For joining the governorship race in Benue state under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Catholic Diocese of Gboko has suspended Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. Alia reportedly picked the N50 million governorship form of the APC and had been cleared by the ruling party to participate alongside 11 there successful aspirants in the party’s primary. In Read More
Former Senate President, Senator Ameh Ebute, has called on the leadership of all political parties, especially the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to give more women opportunities to lead at various leadership positions. Senator Ebute, specifically expressed confidence in the capacity of a House of Representatives aspirant Hon. Linda Ene Agada to give a good representation and restore hope to Read More
A leading organisations working against rape in Nigeria on the aiges of Make A Difference Initiative (MAD) and Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Gboko Old Students Chapter have asked Benue State Government to Appeal the court judgement of Benue State High Court in Makurdi, which acquitted Andrew Ogbuja, a lecturer at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, of raping and causing Read More
Emmanuel Jime, a lawyer, politician, former Member of the House of Representatives and former gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state, is the Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). He was appointed into the NSC position by President Muhammadu Buhari on June 25, 2021. In this interview he speaks on how he intends to reposition Read More
Governor Samuel Ortom, Senator Iorchia Ayu, Senator George Akume, Senator David Mark, Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker Jev, Chief Audu Ogbe, Honourable John Ngbede, Comrade Austin Agada. We are a collection of Benue sons and daughters of various professional calling, standing and experience, who are genuinely concerned about the development trajectory of our Read More
Former governor of Benue state and current Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, has assured that his state will return to the mainstream politics in 2023. The Minister also dropped an hint that the governorship candidate of the party may emerge through a consensus arrangement. Speaking with newsmen at a-2-day Benue APC stakeholders retreat with the Read More
Ahead of its national convention slated for May 28 and 29, 2022 to elect a presidential candidate for the 2023 election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned 96th session of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom’s 37-man zoning committee had submitted its report on April 13, 2022 to Read More
A socio-cultural organisation, Tiv Youth Council Worldwide, has facilitated with the executive governor of Benue state, Dr. Samuel Ortom, on the occasion of his 61st birthday. In a birthday message signed by President of the Council, Hon. Mike Msuaan and made available to Journalists on Saturday, the group thanked God for granting governor Ortom health of mind and body as Read More
Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has congratulated Benue state Governor Dr Samuel Ortom on his 61st birthday. Senator Mark in his goodwill message to the governor on Saturday, urged him to sustain the peace and unity of the people of the state. He praised Ortom’s indomitable spirit in defense of the state so far and told him Read More
A 2019 Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state, Surveyor John Tondus, has accused Nigerian governors of being responsible for insecurity in the nation, adding that the governors’ refusal to allow Local Government Autonomy is deliberate. Hon Tondus, who is also a former Commissioner for Land and Survey in Benue state, said the state governors were Read More
As activities intensify for the 2023 general elections, one of the states to watch in the election is Benue. Three of the state’s former governors, former minister of justice and attorney general of the federation, former and current PDP national chairmen and several others will actively be involved in the election. This is really a spectacular state to watch. The Read More
HRM Agaba-Idu, Johnn Odogbo Elaigwu, the Och’Idoma V (2nd left), Senator Gabriel Suswam (2nd right), Senator Patrick Abba Moro (left) and Senator Orker Jev (right)
Ajio Community Secondary School Ishagev-Ya, Kwande local government area of Benue state, was known for its infrastructure development and sports during the era of Gumji Ephraim Unenge, as the principal of the school. He came and saw that the school was lacking in infrastructure and sports. In less than a year, he built eight new classrooms, a new library stocked Read More
Terwase Orbunde, who seeks to govern Benue state as from 2023, tells SHIAONDO JOHN in this interview in Makurdi that he would accord women a special place in his administration; he also bares his mind on Governor Samuel Ortom’s stewardship. What would you say about Governor Samuel Ortom’s administration in terms of performance? I want to let you know that Read More
The Benue state government has began the enumeration of building properties across the state, particularly major towns in the state in order to access the World Bank grant of $2.5 million for social amenities. Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals, Dr. Benard Unenge, said the grant will be based on the data collected by the Benue Georgraphical Information Service Read More
In Nigeria today diseases that affect the organs such as kidney stones, urinary retention, complications with the heart, cancer, etc, have become the order of the day as the percentage of patients diagnosed with such diseases in hospitals today has skyrocketed. These problems require immediate medical attention as unnecessary delay may lead to further health issues or even worse scenarios Read More
The race for the next governor of Benue sate after the completion of the two- term of Chief Samuel Ortom has begun with about 31 aspirants on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ahead of the party primaries, the Benue political landscape is currently warm. Consultations have reached advanced stages as aspirants criss-crosses the length and breadth Read More
The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has challenged Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom to slow down in giving attention to trivialities but rather execute projects and invite Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to commission if he wants to truly welcome him to Benue state. The President of the Tiv Youth group, Hon. Mike Msuaan, stated this while reacting to the alarm raised Read More
Then All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state Tuesday inaugurated the state officials to run activities of the party for the next four years. The party also promised to reclaim Benue from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which they said had performed abysmally. The new officials led by Comrade Austin Agada were elected on 16 October,2021, at the APC state Read More
The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly (COSMBYLA) under the youth groups in the South East, South South, South West and Middle Belt regions has tackled the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) over allegation of lie against Benue state governor Samuel Ortom. This was disclosed in a statement jointly signed by the President General, Coalition of South-East Youth Read More
A Benue group under the aegis of Zone A People’s Assembly (ZAPA) has cautioned the Presidency to desist from blackmailing Governor Samuel Ortom, declaring amongst other things that it lacks justification to criticize or blackmail the governor. The group in a statement issued Sunday challenged the presidency to rather address sensitive issues of insecurity, inflation and rising unemployment in the Read More
The ever bustling Nigeria business community continued to witness great strides with the activity of big player and Super-entrepreneur philanthropist like King Mohammed Adah Ochacho. King Moh as fondly called by his admirers hails from Otukpo in Benue state. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Ochacho Group of Companies. A fleet of companies that operates in Real estates, hospitality, Read More
The cry of Internally Displaced Persons in Benue state presently is when the state can be safe for them to return to their ancestral homes. JOHN SHIAONDO reports. Over five years after the attacks by herdsmen on various communities in Benue state, the future of the Internally Displaced Persons IDPs have remained bleak. While the state government seems to be Read More
The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has counseled Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to concentrate on redeeming his name “which is becoming synonymous with failure and ineptitude than making headlines using the name of President Muhammadu.” President of the Tiv youth group, Hon. Mike Msuaan, gave the advice in a press release made available to the media in Abuja while Read More
A new Och’Idoma, a paramount Ruler of the Idoma Nation has emerged. He is Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John, a Pastor with Deeper Christian Life Ministry. Pastor John will now succeed the late Agabaidu Elias Ikoyi Obekpa. The 52-year-old cleric defeated Andrew Idakwu and Sunday Echono to emerge as the new king of Idoma land. Pastor John will recognised as a Read More
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