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We told Buhari not to be in a haste to come back – Ortom

Ortom to Mark: You’re telling lies, come to Benue let me clear you

Mystery man pays N42m tithe to Benue church

Benue to begin yam export in June

Benue State spends N1.4 billion on water projects

Benue State spends N1.4 billion on water projects

DSS quizzes ex governor Suswam over arms cache, exotic cars

Crime Robbers unleash mayhem on Makurdi as residents cry for help

Benue lawmakers refund N750m car loan to EFCC (They are all thieves)

Ortom approves payment of N400m to pensioners

We told Buhari not to be in a haste to come back – Ortom

Ortom to Mark: You’re telling lies, come to Benue let me clear you

Mystery man pays N42m tithe to Benue church

Benue to begin yam export in June

Benue State spends N1.4 billion on water projects

Benue State spends N1.4 billion on water projects

DSS quizzes ex governor Suswam over arms cache, exotic cars

Crime Robbers unleash mayhem on Makurdi as residents cry for help

Benue lawmakers refund N750m car loan to EFCC (They are all thieves)

Ortom approves payment of N400m to pensioners

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Posted by admin Benue, Latest Politics, State News Sunday, August 6th, 2017

By Nwafor Sunday Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, yesterday, at the state house told newsmen that the six selected governors who went to visit President Muhammadu Buhari in London advised him not to hurry back, but to take care of his health pending when his doctors clear him. According to Ortom, “We were happy […]

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Thursday, May 25th, 2017

Ortom to Mark: You’re telling lies, come to Benue let me clear you The Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that the Former Senate President in the 7th Senate, Senator David Mark is telling lies. Governor Ortom also asked senator Mark to come to the state for better clarification on his misconception […]

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, has shocked church members with a tithe offering of N42 million. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi revealed that the money was paid into the UBA account of the NKST Church High Level Makurdi. Although the pastor of […]

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Sunday, April 9th, 2017

Yam tubers in heaps waiting for buyers enue State will begin the processing, marketing and packaging of yam for export in June this year, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said in Makurdi on Thursday. Emmanuel Etim, Head of NEPC Export Assistance Office in Benue, disclosed this during a two-day stakeholders training and awareness for […]

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

PHOTO: google.com/search Permanent Secretary of the Benue State Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Agbogbo Ode, said the state spent over N1.4 billion on water projects in the last two years. He spoke at the weekend during a press briefing organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, in Makurdi. Ode […]

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

PHOTO: google.com/search Permanent Secretary of the Benue State Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Agbogbo Ode, said the state spent over N1.4 billion on water projects in the last two years. He spoke at the weekend during a press briefing organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, in Makurdi. Ode […]

Posted by admin Benue, Corruption Politics, Headlines, State News Monday, February 27th, 2017

The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday invited former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam to explain his link to a cache of assorted weapons and exotic cars discovered by the agency at No. 44, Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Maitama, Abuja. A statement by Tony Opuiyo, a spokesman of the DSS disclosed that on 24th February, […]

Posted by admin Benue, State News Saturday, September 17th, 2016

Punch Attah, Ede, Makurdi Benue State has turned into a hotspot for criminals. In fact, it is now a magnet for armed robbers, kidnappers, car snatchers and cattle rustlers. The situation has got so bad that many youths in Makurdi, the state capital, now move around armed with cutlasses and knives to defend themselves against […]

Posted by admin Benue, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News Monday, August 15th, 2016

Attah Ede, Makurdi The 22 members of the Benue State House of Assembly who collected money to purchase Prado Sports Utility Vehicles have started refunding the money to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This was revealed on Monday by the Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Benjamin Adanyi. It would be recalled that some members of […]

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom Attah Ede Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has approved the release of N400 million for the payment of pension and gratuity to local government and state pensioners every month. The governor disclosed this while playing host to the national leadership of Benue State University Alumni Association at Benue People’s House […]

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