The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the Makurdi custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following an invitation. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. It was gathered that the former governor was invited to […]
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The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, Agbo Terkula, has resigned both his membership of the party and the position he occupied. In a letter of resignation, dated Wednesday, July 18, 2018, addressed to the state chairman of the party, Mr Terkula claimed the APC controlled federal government did not represent […]
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Some aggrieved soldiers invaded Naka, administrative headquarters of Gwer west local government area of Benue state on Thursday, burning several houses and destroying properties in the process. According to Channels, some residents said the soldiers went to the community in search of one of their colleagues. They reportedly said trouble started on Wednesday when a […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said he has invited President Muhammadu Buhari to console the people of Benue over the killings and destruction of their property but the president did not honour the invitation. The governor went on to state that the people issuing press release for the herdsmen “are living in Abuja, they […]
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The Benue state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has lost two of its men in a gun battle with some men suspected to be herdsmen. Adakole Peter, a spokesman of the corps in Benue, said the incident happened in Awange after Kasseyol village in Guma local government area of the state. […]
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Four men of the Benue state command of the Nigerian Police Force have been confirmed missing after suspected herdsmen attacked a police patrol team in the state on Saturday. The confirmation of the development was made by Moses Yamu, spokesman of the command. The attackers were said to have opened fire on the team returning […]
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The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that the All Progressive Congress, APC), had won all the 23 local government chairmanship seats in the elections held on Saturday. It also announced that the party won all the councillorship positions, with some of the candidates returned unopposed. The BSIEC chairman, John Tsuwa, who declared […]
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Eight persons were feared dead following an attack by suspected herdsmen, on two villages in Logo Local Government Area of Benue state, a Police statement said. The Spokesman of the Police Command in Benue, ASP Moses Yamu, confirmed the attacks in a statement on Monday in Makurdi. Yamu said the attacks on Akaa and Tse-Orlalu villages […]
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Worried by recent attacks that left scores dead and several others injured in Zaki Biam, Benue State, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a Special Tactical Force to restore order. A statement issued by Mr Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the special tactical force […]
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Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said the N10 billion borrowed by the state government was used to pay workers salaries. Mr. Ortom gave the explanation in an interview in Makurdi. He stated this against the backdrop of allegations by the opposition that he misappropriated the N10 billion loan. The governor said when […]
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