‘Benue has lost a leading light’ – Ortom mourns Ignatius Ayua
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has lamented over the demise of former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Professor Ignatius […]
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Ortom assents to amended ranching law with stiffer penalties
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Thursday gave assent to an amendment to the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment […]
Ortom unveils Benue State Humanitarian Response Plan
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Governor Samuel Ortom has unveiled the Benue State Humanitarian Response Plan, BSHRP 2022. Performing the ceremony on Tuesday at the […]
Benue Govt, UNICEF partner to provide 2000 boreholes in 8 LGAs
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Benue State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has provided over two thousand boreholes to communities […]
Igede youth frowns at extortion of poor people by enumerators
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Igede Youth Council (IYC) has condemned in totality the extortion of poor people by enumerators mandated by the Federal […]
Ortom congratulates Aminu Tambuwal at 56
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has felicitated with his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on his 56th birthday. Governor Ortom […]
Ortom And A Nation of Contradictions By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
‘The greatest problem of man is that man is the problem’-Anonymous Aside from the time-honoured belief that the poverty (intellectual, economic, social, psychological and cultural) […]
We’re not terrorists organization – Miyetti Allah tells FG to ignore Ortom
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on the Federal Government to ignore Gov. Samuel Ortom […]
Declare Miyetti Allah, FUNAM as terrorist group too – Ortom tells Buhari
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration for heeding his call and finally labeling […]
Benue Gov. signs 2022 budget of N155.6bn into law
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has signed the 2022 budget of N155.6 billion into law. Governor Ortom signed the budget […]
PDP will not impose candidates in 2023 – Ayu
….Ortom backs him, says imposition undemocratic By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu says the party under […]
Makurdi tenants lament over arbitrary rent increase
Some tenants in Makurdi, the Benue capital, have decried the sudden and astronomical increase in tenancy fees within the city in recent years. The tenants, […]
Jato-Aka deserves to be immortalized – Adikpo Agbatse
By AVADOO IORNAV, Makurdi – Former Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA, Hon. Adikpo Agbatse, has called on relevant stakeholders to […]
Ortom condoles Aliko Dangote over death of his brother
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday condoled with the Founder/Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, over the […]
Gov Ortom congratulates Sen. Iyorchia Ayu at 69
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has congratulated the National Chairman-elect of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu on […]
Military remains at the forefront in tackling insecurity – Force Commander
The Force Commander (FC), Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, has said the Nigerian armed forces have remained at the forefront in tackling the […]
Scores killed as gunmen open fire on mourners during wake-keep in Benue
Gunmen have reportedly attacked Mbayatyo Mbater council ward of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State during a wake-keep, killing an unspecified number of mourners. […]
Ortom pledges to improve IGR to settle state’s financial obligations
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has pledged to improve on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State to enable it to settle some of […]
Ortom congratulates Soludo on Anambra governorship election victory
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has congratulated Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on his […]