Business

Businessman wins brand new car in DiamondXtra promo

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2018 0

A businessman, based in Markurdi, Benue state, Mr. Rapheal Ogugua, on Friday , received the star prize of a Hyundai Accent car during the Season 9 DiamondXtra regional prize presentation ceremony held in Umuahia, Abia State. Speaking, shortly after the presentation, Rapheal told journalists

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Benue Killings: Buratai Visits Ortom as Operation Cat Race Commences

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2018 0

Operation Cat Race, the military exercise aimed at curbing conflicts and other criminal activities in the north central is set to take off today in Benue State Ahead of the formal inauguration of the operation, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has visited Governor Samuel Ortom at the Government House in Makurdi […]

Politics

Ex-Minister says Benue facing state of paralysis

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2018 0

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has said it is regrettable that the Benue State government is in total paralysis and the governor, Samuel Ortom, cannot do anything about the wellbeing of the people. Moro, a stalwart of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Benue State made the remark in a statement […]

Opinion

BIAFRA: THE PYTHON DANCE III AND OUR SHORTSIGHTEDNESS TO IT’S IMPENDING DANGER

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2018 0

At the time when Benue State is burning, with the Fulani people killing Tiv indigenes in their own land, the Nigerian military under the authority of a Fulani President Muhammadu Buhari and a Fulani Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai have declared they will be sending military personnel to South- South and South- […]

Politics

Governor Ortom hints on possible return to PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2018 0

The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that he will defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any other political party if his people so wish. Ortom said this when he received the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose who paid him a condolence visit over the killing […]

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Herdsmen Killings: Gov. Wike Pays Solidarity Visit to Gov. Ortom

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2018 0

The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday paid a solderity visit to the Benue state governor and the people of the to commiserate with them over the recent herdsmen killings. During his visit the Rivers governor visited the grave side of the victims that were killed during the attack and also held meeting with […]

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Southern, middle belt forum calls for 21-day beef boycott over Herdsmen killings

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2018 0

A socio-political group, the Southern Nigeria Forum and the Middle Belt on Tuesday called on the people of the areas to boycott eating of beef in memory of the over 70 victims of herdsmen attack in Benue State. This formed part of the group’s communique after a one-day meeting held in Enugu. They not only […]

Politics

APC chieftain explains why Benue people may not vote Buhari in 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2018 0

A chieftain of the All progressives Congress (APC), in Benue State, Professor David Iornem, has warned that the people of Benue State may vote against President Buhari in 2019. Iornem said that the state may be compelled to vote against Buhari in 2019 unless sufficient efforts are made to resolve the crisis between Fulani herdsmen […]

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Benue killings: Security agencies must do more – Jime

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2018 0

The Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Hon. Emmanuel Jime has expressed worry over the gruesome killings of innocent people in Benue state by suspected herdsmen. Jime in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, signed by his Head of Corporate Communications Simon Imobo-tswam, remarked that helpless farmers have been killed, their homes razed, […]

Politics

GPN challenges FG to stop `senseless killings’ in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2018 0

The Green Party of Nigeria (GPN) on Saturday challenged the Federal Government to end what it described as the “senseless killings” across the country as soon as possible. The Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the party, Mr Roy Oribhabor, said in an interview with journalists in Benin City that the call became necessary […]

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Benue, Rivers killings: Nigerians decry belated security agencies response

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2018 0

A cross section of Nigerians on Sunday decried the belated security agencies responses to the killings of innocent Nigerians in Guma and Logo Local Government Area in Benue State by herdsmen and in Omoku in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State by alleged cultists. A relation of one of the victims of the massacre […]

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Gov Ortom escapes death over protest against herdsmen killings

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2018 0

…Buhari orders arrest of perpetrators Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday escaped death when he was stoned while trying to calm protesters at Wurukum in Makurdi, the state capital. The protesters, who were aggrieved as a result of the fresh killings by the suspected herdsmen, also booed Ortom, who had earlier raised the alarm […]

Metro

Massive protests in Benue against Fulani herdsmen killings (Photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2018 0

No fewer than 50 persons have been killed in fresh attacks on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen after they invaded parts of the Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of the state on New Year’s Day. The attacks, which spilled over to Tuesday, came on the heels of the implementation of the anti-open grazing […]

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Ortom Confirms Troops Deployment To Combat Herdsmen Attacks

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2017 0

Following an attack by suspected herdsmen on Odonto in Adim Akpa a community in Otukpo local council area of Benue State security forces have been deployed to the area. The attack which occurred on Christmas eve, left two people dead and two others wounded. Governor Samuel Ortom who made this known while receiving visitors for […]

Politics

PDP Convention: The controversies, conspiracies and reconciliation

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2017 0

The elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have come and gone, but left behind tales of celebrations, regrets, blames and woes. The new National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus had in his acceptance speech, declared that his victory was for all the members of the party and promised to do […]

Politics

Ortom not sincere about Benue wage bill – Abba Moro

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2017 0

Immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has said that the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, should come out clean on the issue of the state workforce and wage bill, rather than to continue to deceive the public on the true position of things. Moro, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]

Education

Otukpo health varsity gets take-off structure

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Pleased with the successful second reading and public hearing of the proposed Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo in Benue State, a philanthropist, Chief Oko Achegbulu, has donated a structure for the commencement of the institution. The duplex located in Otukpo, Benue State will accommodate the officials of the institution for six years free of […]

News

N16.6bn fraud: Court grants ex-gov Suswam’s 3 associates N100m bail each

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2017 0

….remands them in Suleja prison The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday remanded three associates of former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam in Suleja Prison pending when they perfect the N100m bail bond and other conditions granted them by the court. The associates; Solomon Wombo, the former Special Adviser to the ex-governor on […]

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God has directed me to run for 2019 election – Ortom

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

The Governor of Benue State , Samuel Ortom, Thursday, declared that he would run for a second term in the coming 2019 governorship election. Ortom, who made the declaration shortly after being endorsed by thousands of his supporters from his immediate constituency, including those from Guma, Makurdi, Gwer West, Gwer East and the nine local […]

Politics

PDP holds ward congress in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has conducted its ward congresses across the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The congress was held in the 332 wards of the state. A NAN correspondent who monitored the exercise in some wards in Osogbo, Olorunda and Ifelodun Local Government Areas reports that it […]