Benue State is rightly referred to as the food basket of the nation due to its immense agricultural resources. It is strategically located in the middle belt of the country with vast fertile land and has advantage and capacity to produce virtually all major food crops of the nation. The state is a major producer…

The Local Government Areas (LGA) in Benue State and headquarters are: LGA HEADQUARTERS ADO Igumale AGATU Obagaji APA Ugbokpo BURUKU Buruku GBOKO Gboko GUMA Gbajimba GWER Aliade GWER-WEST Naka KATSINA-ALA Katsina-Ala KONSHISHA Tse-Agberagba KWANDE Adikpo LOGO Ugba MAKURDI Makurdi OBI Obarike-Ito OGBADIBO Otukpa OHIMINI Idekpa OJU Oju OKPOKWU Okpoga OTUKPO Otukpo TARKA Wannune UKUM Sankera…

Map of LGAs in Benue State showing the name and location of each LGA headquarter Benue State Benue is a state in Nigeria. Its name is taken from the major river in the state: River Benue. The state is one the six states that make up Nigeria’s North-Central geopolitical zone along with the Federal Capital…

Gabriel Torwua Suswam, Lawyer, Administrator, the fourth elected governor of Benue State, was born on 15th November, 1964 in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, North-Central Nigeria. At the age of five, the young Gabriel Torwua Suswam enrolled at NKST Primary School, Zaki – Biam, Benue State where he obtained his First School Leaving…

Chief Steven O. Lawani, OFR, Ochagwu K’Idoma was born on December 30th, 1947 into the family of late Pa Lawani of Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. Chief Lawani had his post-primary education at Mt. St. Michael’s Secondary School, Aliade from 1962 to 1967 and later at the Government College, Kaduna from…

Michael Mbauze Iordye was born on 12th April 1958, at Tse Akaahena, Nzorov, in Guma Local Government area. He attended the L.G.E.A. Primary School, Agasha, from 1964 to 1970 and obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1970. He was at Gboko High School, Gboko, his West African School Certificate (WASC), from 1971 to 1975.…

Dr. David Salifu, who hails from Iga-Okpaya, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State was born on 26 September 1962. Dr. Salifu obtained his B.A. (Hon) in 1987 and MA (Sociology of Religion), from University of Jos in Plateau State, Master in Public Administration (MPA), 1995 and his doctorate in Public Administration in 2000 from University of Nigeria, Nsukka.…

Aondowase Chia was born on 27 October, 1968 at Tse-Chia, Mbaatirkyaa Ward in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. He attended St. John’s Primary School, Katsina-Ala from 1972 – 1977 where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. He had his secondary education at Government Secondary School, Dekina from 1977 – 1982 where he…

Dr. Elizabeth Aundu Ugo was born on 31 October, 1956 to the family of Honourable Ugba Uye of Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State. She attended the LGEA Primary School, Mkar in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State from 1964 – 1969, where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate. She proceeded to…

Hon. John Timbee Tondu was born on December 12, 1974 in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. He commenced his primary education in 1980 and completed it in 1986. For his secondary education young Tondu was at Government Science Secondary School, Ganye, Taraba State between 1987 and 1992 and was an under-graduate at the…