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Benue, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, National Politics, Nigerian Police, Senate, State News
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
ULTIMATUM ON BENUE KILLINGS : Senate summons IGP — 1st February 2018 •Buhari faults lawmakers’ position Fred Itua, Abuja Twenty-four hours after the expiration of an ultimatum given to Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to arrest perpetrators of recent killings in Benue State, the Senate yesterday ordered its Committee on Police Affairs to summon […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Saturday, January 27th, 2018
“You’re dancing on the blood and graves of innocent pregnant women, children killed by herdsmen …says Buhari surrounded by selfish and incompetent people …Says herdsmen and cattle now enjoy immunity in Nigeria By Peter Duru, Makurdi, Nigeria Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has lashed at the Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, over […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Benue, Headlines, Party Politics, State News
Saturday, January 27th, 2018
Defense Minister, a disgrace to democracy – APC — 27th January 2018 Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali is a disgrace to democracy for telling Nigerians and other members of the public that the attack on two communities in […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Friday, January 26th, 2018
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has asked those who are complaining that he is talking too much about the killing of his people by suspected herdsmen to give him justice, vowing that only justice can make him keep quiet on the matter.
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Benue, Edo, Kogi, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, January 21st, 2018
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THERE are indications that the Islamic State in West Africa, ISWA, have infiltrated the North Central and some South South States of the country to carry out its dastardly act. Garba Shehu Already, the security operatives especially the Department of State Services, DSS, is said to be on top of […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Sunday, January 21st, 2018
Abuja – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says the state government has no land for the establishment of cattle colony in the state as being advocated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Ortom made this known while addressing State House correspondents after he led a delegation of Benue stakeholders to a closed […]
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Benue, Governors, Headlines, Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 14th, 2018
Herdsmen killings: Lalong bows, apologises to Ortom — 14th January 2018 Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has apologized to his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, over his comment condemning the implementation of anti-open grazing law in the state. The Plateau state governor had attributed recent killing of over 70 persons in […]
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Benue, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 6th, 2018
Benue killings: Buhari summons IGP, orders tight security — 6th January 2018 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to tighten security on all flashpoints in the country and end the killings in Benue State. The IGP disclosed this to State House Correspondents after an hour-closed door […]
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Benue, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Friday, January 5th, 2018
Benue Massacre: “I cannot be a leader over dead people,” – Ortom — 5th January 2018 (Rose Ejembi – MAKURDI) Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that he is withdrawing from all political activities until the problem of herdsmen invasion of the Benue valley is over. “I have decided to withdraw from every political […]
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Benue, State News
Friday, January 5th, 2018
— 5th January 2018 From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has restated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force towards ensuring total compliance to the Anti Open Grazing law as enacted by the Benue State government. Represented by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), in charge of Operations, […]
