Rose Ejembi, Makurdi A group under the aegis of Tiv Youth Council (TYC) has called on the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to immediately apologise to the ancestral leader of the Tiv nation, Wantareph Paul Unongo for describing him as a liability. The non-political organisation also took an exception to what it termed ‘character assassination’ […]
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Ochanya: Absence of presiding magistrate stalls court proceedings
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Proceedings of the court involving a Polytechnic lecturer, Andrew Ogbuja, who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl under his guardianship could not hold, on Thursday, due to the absence of the presiding Magistrate, Isaac Ajim. The matter, which was expected to be taken over by the Ministry of Justice as directed by the […]
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More orphans, out-of-school girls ratio in Benue due to herdsmen attacks – Mrs. Ortom
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Wife of the Benue State Governor, Mrs. Eunice Ortom, has disclosed that herdsmen attacks in 19 out of the 23 local government areas of the state have increased the number of orphans and out of school girls ratio in the state. She stated this, on Thursday, during the celebration of the International […]
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APC, PDP go to primaries in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi All is now set for the governorship primaries of both the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled to take place, on Sunday. In Benue, while the PDP is holding their primary at the Aper Aku Stadium, the venue for the APC primary according to its State Publicity […]
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Post-harvest losses: Ortom seeks World Bank support
Okwe Obi and Mark Blessing, Abuja Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has called on the World Bank and well-meaning organisations to partner with the state; to arrest post-harvest losses. Ortom, who attributed the development to the perennial impasse between farmers and herdsmen, disclosed that the state is in dire need of water, roads and electricity. […]
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Ortom’s being victimised, says aide
Rose Ejembi, Makurd Chief Press Secretary to Benue State Governor, Terver Akase has confirmed the freezing
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I’m being persecuted, says Benue gov, Ortom
Ortom joins PDP, 3 govs, ministers, lawmakers to follow
Benue Governor Ortom Dumps APC
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has dumped the political party, All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor disclosed this on Monday, at the Government House in Makurdi, the state capital, while swearing in his Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Jerome Torshimbe. Explaining the reasons behind his action, the governor
