“Not that I love Caesar less, but that I love Rome more.” – Cassius. In these perditious times for millions of my beloved Benue people, these lines from a famous character in the all-time Shakespearean classic, Julius Caesar, readily come to mind for their direct relevance to our contemporary...
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By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Leading aspirant on the ticket of the APC for the 2023 governorship of Benue State Prof. Terhemba Shija has raised his voice against the spate of attacks being unleashed by armed bandits and other criminal elements on settlements in Benue State. Prof. Shija spoke...
Suspected armed herdsman in the early hours of Sunday, allegedly killed about thirty persons in two communities of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State in what has been described as unprovoked attacks on civilians. Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sewuese...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has identified with his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN over the gruesome killing of his kinsmen at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state on Sunday. The Governor said Owo, the hometown of Governor Akeredolu has suddenly...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned in strong terms, the massacre of scores of worshippers at a Catholic Church in Ondo State by men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The Governor in a condolence message to his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A lecturer with the Department of Chemistry, University of Abuja, Dr Isaac Ochi, has emerged the flag-bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the House of Representatives, Oju/Obi Federal Constituency, in the 2023 general elections. Dr. Ochi emerged through consensus in the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has reiterated his call for complete autonomy for the judiciary to enable the arm of government dispassionately uphold the rule of law. Governor Ortom made the call on Thursday at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi during the swearing-in ceremony...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has pledged the Bureau’s willingness to deploy its expertise and technical knowhow to assist the Benue State Government in its drive for privatisation, commercialisation, Public Private Partnership (PPP) and other economic...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on his nomination as the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the just concluded party primary held in Abuja. In a statement on Monday by his Chief...
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, a Catholic priest, has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue. Rev. Fr. Alia, Catholic priest of Gboko Diocese, scored 526,807 votes to emerge as the party’s candidate at the primary election held on Saturday in Makurdi. Chairman of the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Ahead of the PDP Governorship primary elections this week, Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state is committed to leading the party to victory at the general elections next year. Governor Ortom gave the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- Delegates from the seven local government areas that make up Benue North West senatorial zone have endorsed Governor Samuel Ortom as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in next year’s general election. The Governor was in March this year endorsed as the sole PDP...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on Nigerians to put religious and political differences aside and work together to save the country from its current security and economic challenges. Governor Ortom made the call on Saturday when the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again expressed optimism that Nigerians would prefer to vote-in a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the country’s next president in 2023. The Governor spoke on Thursday when he received the Governor of Akwa Ibom State...
…Demands Zone C Senatorial seat By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Stakeholders from Obi and Oju LGA of Benue State have distanced themselves from the militant agitations for governorship by the Benue Rebirth Movement, BRM, in the forthcoming general elections. The Igede extraction who call themselves G-2 have also demanded...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has assured all aspirants in the forthcoming party primaries scheduled to elect candidates for next year’s general election of fairness and transparency. Governor Ortom gave the assurances at the enlarged caucus meeting of the party held Sunday at the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condoled the former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Solomon Ewuga over the death of his pilot daughter, Miss Adzuayi Ewuga. Adzuayi was the Pilot of the ill fated Twin Otter Aircraft on Thursday in...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to come clean in its fight against corruption and not be selective as they are currently doing. Governor Ortom spoke on Friday, when he received at the Benue Peoples House,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has insisted that the law banning open grazing in the state is irrevocable just as he told the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore that he is prepared to meet them in court for any legal battle. Secretary-General of the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has explained that he did not at any point promised to anoint his former Chief of Staff, Hon. Terwase Orbunde or any other aspirant as his successor. The Governor made the clarification on Wednesday when stakeholders from the Kwande...