SpectacleTags: Benue Polytechnic – Ugbokolo, Breaking Nigeria, ESSU, Holy Rosary College - Adoka, Mt St Gabriel’s – Makurdi, Mt St Michael Secondary School – Aliade, Pa Ishaiah Falola, SBS – Ugbokolo, St Francis College - Otukpo, Ugbokolo, WASCNo CommentsViews:

The Ugbokolo community in Edemoga District of Okpokwu LGA in Benue State of Nigeria might be teaching Nigeria how to make strangers become natives. It is doing so by staging a special mourni... Read more

Chief Augustine Igomu, the Departure of the Dangote of Idomaland

Posted By: adminon: May 26, 2020In: LifeworldTags: Afo, Dangote, Igomu Charity, Otukpo, Ugbokolo, ‘Olatric’No CommentsViews:

He was a Dangote in his own right in spite of his name not being a big media name. Chief Augustine Igomu is not only one of the few Idoma men and women who never worked for government all hi... Read more

Tracking Iwewe-Olanyega Violence to the Paradox of the Federal Solution in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: February 24, 2019In: De-EscalationTags: 'War without fronts', Conflict Management, Decentralization, Eedeh of Edemoga, Idoma Traditional Council, INGOs, Restructuring, Ugbokolo, Win-win, Winner-LoserNo CommentsViews:

The journalistic infatuation with indulging big languages, cultural groups and centres of power and authority would make it difficult for some readers to come to terms with any platform payi... Read more

Police Finally Commences Raiding of Benue ‘Sambisa Forest’

Posted By: adminon: June 16, 2017In: Policy & GovernanceTags: 'Benue Sambisa Forest', Bashir Makama, Mr.Oloofu Ogwuche, Okpokwu LGA, Ollo, UgbokoloNo CommentsViews:

The place nicknamed ‘Sambisa Forest’ in Ollo Village in Edumoga District in Benue State is finally being raided by the Nigeria Police. The operation which is on-going right now (Friday morni... Read more

Mass Transfer of Policemen Out of Ugbokolo

Posted By: adminon: May 25, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: Bashir Makama, Benue Polytechnic, Edumoga, Otukpo Area Command, UgbokoloNo CommentsViews:

All policemen and women who have served for three years and above at post are to be transferred out of Ugbokolo Divisional Police Headquarters, the Benue State Commissioner for Police, Mr Ba... Read more

3 Killed as Invasion of Ugbokolo Feared

Posted By: adminon: May 21, 2017In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Bashir Makama, Benue Polytechnic, Francis Mathew Ohemu, Ojapo, UgbokoloNo CommentsViews:

Three persons went down at 3 O’clock in the afternoon yesterday at Ingle Village in an exchange of fire by clan gangs over a rape case. The clash was ahead of a scheduled police interv... Read more

Politician Shot Dead in Ugbokolo Violence in Benue State

Posted By: adminon: May 17, 2017In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Ajide, Akpodo, Edumoga, Makurdi, Ojapo, Otukpo, Police, Prison, SARS, UgbokoloNo CommentsViews:

Violence in and around the Benue Polytechnic town of Ugbokolo has further escalated with the shooting to death last night of Mister Ambrose Aba, a prominent local politician. He was killed b... Read more