Benue House of Assembly on Friday approved request of Gov. Samuel Ortom’s loan of N41.39 billion for payment of salary, pension and other emolument arrears. The approval followed a letter of request from the governor to the Assembly which was read by the Speaker, Mr Titus Uba, during plenary....
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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...
By YEMI ITODO, Markudi – Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has warned that any attempt by anyone or group to rig elections in the state will be met with stiff resistance. The Governor who stated this on Tuesday at the expanded caucus...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended the courage and resilience of the Nigerian Press in the sustenance and promotion of the tenets of democracy in the country. Governor Ortom in a goodwill message to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom day, said credit...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – In line with its drive to open up rural development, the Benue State Government has earmarked 1.5 billion naira for the construction of Tse Gbinde-Fada-Wergba road in Saghev Council ward, Guma Local Government Area. The road links Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of...
When Robert N. Bellah, an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, among other things argued that two of the most basic components of a good life are success in one’s work and the joy that comes from serving one’s community, noting...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described the conduct of 2022 Local Government elections in Benue State as peaceful, fair and credible. The Governor made the observation at LGEA Primary School, Gbajimba, Guma Local Government area shortly after casting his vote. He expressed happiness...
By YEMI ITODO, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sworn in two new advisers. They are Terver Akase, the immediate past Chief Press Secretary who had resigned in 2021 to contest in the 2023 governorship election and Andrew Kputu. The Governor at a ceremony in the Benue...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has ordered the immediate arrest of the leaders of the illegal group, ‘Hunters and Forests Security Guards for causing a heavy security breaches on the streets of Makurdi and forcefully shaving a young lady’s hair. The Governor who distanced...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged his appointees to actively participate in the forthcoming Local Government election and the PDP Ward Congresses. The council elections and the ward Congresses have been slated to take place simultaneously on Saturday, April 30th, 2022. Addressing the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – 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 urged him to sustain the peace and unity of the people of the state....
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has described as spurious and far from the truth, the allegation that he hated the Idoma people, particularly as it relates to the 2023 governorship election in the state. Governor Ortom was reacting to a widely circulated statement by...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon Titus Uba has emerged as the governorship consensus candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP from the 14 local government areas of the Tiv speaking areas in the state This is following a painstaking process...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Council of States for granting state pardon to former Governors of Plateau and Taraba States, Senator Joshua Dariye and Rev. Jolly Nyame. Dariye and Nyame were serving jail...
BY RICHARD ABU, Abuja – Members of the zoning committee set up by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to zone the 2023 presidency and other elective offices in the country have submitted their report to the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) at the party”s National Secretariat in Abuja. Presenting...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the reinstatement of political appointees who had resigned to contest elections but were not favoured by zoning. He said, however, that only those whose positions were not replaced will enjoy the privilege. Governor Ortom disclosed this on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The crisis that engulfed the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been finally resolved. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom who is also the Chairman of the committee set up by the National Executive Committee, NEC of PDP disclosed this to...
Dear Governor Samuel Ortom, Let me begin by congratulating you on your well-deserved appointment as the Chairman of the Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its forthcoming National Convention. Your appointment is well-deserved because it represents an apparent promotion from the position of Vice -Chairman of...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has expressed grief over the sustained invasion and killing of Benue people by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The governor l, who was reacting to the recent murderous activities of Fulani herdsmen in Benue with scores hacked to death in unprovoked...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that he has no reason to resign as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zoning Committee ahead of the 2023 general elections. He has maintained his resolve to complete the assignment without blemish saying “I...