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Miyetti Allah can’t be above the law, says Ortom

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

The Benue state government has said that the threats of violence by the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore’s has confirmed the fact that the group is responsible for attacks on farming communities in parts of the country. Also, the attitude of the group’s leaders, the governor stated

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Ortom: I have dismantled all negative tendencies in Benue Govt. House

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state said on Sunday in Makurdi that he has dismantled all negative tendencies often believed to deter progress in the Government House and the state. Ortom said this during a special thanksgiving service organised in his honour by the Independent Print-Media Publishers Association of Nigeria (IPPAN) at the Chapel of […]

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Gunmen kill Radio Nigeria staff, one other in Benue – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

The Benue state Police Command on Sunday confirmed the assassination of the Head of ICT, Radio Nigeria Harvest FM, Makurdi, Mr. Patrick Kumbul and one Shongo Wuester by unknown gunmen in Makurdi. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sewuese Anene, who confirmed the incidents in Makurdi, stated that the victims were killed on Saturday night. Anene […]

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Jukun/Tiv crisis: Ortom commends Gov. Ishaku on peace initiative

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has commends his Taraba state counterpart, Governor Darius Ishaku for steps he has taken to end the crisis between Jukun and Tiv ethnic nationalities in Taraba state. The governor said the decision to set up a committee comprising Jukun and Tiv representatives will deepen dialogue and prevent further conflicts in […]

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Miyetti Allah apologizes over Benue killings

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

The Fulani Socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has apologized to the government and people of Benue state over herdsmen attacks and killings in some communities in the state. The national Secretary of the association, Engr. Saleh Alhassan, who tendered the apology on Sunday in Makurdi during a peace initiative meetibg brokered by the Chairman […]

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Akume, 16 others appeal tribunal’s ruling in Benue

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

Seventeen defeated candidates at the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Benue state have appealed the judgement of the tribunal at the Court of Appeal, Makurdi. Secretary of the tribunal, Mrs. Debra Musa, who disclosed this in Makurdi on Tuesday, stated that each candidate by law has 21 days from […]

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Again, Oshiomhole loses bid to stop Ortom’s N10bn libel suit

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

A Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Augustine Ityonyiman has struck out a motion filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, praying it to strike out the N10 billion libel suit instituted against him by the Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom. The motion filed by Oshiomhole prayed […]

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Ortom, PDP hail Rep. Okwu’s Appeal Court victory

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2019 0

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state and the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed excitement over the verdict of the Court of Appeal which declared Rep. Samson Okwu as the rightful winner of the 2019 House of Representatives election for Obi/Oju Federal Constituency seat. In separate statements issued in Makurdi over […]

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6 in court for kidnapping, robbery, culpable homicide in Benue

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

The Benue state Police Command has arraigned six members of an alleged notorious gang that specializes in robbing, kidnapping and killing of unsuspecting victims in Ushongo Local Government Area and its environs. Prosecution officer, Mr. Hyacinth Gbakor told the court that on September 23, a team of ‘Operation ZENDA’ special crack squad following a tip […]

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Police in Benue exhume another corpse in rice farm

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

The Police Command in Benue on Wednesday, exhumed an unknown decomposed body in a rice farm in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Ms Catherine Anene disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Anene however said she had yet to get full details […]

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Benue arraigns lecturer over Ochanya’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

A senior lecturer at the Benue state Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Mr. Andrew Ogboja has been arraigned before a Makurdi High Court by the state government on a four -count charge of criminal conspiracy and rape of a minor, Ochanya Ogbaje leading to her death. The prosecution told the court that the accused conspired with his son, […]

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Ortom pays medical bills of 700 snake bite victims

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2019 0

The Oracle Business Foundation Limited, a company to Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has paid the medical bills of over 700 victims of snake bite at the Bishop Murray Hospital, Makurdi. Health Coordinator in the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Rev. Father Peter Paleghve made the disclosure at the weekend when accompanied by one of the […]

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I’m still certain of victory at tribunal – Ortom

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2019 0

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has expressed optimism that he will again win as the governorship election petitions tribunal was set to deliver judgement on Monday in a case filed by governorship candidate of the APC Emmanuel Jime challenging the results of the polls. The governor who made this known Friday while addressing the […]

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Ortom urges churches to pray against vices inhibiting development

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has charged the body of Christ and the people of the state to always be in the vanguard of praying for leaders to offer the desired leadership direction that God ordains. The governor made the call last Wednesday at the Sesugh Maria Pilgrimage Centre, Ayati in Gwer East […]

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We’re kidnappers target in Benue, Igbo residents cry out

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

Igbo residents have decried the alarming rate of kidnapping in the state, saying that they are always targets of kidnappers in Benue State. Speaking under the umbrella of Igbo Union in Benue State, the Igbo residents raised the alarm that they were still being kidnapped for ransom in the state. They lamented that despite security […]

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Benue jails Fulani herder for contravening grazing law

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

A Makurdi Magistrate, Mr. Isaac Ajim has sentenced a 19 –year- old cattle herder, Yakubu Bello of Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state to one year in prison for contravening the Benue state Open Grazing and Ranching Prohibition law in the state. The trial judge however, gave the convict an option of paying a […]

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BIPC to empower women, youths to create wealth, says MD

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2019 0

These include the provision of small and medium scale loans through the company’s micro finance bank, agricultural activities as well as an annual talent hunt show in partnership with the Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS). Adum, also appealed to the Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom to review the agreement between the state and the […]

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EFCC arrest 48 for internet fraud in 3 states

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested 48 suspects for alleged internet fraud in Benue, Taraba and Plateau states in nine months. EFCC Zonal Head of Operations, Makurdi, Dr. Johnson Babalola, who disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, also said that 13 suspects were already under prosecution. Babalola said that the commission has […]

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Benue lawmaker donates 10, 000 exercise books to schools

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2019 0

Kajo Martins – Makurdi A member of the Benue state House of Assembly representing Ushongo State Constituency, Abbas Akoso has 10, 000 exercise books to schools in the constituency ahead of the resumption of primary and secondary schools this month. Making the donation on Wednesday, Akoso, who is the House standing Committee chairman on Finance, […]

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Benue owing N28bn pension arrears, says deputy governor

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2019 0

Kajo Martins – Makurdi The Deputy Governor of Benue state, Benson Abounu has challenged the leadership of the Benue state Pension Commission to find ways through which the issue of pension arrears will be tackled for the benefit of the retirees. The deputy governor who threw the challenged on Wednesday while playing host to members […]