Tag: Benue
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Ortom apologises to Benue pensioners over N20bn arrears
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Friday, met with the protesting pensioners in the state, promising to release N611million to complete the payment of their April and May 2018 pensions, out of 25 months or N20 billion owed. The governor, who met the aggrieved pensioners at the entrance of the Government House in Makurdi where…
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Two Benue civil servants remanded for N12m fraud
A Makurdi Magistrates′ Court in Benue state has remanded two civil servants in prison custody for alleged criminal conspiracy and fraud of N12 million. The Magistrate, Mrs. Ajuma Igama, did not take the plea of the defendants. She ordered that they be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case till Nov 16 for further…
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Benue evacuates students from Taraba varsity after killing
The Benue Government announced on Wednesday that it had commenced the evacuation of Benue State students at the Federal University, Wukari in Taraba. The evacuation followed the closure of the university after the alleged killing of two Benue students in the institution on July 30 by people suspected to be members of the Jukun militia.…
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Benue guber: Appeal Court dismisses Ortom’s appeal on motions
The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi on Friday dismissed appeals by Gov. Samuel Ortom, INEC and PDP against the decision of the Benue Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to reserve all rulings on applications till final judgement on the main petition. The appellants are respondents in the petition filed by Mr Emmanuel Jime of APC…
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NNPC begins oil exploration in Benue
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will commence oil exploration in Benue state next month. As the exploration begins, the Benue State Government has assured management and staff of security and safety of its staff. Governor Samuel Ortom gave the assurance at the Government House, Makurdi when the NNPC exploration team led by Dorathy Umoetok,…
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Killings: Benue rejects FG’s ‘RUGA’ settlement for herdsmen
The Benue State Government has rejected the proposed RUGA settlement for herdsmen by the Federal Government in the State. The state’s decision was revealed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor Terver Akase. The statement decried the action of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, which it said was attempting…
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Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara, Benue assure workers of readiness to pay N30,000 minimum wage
Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Samuel Ortom (Benue) have assured workers of their readiness to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage. They spoke Thursday at different fora on the minimum wage, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari Fayemi said the welfare of the workers had always…
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Benue Govt. imposes curfew on Katsina-Ala
The Benue Government on Monday imposed a 24 hours curfew on Katsina-Ala town in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Acting Governor Mr Ede Ogaba and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Ogaba said…
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Supplementary polls: APC rejects Benue, Sokoto governorship results
The Sokoto State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday rejected the declaration of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal as winner of the just-concluded governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mr Tambuwal winner of the election after Saturday’s supplementary with a narrow margin of 342 votes. The Chief Collation/Returning Officer,…
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Supplementary polls: Gov Ortom leads in 9 of 13 LGA’s of Benue
Gov Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won in 9 of 13 Local Government Areas (LGA’s) in the supplementary polls held on Saturday. Results from nine councils will be announced today. The results of 13 councils as announced by various INEC Collation Officers on Sunday in Makurdi showed Ortom won Agatu, Apa, Ogbadibo,…