INEC Queries, Withdraws 2 Staff From Field Over Extortion Of PVC Registrants In Benue

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Benue State on Sunday, said it has issued queries to two staff for allegedly extorting registrants in Oju Local Government Area. It said the commission has withdrawn the two officers from the ongoing voters’ registration in

Benue: Killing Of Farmers In Edumoga , Barbaric Says Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described as barbaric, the gruesome killing of farmers in Edumoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the State by gunmen believed to be herdsmen. An angry Ortom condemned the dastardly act and described the murderers as cowards

JUST IN: CBN Office In Benue State On Fire

CBN, Makurdi There was a fire incident at the Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benue State. A portion of the bank went in flames in the early hours of Thursday. Eyewitnesses said that they noticed the fire at the

Killing Me Won’t Abolish Ranching Law In Benue – Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday stated that killing or assassinating him would not stop the people of Benue state from strictly enforcing the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state. He also disclosed that his government had been under immense

Gunmen Kill Ortom’s Aide, Christopher Dega In Jos

Gunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital. The Nation learnt he was shot in the chest several times by gunmen on Tuesday. AIG Dega had a brilliant career

Catholic Priest Killers Will Be Arrested Gov Ortom Assures Benue

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has assured that the killers of Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban would be arrested and prosecuted. Ortom made the promise in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase on Wednesday in Makurdi. Ngugban, the assistant parish

Gunmen Assassinate Catholic Priest In Benue

Gunmen have killed a Catholic priest Rev. Moses Ngugban in Agu village, Mbatyula/ Mbelev council ward ,Katsina/Ala local government area in Benue. A statement by Benue Police Public Relation officer (PPRO), Kate Anene, a DSP, confirmed the incident It explained the gunmen stormed

Attack On Ortom Invitation To Anarchy – PDP Govs

Following the attack on the Governor of Benue State On Saturday, peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have described Saturday’s assassination attempt on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom as an invitation to anarchy. In a statement on Sunday by the chairman of the PDP Governors

IGP Deploys FCID Officers After Attack On Gov Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday narrated an ugly encounter with suspected herdsmen while going to his farm at Tyo-mu on the Makurdi-Gboko road on Saturday. Following the attack, the Inspector–General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu on Sunday ordered immediate deployment of

I Thank God For Saving Me From Herdsmen – Ortom

Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has thanked God for saving him from Saturday’s attack by suspected herdsmen. He spoke at the Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG) Signs and Wonders Mega Parish Makurdi on Sunday. THE NATION had reported suspected herders on Saturday attacked the