Jake Swandeh, Author at Made in Benue

Jake Swandeh

336 articles published

Blackout as National Grid Collapses Across Nigeria

Business and Economy, Top StoriesDecember 29, 2025362Views 0Likes 0Comments

Nigeria experienced a widespread power outage on Monday following the collapse of the national electricity grid, plunging several parts of the country into darkness.Reports indicate that power generation dropped sharply from about 4,800 megawatts (MW) to an alarming low of 139MW, triggering the system collapse and disrupting electricity supply nationwide. The sudden decline affected homes,…

NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Against Fake Kiss Condoms in Markets

Health and Lifestyle, Top StoriesDecember 29, 2025357Views 0Likes 0Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning Nigerians against the circulation of counterfeit Kiss condoms in markets across the country, citing serious public health concerns. In the alert, the agency disclosed that fake versions of the popular condom brand have been detected in circulation, posing…

FRSC Operatives Rescue Anthony Joshua as Two Die in Ogun Fatal Crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed a fatal road traffic crash involving a Lexus Jeep conveying world-renowned boxer, Anthony Joshua, and a stationary truck along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.The incident occurred on Monday, 29 December 2025, around the Sinoma area near Sagamu. Preliminary reports from the Ogun Sector Command indicate that…

Resident Doctors Threaten Fresh Strike Over Unfulfilled Agreements

Benue Sons and DaughtersDecember 29, 2025304Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a warning over a possible nationwide strike, citing the Federal Government’s failure to fully implement agreements reached in a previously signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In a statement released after its recent engagements, the association expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as prolonged delays and selective…

Burna Boy, VeryDarkMan Visit Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre

Exclusive, Top StoriesDecember 29, 2025382Views 0Likes 0Comments

Burna Boy, VeryDarkMan Visit Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial CentrePopular Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, alongside social commentator and activist Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan, has paid a visit to the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos.According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional…

Pharm. Emmanuel Otobo Idoko — A Steward of Health in Benue

Benue Sons and Daughters, Business and Economy, Health and LifestyleDecember 29, 2025425Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are men whose influence is not announced by noise, but measured by consistency. In Makurdi, within a sector where precision can mean the difference between life and loss, Pharmacist Emmanuel Otobo Idoko has built a reputation anchored on trust, discipline, and an unwavering respect for standards.Trained as a pharmacist, Emmanuel Otobo Idoko’s academic grounding…

NISO Reports Improvements in Power Grid Stability

Business and EconomyDecember 29, 2025378Views 0Likes 0Comments

Nigeria’s electricity grid recorded notable improvements in stability in 2025, according to a new report by the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), signaling gradual progress in the management of the nation’s power infrastructure. The report highlights a reduction in grid disturbances over the review period, a development NISO attributes to strengthened operational control, improved system…

How Local Grinding Machines Lace Food with Deadly Metals

Health and LifestyleDecember 27, 2025366Views 0Likes 0Comments

How Local Grinding Machines Lace Food with Deadly MetalsInvestigative ReportIn markets across Nigeria, a silent danger is finding its way into everyday meals — not from spoiled ingredients or chemical additives, but from the very machines trusted to process food. An investigative review has revealed that locally used grinding machines are contaminating pepper, tomatoes, grains,…

Fintiri Pardons Adamawa Farmer Sentenced to Death Over ‘Self-Defence’ Killing

Politics, Top StoriesDecember 24, 2025337Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, has granted a state pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was sentenced to death for killing a man alleged to have attacked him on his farm. Jackson was among three inmates granted pardon by the governor as part of activities marking the Christmas and New Year celebrations.…

Atiku Calls for Suspension of New Tax Laws, Urges EFCC Probe Over Alleged Alterations

PoliticsDecember 24, 2025338Views 0Likes 0Comments

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate suspension of Nigeria’s newly introduced tax laws, citing allegations that the versions gazetted into law differ from those passed by the National Assembly. Atiku made the call amid growing controversy following claims by Abdussamad Dasuki, a member of the House of Representatives representing Sokoto, that the…

Airtel, Starlink Unveil Satellite-to-Phone Service in Nigeria and 13 Other Markets

Business and Economy, Top StoriesDecember 18, 2025409Views 0Likes 0Comments

Airtel Africa has announced a landmark partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to deploy satellite-to-phone services across its 14 markets, including Nigeria, beginning in 2026. The initiative positions Airtel as the first major African mobile operator to roll out direct-to-cell satellite connectivity at scale, and is widely seen as a decisive move toward closing longstanding digital gaps…

BREAKING EXCELLENCE

MIB Celebrations, Young AchieversDecember 17, 2025328Views 0Likes 0Comments

In a world where the sky is the limit, one of our own has just rewritten that boundary.Gabriel Aker didn’t just study Aerospace Engineering at the prestigious Air Force Institute of Technology—he conquered it and walked out with a First Class. This is brilliance sharpened by discipline. This is the Benue spirit—resilient, relentless, and ready…