Benue Press

Benue House of Assembly has approved the sum of N3.5 billion loan request by Governor Samuel Ortom. The house approved the loan on Tuesday at plenary after reading a letter written to them by the governor. In the letter, Ortom had asked the assembly to approve the loan to be taken from the United Bank […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has accused his political opponent and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator George Akume, of threatening to disrupt the peace in the state. Ortom accused Akume and his party of being fortune-seekers determined to foist havoc on the state to achieve their political goals. […]

All Progressives Congress, APC, Benue state governorship aspirant and immediate past Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Titus Zam has dispelled rumours in the state that he is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged fraud. He maintained that those peddling the story were […]

The kidnappers of two of the occupants of the Sienna car that was intercepted by gunmen along 9th Mile expressway, Enugu State have demanded N20,000 from the family of the victims. The two victims, 22-year-old Kate Oibe and Samuel Oibe,13, were traveling in the Toyota Sienna car belonging to Nezam Transport Company, alongside 6 other […]

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday said 560 people had so far lost their lives to killings by Fulani herdsmen over the past eight months. The governor further said that half of five local government areas in the state had been sacked by the assailants within the period. Ortom stated that the affected local […]

The senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District, George Akume, and Governor Samuel Ortom took on each other on Monday in a war of words. Akume had at the All Progressives Congress expanded caucus meeting held at Castle Event Centre, Makurdi on Sunday described Ortom as a non-performer, alleging that the governor was parading a fake […]

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was working for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of its emergency meeting in Abuja, yesterday. The Governors said the electoral empire was conducting itself […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State has adopted indirect primary in the state. The party leadership took the decision at a stakeholders’ meeting, which held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Sunday. Confirming the development, APC Director of Media and Publicity, Apeh Peterhot, said the party leadership had agreed to adopt indirect […]

Benue State House of Assembly has approved the appointment of Chairman, Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Terzungwe Atser. Consequently, the Board has placed a ban on all market unions and associations from collecting levies or any other subscription fee from members on market days. This was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant, Media […]