Three kinsmen of Benue State Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, have been murdered by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. It was gathered that the three, two males and a female, were killed around 5pm in the evening after the gunmen laid an ambush and blocked the Lordye- Gbajimba road in Guma Local Government Area of […]
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Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s tagging of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP as a failure. It could be recalled that President Buhari, during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, said what comes to his mind when the acronym, PDP is mentioned, is failure. In his reaction, Governor […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari in his meeting with Benue leaders in Abuja on Monday, asked the state to accommodate their countrymen, in reference to the herdsmen residing in the state. According to Femi Adesina, The meeting was prompted by killings reportedly orchestrated by the herdsmen. The president also urged the leaders to exercise restraint in the […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said his state does not have land for cattle colonies. The governor said this on Monday while speaking with journalists after he and Benue leaders held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa. The establishment cattle colonies has been seen as an option to prevent […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said herdsmen had killed over 20 persons between Monday and Tuesday in Guma and logo local government areas of the state. Ortom disclosed this while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi after the State Security Meeting. He said that out of the number, nine were Livestock Guards who were to […]
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