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Benue, Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
2023: Atiku insulted Wike – Gov Ortom By Davies Ngere Ify Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, is alleged to have insulted Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, according to Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State. In an interview with Arise TV, Ortom claimed that sending emissaries to Wike, the party’s second-place finisher […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, November 1st, 2021
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was now better repositioned and ready to rescue Nigeria from the doldrum of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. The governor, who also posited that the ruling APC is worse than the worst military government assured that with new leadership […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News
Monday, September 27th, 2021
Governor Sam Ortom of Benue State yesterday called on Nigerians to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. Ortom spoke at separate thanksgiving masses held at St Dominic Catholic Church, Sachi, and St Joseph’s Quasi-Parish, Nyon, during the anniversary celebrations Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly, Titus Uba and a former Chairman of […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
By Peter Duru As herders abduct, kill 2 aid workers, Ortom’s relation, 5 others in Benue Invaders send message, vow to continue killings until Benue repeals grazing law Ortom condemns attack on his home town Eight persons including two aide workers and a relation of Governor Samuel Ortom were, Sunday, reportedly killed during a raid […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News
Saturday, June 12th, 2021
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has insisted that the sustained attacks on Benue people will not force his administration to repeal the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law. He maintained that anyone who thinks that the state government would be intimidated to repeal the law would be making a great […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
Fulani herdsmen grazing in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria, have reportedly fled the zone and are now settling in some Benue communities. The Fulani herdsmen are according to reports now settling in some communities in Ogbadibo, Okpokwu, Ado and other Local Government Areas of Benue State. It is believed that the invasion may not be […]
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Benue, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, State News
Monday, May 24th, 2021
From Rose Ejembi Makurdi Benue State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Akpen Leva has decried the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria and calls on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to act fast to rescue the nation from collapse. Leva who is also the Pastor in Charge of NKST, Iyortyer in Makurdi in this interview, […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Monday, May 17th, 2021
By George Okoh Suspected Herdsmen yesterday killed four persons in two council wards of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The herdsmen simultaneously launched an attack on Tse Shishim village,Tse Iber around Jimba and Ahumen settlement on Makurdi Naka Anpka highway and Mbaatan , Kunav in both Saghev -Ukusu and Sengev council ward […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News
Sunday, April 18th, 2021
The travails of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and the Benue people over persistent, consistent and well organised attacks from bandits appears to be a local problem, an issue for Benue State alone to take care of. But by being silent over the pains and slogs of the Benue people, Nigeria is gradually emptying itself […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has assured that the killers of Reverend Father Ferdinand Ngugban of St Paul’s Catholic Church, Aye-Twar village, in Katsina-Ala, will be apprehended. The governor condemned the killing of the Reverend Father by the attackers. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Governor Ortom […]
