By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The efforts of the immediate past Governor, Samuel Ortom to stop the probe panel from investigating his Government failed 13 months after the panel was set up by the Governor Hyacinth Alia led government of the state. A statement by the Principal...
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A High Court in Makurdi on Tuesday, dismissed two applications filed by former governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom stopping the Benue Government from probing him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov Hyacient Alia constituted two commissions of inquiry to investigate Ortom. Irked by the decision...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has denied handing over N359 billion salary arrears to his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia. Governor Alia was said to have made the allegation in Okpoga, the headquarters of Okpokwu local government area of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has congratulated Governor Hyacinth Alia on his 58th birthday. This is contained in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Terver Akase on Wednesday in Makurdi. Ortom prayed for God’s guidance for Alia as he led the...
Former Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Ortom stated this on Sunday at the Redeemed Church in Makurdi during the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Mrs Abigail Kashimana Orbunde, the wife of the former Chief of Staff (Terwase Orbunde), to former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and her maid, Ms. Patience Ogute, who were abducted by gunmen in Makurdi last Friday evening have regained their freedom....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has called for immediate release of the abducted wife and maid of the former Chief of Staff to the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom even as the party has condemned the armed attack...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the former Senate President, Senator David Mark on his 76th birthday. A statement by the media aide to the former Governor Ortom, said Senator Mark deserved all the accolades, prayers and...
When a leader with a blueprint is seated at the helm of affairs, he has a guide that navigates him to implement the blueprint in his palm as a vision to achieve those things which others have seemingly failed. Dr Samuel Ogbuku of NDDC is a new roadmap...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has insisted that there was no going back on probing the immediate past administration of the state over alleged misappropriation of government funds. Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia, revealed this to journalists...
Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday inaugurated two judicial commissions of inquiry to investigate the administration of former governor, Samuel Ortom. The commissions are the Benue Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry 2024 and the Sale/Lease of Government Assets, Companies, and Markets (both State and...
A former governor of Benue, Dr Samuel Ortom, has debunked rumours making the rounds that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another political party. Ortom made the clarification during the party’s stakeholders meeting on Monday in Makurdi. The former governor said he remained a member...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Forme Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike on his 56th birthday. Ortom’s media aide, Mr Terver Akase, disclosed this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Wednesday. Ortom described Wike...
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue said he was focused on governance and service delivery to the people and not after his predecessor, Mr Samuel Ortom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Terver Akase, a media aide to Ortom and the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday grilled the immediate past governor of Benue, Mr Samuel Ortom, for nine hours before he was later released. Ortom arrived at the premises of the commission’s Zonal Headquarters, Makurdi, at 10 a.m. and left there at about 7 :00 p.m....
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has nullified recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the immediate-past governor, Samuel Ortom. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, also demoted some permanent secretaries appointed by the immediate...
The governor of Benue state, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has sacked all political appointees under the Ortom administration serving in the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), with a directive to hand over to the most senior civil servants in their offices. The chief press secretary to the governor,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says he is leaving more assets than liabilities for the incoming administration. Governor Ortom stated this on Friday, in his address at the valedictory State Executive Council meeting at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi. Addressing the members of...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged the Tiv Traditional Council not to allow partisan politics ruin the collective interest of the Tiv nation. Governor Ortom spoke on Tuesday during a farewell interface he had with the Tiv Area Traditional Council at the Tor...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has applauded workers in the state for remaining undaunted and faithful to their jobs in spite of the harsh economic environment. This is contained in a solidarity message to the workers as they mark the 2023 Workers Day. The message was signed by Ortom’s...