Tiv are a Bantu ethnic group. They constitute approximately 2.4% of Nigeria's total population,and number over 5 million individuals throughout Nigeria and Cameroon. The Tiv language is spoken by over 5 million people in Nigeria,with a few speakers in Cameroon. Most of the language's Nigerian speakers are found in Benue,Taraba,Nasarawa,Plateau,Cross rivers,Adamawa,Kaduna,and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The language is a branch of Benue–Congo and ultimately of the Niger–Congo phylum. In pre-colonial times,the Fulani ethnic group referred to the Tiv as "Munchi",a term not accepted by the Tiv people.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Benue comprises three Senators representing Benue South,Benue North-East,and Benue North-West,and 11 Representatives representing Apa/Agatu,Kwande/Ushongo,Oju/Obi Vandeikya/Konshisha,Buruku,Ado/Ogbadigba/Opkokwu,Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo,Gboko/Tarka,Makurdi/Guma,Gwer/Gwer-west and Otukpo/Ohimini.
Vandeikya is a local government area in Benue State Nigeria. The capital is Vandeikya town.
Konshisha is a local government area of Benue State,Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Tse-Agberagba.
Kwande is a Local Government Area of Benue State,Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Adikpo.
John Dyegh is a Nigerian politician,businessman and philanthropist from Gboko,Benue State who served as a member of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly,representing Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency at the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Dyegh previously served as a member of committee on Appropriations,Drugs,Narcotics and Financial Crimes,Education,Gas Resources,Inter-Parliamentary Relations,Science and Technology in the 7th National Assembly. He ran for the second term as a favourite candidate,bearing the flag of the All Progressives Congress and retained his seat,following the announcement of 28 March National Assembly Polls in the 2015 General Elections in which he polled 67,463 votes to defeat his challenger,Bernard Nenger of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) with 26,329 votes. He ran for a third term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and won. Dyegh successfully served his 3rd term in the National Assembly and was the House committee chairman on Human Rights. He ran for a fourth term under the platform of the Peoples' Democratic Party where he lost to Regina Akume,a candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections.
The Benue State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Benue State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 32 members elected from the 23 local government areas of the state. This makes the number of legislators in the Benue State House of Assembly 32.
The 2023 Benue State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the governor of Benue State,concurrent with elections to the Benue State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election —which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Samuel Ortom was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Hyacinth Alia —a suspended Catholic priest —gained the office for the APC by a 33% margin over PDP nominee House of Assembly Speaker Titus Uba.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Benue State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Benue State,Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections were held on 25 February 2023 where voters elected members of the House of Representatives using first-past-the-post voting in all 360 federal constituencies. The last regular House elections for all districts were in 2019.
The 2019 Benue State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019,to elect members of the Benue State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 30 seats were up for election in the Benue State House of Assembly.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Benue State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Samson Okwu is a Nigerian politician and member of the Federal House of Representatives for Oju/Obi Federal Constituency in the 7th to 9th National Assembly. A member of the People's Democratic Party,PDP,he failed re-election to the house in the 2023 elections after being defeated by his long-standing opponent,David Ogewu of the All Progressives Congress,APC.
Emmanuel Memga Udende is a Nigerian politician,who is the Senator for Benue North East Senatorial District on the ticket of All Progressives Congress,APC. He defeated incumbent senator and former governor of Benue State Gabriel Suswam in the February 25,2023,National Assembly elections.
Aminu Iya Abbas is a Nigerian politician who is the Senator for Adamawa Central. He was 2 terms Member of Adamawa State House of Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly between 2019 and 2023.
Festus Ayodele Adefiranye is a former Telecommunication Engineer,a Nigerian politician and a Member of the House of Representative in the 10th Nigerian National Assembly representing the people of Ileoluji/Okeigbo &Odigbo Federal Constituency. He is from Okeigbo in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government of Ondo State.
Pius Ukeyima Akutah is a Nigerian legal practitioner and public servant currently serving as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Shippers' Council. He assumed office on October 25,2023,succeeding Emmanuel Jime,and officially commenced his duties at the council's headquarters in Lagos on November 1,2023.
Moses Oluwatoyin Fayinka is a Nigerian politician and member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing the Mushin IIFederal Constituency in Lagos State.
Suleiman Yahaya Kwande is a Nigerian politician. He was member of the House of Representatives for the Jos North/Bassa Constituency of Plateau State. He was succeeded by Haruna Ibrahim Maitala.
Robert Aondona Tyough is a Nigerian politician who served as a member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Born in 1971,he hails from Benue State. He succeeded Iorember Wayo and was elected in 2019 to the National Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He initiated the project of drilling 120 boreholes across the wards in his constituency.
