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There was no substitution of APC candidates in Benue State – Group

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

A social political group under the aegis of United Ogbadibo Initiative has refuted claims making the rounds that the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, substituted names of elected candidates at APC primaries in Ogbadibo State House of Assembly and other Federal and

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Five killed in Ebonyi, Benue clash

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2018 0

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi yesterday expressed dismay over the death of five Ngbo indigenes in Ohaukwu Local government Area of the state, allegedly caused by their Agila neighbours of Benue state. The State Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo who visited the scene, said everything has been brought under control and called on the people […]

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2019: Atiku, Obasanjo not threat to Buhari, APC – Senatorial Aspirant

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2018 0

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Comrade Daniel Onjeh, has said that both Atiku and the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement is not a threat to both President Muhammadu Buhari and the party. Onje described the recent political wrangling surrounding the emergence of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, as […]

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Account for N2bn you misappropriated, Agerzua tells Akume

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua, yesterday accused Senator George Akume of diverting N2 billion from the state coffers while serving as governor to prosecute his senate ambition. Mr. Agerzua also accused the former Benue governor of arrogating to himself powers of a god saying his fight against Governor […]

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In a move to curb impunity: Court restores EFCC’s power to probe state accounts

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2018 0

…Dismisses Benue State govt’s suit against commission …Says accountability can’t be left alone to State Assembly In what can be regarded as a landmark judgment to address impunity, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday emboldened the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to curb financial crimes in the states as […]

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Former MD, NEPZA, Jime, emerges Benue APC candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

Former Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Mr. Emmanuel Jime, has won the APC governorship ticket for the 2019 general elections in Benue. The primaries originally slated to hold on Sunday failed to hold on account of late arrival of sensitive voting materials. All the five aspirants for the governorship slot reportedly stepped […]

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FG keeps mum on retrieval of Paris Club refund to Benue, Delta, Rivers states

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2018 0

…As FAAC shares N741.843 to FG, States, LGAs The Federal Government has refused to comment on the allegations that it reversed the payment of the second tranche of the Paris Club Refund to Benue, Delta and Rivers states. This is even as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) said that Federal, states and Local Government […]

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Implementation of ranching policy, panacea to Benue crisis – CAN, JNI

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2018 0

Benue State chapters of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) have said that any attempt to resolve the herdsmen and farmers’ clashes in the state which have led to loss of lives and property without recourse to the implementation of ranching policy would be an exercise in futility. This was […]

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Clerics say Benue killings has nothing to do with religion

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2018 0

Muslims and Christians in Benue state have declared that there is mutual respect and peaceful co-existence among them, adding that the current killings in the state have nothing to do with religion, but a clear case of politics. Speaking when members of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) visited the headquarters of the Christian […]

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Benue State Police Commissioner lauds IDFP promoting peace

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2018 0

The Commissioner of Police in Benue State, Mr Etim Ene Okon has commended the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) for embarking on peace advocacy to the state, describing the visit as an appropriate action to be pursued. Okon said that the IDFP has also demonstrated its resolve in preaching peace in the country. The […]

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Benue zone C Senatorial aspirant, Onje picks nomination forms

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2018 0

…Says his people, deprived of FG presence Benue State zone C Senatorial aspirant, Mr. Daniel Onjeh has picked the nomination and expression of interest form to represent his Senatorial zone in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2019 general election. The Board Chairman of Project Development Institute (PRODA) and Senatorial aspirant […]

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Ortom, Anyanwu, Makinde return PDP guber nomination forms

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2018 0

As submission of nomination form for elective posts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) closes today, three governorship aspirants, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, Senator Samuel Anyanwu of Imo and Engr. Seyi Makinde of Oyo states, yesterday submitted their expression of interest and nomination forms at the party secretariat, Abuja. Submitting the form on behalf […]

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Group obtains nomination form for Abba Moro

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

A League of Friends from Ado Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State has purchased the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Expression of Interest and nomination forms for Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, an aspirant for the Benue South senatorial race in the 2019 general election. Presenting the forms to Moro at his residence in Otukpo, on […]

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Benue v. EFCC: Court fixes Oct 8 for judgment over state accounts

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2018 0

A Federal High Court Abuja has fixed October 8, 2018 for the delivery of its judgment in a suit filed by the Benue State government, challenging the propriety of the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate its accounts. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba fixed the date on Wednesday, following the adoption of […]

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I won’t repeal anti-open grazing law if elected gov -Jime

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2018 0

Managing Director, Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Emmanuel Jime, who is aspiring to be Benue state governor in 2019, says he will not repeal the anti-open grazing law if elected. “There are rumours that I plan to repeal the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law if given the mandate to rule Benue state. […]

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Seriki Fulani condemns call for Saraki resignation

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2018 0

In a swift reaction to the call by Miyetti Allah national coordinator in Benue State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, that the President of Senate, Bukola Saraki should resign his position immediately or be forced to do so, the Seriiki Fulani of Nasarawa State and Board of Trustees Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jubrin yesterday […]

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FRSC, association conduct free eye tests for motorists

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2018 0

The Benue State Command of the FRSC has conducted free eye tests for more than 60 commercial motorists in Makurdi. The command conducted the tests in partnership with the Benue State Chapter of the Optometrists Association of Nigeria. The exercise, described as part of the corporate social responsibility initiative of the companies, is to ascertain […]

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State accounts: Court orders EFCC, Benue to maintain status quo until Aug. 29

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2018 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Benue State government to maintain the status quo on the finances of the state pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by the state government. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who issued the preservative order on Monday, directed that […]

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Coalition of Benue Groups expresses unalloyed support for Ortom

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2018 0

A Coalition of Benue Groups (CBG) has expressed unalloyed support for the governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom for his stewardship and charismatic leadership. A press statement released on behalf of the coalition in Abuja, by the Coordinator, Benue Liberation Front (BLF), Mr. Yunum Tyosor, said that in spite of the huge insecurity challenges […]

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Ortom appreciates Nigerians for rising against impunity

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2018 0

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appreciated patriotic Nigerians for their solidarity, support and prayers which have enabled the nation as well as Benue State to overcome the recent wave of impunity. He said the development has deepened democracy which strives on the rule of law and due process. The Governor said he believes that […]