Tag: Benue
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Herdsmen in military uniform kill 16 in Benue
Suspected herdsmen dressed in military uniform yesterday killed 16 people at Agagbe community in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State while several others were either injured or displaced. The gunmen invaded the community about 4.30a.m. But the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, (OPWS), Major General Adeyemi Yekini, said only seven people whose bodies…
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Challenge your defeat in court, Ortom tells Akume
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has advised Sen. George Akume (APC-Benue North West) to challenge his loss at Saturday’s Senatorial poll in court. Ortom, who handed down the advise on Thursday in Makurdi at a news conference, said the courts were properly constituted to handle such cases. “Go to the court and seek redress. The…
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Presidential poll: Atiku wins Benue
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has defeated President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the Presidential election in Benue. Declaring the results on Tuesday in Makurdi, the State Constituency Collation Officer, Prof Sebastine Maimako, said Atiku polled a total of 355,255 votes to beat his…
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2019: Why I defected to PDP – Ortom
Gov Samuel Ortom has said that he chose to pursue his governorship ambition on the platform of the PDP because it was a more credible alternative for him to achieve his policies. Ortom stated this on Monday in Makurdi, during the flag-off of his governorship campaign. The governor, who won his election on the platform…
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Panic in Benue as herdsmen set Ortom’s rice farm ablaze
Suspected herdsmen have set ablaze the over 20,000 hectares of rice farm belonging to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. TNG reports that the rice farm is located in Tse-Adorogo, Mbabeagh, Nzorov, Guma Local Government Area of the state. According to a report by The Nation, the governor said he had not harvested his rice farm,…
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Herdsmen attack Benue community on Xmas eve, kill father of seven
It was a tragic Christmas for residents of Ukemberagya, Gaambe-Tiev community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State as herdsmen in their numbers reportedly launched attacks on the eve of Christmas Day leading to the death of one Ioewuese Myaga, a father of seven children. A community leader in the area, Anawah Joseph added…
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Herdsmen strike again in Benue, kill four
Four farmers have been killed by suspected herdsmen in a fresh attack on Tse- Dzungwe, Logo Local Government area of Benue State. Killed are Terlumun Uke,Samuel Dwem,and Draba Dwem and Apaaga Mlanga. Tse- Dzungwe which is located on the banks of River Benue, has been repeatedly attacked by herdsmen with residents just recovering from a…
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2019: Benue voters will resist rigging, intimidation – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that the people of the state have resolved to “resist any form of intimidation and rigging during the 2019 general elections”. Ortom stated this on Sunday in Jos, while answering questions from newsmen, shortly after a special Church service. ”We hear that people are scheming to win elections…
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Ortom’s govt behind herdsmen’s killings in Benue – Akume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator George Akume, claimed on Friday that the Benue State Government was behind the attacks by herdsmen in the state, which had consumed hundreds of lives. In the course of the relentless attacks, many villages were also reduced to rubble in Benue state. On January 1 alone, 75 lives…
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Man slaughters daughter for sacrifice in Benue
The Chairman, Konshisha Local Government, Mrs. Justina Ubebe, has confirmed the killing of an infant girl by her father, one John Depuun, as sacrificial offering in a village in Tse-Agberagba in the area. Confirming the incident to our reporter in a telephone interview, Ubebe described the act as “strange and bizarre”. She said the act,…