Makurdi

British

/ məˈkɜːdɪ /

noun

a port in E central Nigeria, capital of Benue State on the Benue River: agricultural trade centre. Pop: 259 000 (2005 est)

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Victoria Okonkwo pointing toward her flooded home close to the shore of the Benue River in Makurdi on Sept. 30.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

“I can’t mill because the marketers are not coming,” Yialase said, referring to wholesale buyers, as she sat at a market stall in the city of Makurdi with dozens of other millers.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2020

Dr Joseph Lumba, the director of public health in the central Nigerian state of Benue, told the BBC that two patients had died in Makurdi city hospital on Wednesday.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2014

The remaining helicopter gunships were subsequently moved to Makurdi and Port Harcourt airports, at least three hours' flight from Chibok, limiting the army’s ability to carry out surveillance and transport forces, two security sources said.

From Reuters • May 29, 2014

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