Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, says he has forgiven those who plotted to illegally impeach him as Governor. He spoke on Sunday at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, North Bank Makurdi during a thanksgiving service in his honour and the Majority Leader of the Benue State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Avine Agbom. Ortom explained that […]
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Food Scarcity Looms As Dealers Suspend Transportation From Benue
Federated Foodstuff Dealers Association of Nigeria, FFDAN has announced its stoppage of evacuation of all farm produce and other food items from Benue State until issues of alleged illegal levies and harassment of members are settled. National President of FFDAN, Prince Christian Afiaunwu told newsmen in Enugu, weekend, that his members had been facing several […]
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Group Cautions APC Against Aggravating Security Situation In Benue
Group under the aegis of Sankera Youths Vanguard for Democracy and Good Governance, SYVDGG, has caution the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state to desist from aggravating the security situation in the state in the name of politics. The group warned that the activities of the party in recent time was tantamount to dancing […]
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NYSC Begins Posting Of Corps Members To Benue After Ortom’s Intervention
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced the commencement of posting of corps members to Benue State. This development followed Governor Samuel Ortom’s intervention after NYSC expressed fear of insecurity in the state. However, NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Suleman Kazaure, gave the assurance on Thursday when Governor Ortom visited him at the Corps […]
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APC Guber Candidate Promises To Retain Grazing Law In Benue
The gubernatorial flag bearer of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in Benue State, Barr. Emmanuel Jime on Thursday said that he would retain and strengthen the state’s anti-open grazing law if elected into the exalted office in 2019. Jime spoke at the Synod session of the NKST Church in Gboko area of the state. He […]
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Governor Ortom Names School After 13-Year-Old R*pe Victim, Ochanya
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the immediate renaming of the LGEA Primary School, Ogene -Amejo in Edumoga, Okpokwu local government area of the state after 13-year old Miss Ochanya Ogbanje who was reportedly raped to death by her uncle and his son. The Governor who announced the decision while briefing newsmen at the […]
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Benue Gov Ortom Reveals Why He Is Now Paying Workers Salary, Says He Is Ready To Die For Truth
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said he was ready to die as long as he stands for and speaks the truth. The Governor, who recently dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated that since he detached himself from godfathers, he has started paying salaries of state workers […]
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EFCC Has Become A Department In APC – Governor Ortom
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday, alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had become a department in the All Progressives Congress. Ortom who defected from APC to PDP in July, said this during the swearing-in ceremony for nine new commissioners who replaced those sacked in August. According to governor Ortom, the antigraft […]
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Visiting UN Delegation Denied Landing At Makurdi Airport – Gov Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday, claimed that a United Nations, UN, delegation scheduled to visit Benue State was denied landing permit at Makurdi Airport. However, in a swift reaction, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, dismissed the allegation, saying a NOTAM, (Notice to All Airmen) clearly stated that runway 0523 was closed to all civil […]
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Court Vacates Order Against Benue Assembly
A Makurdi High Court presided over by the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Aondover Kaka’an, yesterday, vacated the interim order restraining the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Titus Uba, and 21 other lawmakers from holding sittings at the Assembly complex. Justice Kaka’an vacated the order while ruling on a motion on […]
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