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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Saturday that the state was now relatively peaceful since the deployment of troops in various operations to tackle the menace of armed banditry and suspected killer herdsmen. Ortom, however, pleaded with the military not to leave in spite of the … Read...

George Akume, the senator currently representing Benue North-West at the National Assembly, paid N4million each to some members of the Benue State House of Assembly for them to impeach Samuel Ortom, Governor of the state, on July 30, SaharaReporters has been told..... Read more via Tori News...

Rabiu Kwankwaso says the country has enough funds to use for the protection of its citizens. He promises to eliminate insecurity in all its forms across the country if elected the president in.... Read more via Naija Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2OmwyCv Get More Nigeria Political News

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday assured people of the state that his administration was committed to taking the state to “greater heights of development.” This was disclosed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Tever Akase, at PDP state secretariat in Makurdi, the state...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, Adams Oshiomhole is suffering from multiple personality syndrome.... Read more via Stella Dimoko Korkus – https://ift.tt/2OfYpE9 Get More Nigeria Political News

The gale of defections rocking the APC in Benue state have continued unabated with the Benue State Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Prof Dennis Ityavyar dumping the.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2wWaVRN Get More Nigeria Political News

The structures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue were on Monday handed over to Governor Samuel Ortom. A former president of the Senate, David Mark, handed over... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2oHROHH Get More Nigeria Political News

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has picked the nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor picked the form to contest for the governorship election in the state in 2019 on Friday, a statement from his Chief Press … Read more via Channels Television –...

50 security operatives were reportedly killed by herdsmen in Benue State between January and August 2018, according to Governor Samuel Ortom. Governor Samuel Ortom who prayed that.... Read more via Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Pn9FyP Get More Nigeria Metro News

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has advised his estranged political godfather, George Akume to stop castigating him and present his scorecard for the past 12 years before seeking re-election to the National Assembly. Ortom, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

In this interview with reporters Musikilu Mojeed and Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Governor Samuel Ortom chronicles his ordeal as chief executive of Benue, saying the instability in the north-central state is deeper than herdsmen-farmers clashes. The second part of the interview will run later this...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has alleged that Fulani herdsmen were planning to kidnap and kill him over his stand against open grazing in the state. He made this known during an interactive session with the church, traditional institution and other stakeholders towards peaceful elections...

The former Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom (Benue State) and ex-State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Hon. Berger Alfred Emberga has been left with a broken head after he was attacked on Saturday night in North Bank, Makurdi, by some political thugs. Hon. Alfred Emberga Berger was...

Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on the United Nations, other international bodies and civil society organisations to support over 500, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. The governor made call yesterday on the occasion of this year’s World Humanitarian Day. He described...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday said no amount of gang-up against him within the Peoples Democratic Party would compel him to consider leaving the party for another political party. There have been insinuations that the governor may defect from the PDP to … Read more via...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state in this interview spoke on why eight lawmakers in the state moved to serve him an impeachment notice and why he dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He also expressed his fear on the looming famine and hunger...

Benue State government has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) was desperate to nail Governor Samuel Ortom. His chief press secretary, Terver Akase, raised the... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2BbOeOR Get More Nigeria Political News

Nigeria’s democracy once more came under threat last week (August 7) with the invasion of the National Assembly by operatives of the intelligence unit known by the... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2KPz4OQ Get More Nigeria Political News

The Benue State Government has fired back at Steve Lawani, the immediate past deputy governor of the state over his recent media attack on Governor Samuel Ortom. Lawani had in a recent interview, claimed that the party chased Ortom away for his alleged poor performance. Responding to … Read...

A former deputy governor of Benue State, Chief Stephen Lawani, is one of those eyeing the senatorial seat in Benue South. In this interview, Lawani speaks on the defection of Governor Samuel Ortom from the APC to the PDP, saying that the governor’s alleged failure to meet the expectations …...