Election officers on duty There is anxiety in Benue as unknown gunmen have shot Comfort Dooshima, the collation officer for Gboko local government area of the state.Dooshima, a lecturer at the University of Agriculture, Benue, was attacked on her way to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Markurdi,
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Ortom, Jime Call For Calm After INEC Declares Benue Election Inconclusive
UPDATE: Ortom warns military against shooting ballot box snatchers
FOLLOWING the order by President Muhammadu Buhari to the military to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers, Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom has warned that obeying such directive will amount to perpetrating extra-judicial murder which he said can lead to the prosecution of the military personnel at the International Court of Justice (ICC). The governor […]
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Over 7,000 security personnel deployed for elections in Benue – CP
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Commissioner of Police in charge of Benue State, Omololu Bishi, has disclosed that over 7,000 security personnel who were deployed for last Saturday’s postponed general elections have returned to their places of primary assignment. The security personnel, drawn from the police and other sister agencies such as the Nigerian Security and Civil […]
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Benue belongs to Buhari, says Ortom as he receives president’s campaign team
Police Warn PDP Against Counter Rally Ahead Of Buhari’s Campaign In Benue
OPWS intervenes in Tiv/ Jukun crisis in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Military spike operation, code-named Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), has enjoined community leaders in Benue who have issues in their domains that could pose security threat or lead to violence to report such issues to the Operation or other security agencies. Commander, OPWS, Maj. Gen. Adeyemi Yekini made the call during a […]
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Change of guard at Airforce formation, Makurdi
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi There was a change of guard at the Tactical Air Command (TAC) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Makurdi, Benue State on Thursday following the posting of the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), TAC, AVM Oladayo Amao, to the headquarters in Abuja. Amao who is now the Chief of Training and Operations at […]
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Gov. Ortom replaces 6 suspended LG chairmen
Governor Ortom of Benue State By Nicholas DechiGov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Tuesday in Makurdi swore in Acting Chairmen for six local governments, following the suspension of the affected chairmen by the State House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the local government bosses were suspended by
Buhari condemns Tiv/Jukun clash in Benue
President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the inter-communal violence between Tiv and Jukun communities in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, which left dozens injured and several houses destroyed. According to a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), President Buhari expressed […]
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