Tag: Benue
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Court remands 4 men for allegedly burning Obasanjo’s farm
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Friday ordered the remand of four men in a correctional centre for allegedly conspiring and burning a Mango farm belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The suspects: Julius Igyo, Samuel Aleva, Pius Mcha and Daniel Ortserga, are all of Howe town in Gwer-East Local Government Area of Benue.…
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Embittered Ortom narrates how security operatives barred him from receiving VP, Osinbajo
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has narrated how security operatives deliberately barred him from entering the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Base Makurdi to receive the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who was transiting through the NAF Airport to Wukari in Taraba state by helicopter. The angered Ortom who had earlier received a letter of…
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I’ve spent N680m on treatment of snakebites – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says he has spent the sum of N680 million treating victims of snakebite in the State, in the last 22 years. This is contained in the checks conducted by the State Ministry of Health and Human Services.
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Customs intercept commercial bus loaded with 550 gun cartridges in Benue
Authorities of the Joint Border
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Tiv Youths demand apology from Gov. Ortom over “drunkards” statement; Ortom says “Never”
Tiv Youth Council Worldwide (TYCW), a Benue-based socio-cultural group on Tuesday demanded an apology from the state governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, for referring to Benue indigenes as drunks. It said in a statement issued in Abuja by its president, Mr Mike Msuaan that it was regrettable that the governor made such derogatory remark on a…
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Gunmen kill seven in Benue community
No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed killed by gunmen in an attack at Tor-Togan town on Thursday night.