Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed deep pains over the death of an elder statesman Dr. Paul Iorpuu Unongo saying “we have lost a pathfinder and leader of an inestimable value.” Lamenting over the death of Unongo who died…
A chief magistrates’ court on Tuesday ordered that two brothers and their friend be remanded in a federal correctional centre for allegedly attacking villagers in Benue. The police charged Terna Amozua, Aondofa and Teryima Amazua with criminal conspiracy and acts…
Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed satisfaction at the rehabilitation work going on at the Wards and Theatre blocks of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH. The Governor also said he was happy that the construction work at the multi-billion…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has called on Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to retract and tender a public apology for his comments against him and Benue people over the killings in…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged the new Chairman of the Governing Council of the College of Education, Oju, Dr Vincent Aondoakaa to ensure prudent utilization of resources for enhanced service delivery at the institution. Governor Ortom gave the…
Two elderly men have been tortured to death by a mob action, following witchcraft allegations levelled against them in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said the deceased victims, Kwaghange Ugbu and Atuur Shaaja, were beaten…
… Condemns moves, hails Zamfara gov … Urges M/Belt govs to copy Ortom By Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna A socio-cultural organization in Kaduna, the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has warned against planned formation of vigilantes force by a Fulani body,…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Security Council presided over by the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, has disclosed that the ban on motorcycle (Okada) operation in Sankara axis of Benue State comprising Ukum, Logo and Katsina Ala Local Government Areas…
The Police Command in Benue on Wednesday arraigned one Maurice Archibong before a Makurdi Upper Area Court for alleged battery. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Veronica Shaagee, told the court that the case was transferred from Ugbokolo Division Police Station to…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 774 suspects and seized 3,874.3kg of various narcotics and psychotropic substances in Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau in the first half of 2022. The three states constitute the Zone D of the…
