By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Aboh as the new Auditor General of the State. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, disclosed this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Friday. The appointment takes...
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Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has called for the deployment of more troops and more army Forward Operating Bases in some parts of Benue to address the security challenges bedeviling the state. Alia made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has orders all criminals currently operating in Benue State to leave or risk arrest. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Sunday disclosed that his administration inherited the sum of N359 billion as debt from the past administration in the state. Alia disclosed this at an interdenominational church service to commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary. The church service was organised by the Christian...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has strongly condemned the kidnaping of Mr. Matthew Abo, his Commissioner for Information, culture and Tourism, and former Chairman Ukum Local Government Area (LGA), Mr. Iorwashima Erukaa. The Governor reacted to the incident in a statement issued...
The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi on Saturday upheld the victory of Gov. Hyacinth Alia of the APC in the March 18 Governorship Election. Delivering the judgment, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre election...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the construction of 16 Makurdi township roads measuring 15.39km on Monday. The governor said at the flag-off that the contract, awarded to an indigenous firm, was a significant step to achieving his goal of providing quality infrastructure for the...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Saturday said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, was his leader and he does not have any problem with him. Alia disclosed this during his maiden media interaction with journalists at Government House in Makurdi....
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has chided Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue for attending the remembrance mass of the son of the President of Appeal Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem in Jos. The PDP said this in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom on Sunday in...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has dissolved the Governing Council of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr Tersoo Kula in Makurdi Monday. Kula said that a...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the unprovoked attack on Akpuuna village in Mbaterem in Ukum Local Government Area of the state by suspected hoodlums. Sores of people were killed when the armed hoodlums attacked the community on Saturday. Reacting to the...
Civil servants in Benue will soon heave a sigh of relief, as Gov. Hyacinth Alia has assured them of payment of salaries by 25th of every month, beginning from June. Alia gave the assurance during his Democracy Day broadcast on Monday in Makurdi. “Indeed, as from 25th of this month,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has decried the high level of graduate unemployment in Nigeria and insisted that skill acquisition and entrepreneurship education remain critical towards tackling menace. Alia, who noted that his administration would give education top priority in Benue State,...
The governor of Benue state, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has sacked all political appointees under the Ortom administration serving in the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), with a directive to hand over to the most senior civil servants in their offices. The chief press secretary to the governor,...
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has been sworn in as the sixth Executive Governor of Benue, alongside his Deputy, Dr. Sam Ode. Born in 1966, Alia becomes the second priest of the Roman Catholic Church to rule the state since creation in 1976. Alia who was sworn in by the Chief...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says he is leaving more assets than liabilities for the incoming administration. Governor Ortom stated this on Friday, in his address at the valedictory State Executive Council meeting at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi. Addressing the members of...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged the Tiv Traditional Council not to allow partisan politics ruin the collective interest of the Tiv nation. Governor Ortom spoke on Tuesday during a farewell interface he had with the Tiv Area Traditional Council at the Tor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has asked the judiciary to deepen the democratic process in the country by ensuring that election petitions before them are transparently handled. Governor Ortom made the appeal on Sunday night, April 30th, 2023 in Abuja while speaking at a...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has applauded workers in the state for remaining undaunted and faithful to their jobs in spite of the harsh economic environment. This is contained in a solidarity message to the workers as they mark the 2023 Workers Day. The message was signed by Ortom’s...