Tag: Benue
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Tears as teenage rape victim, Ochanya is buried in Benue
There was uncontrollable tears on Friday in Benue State as Ochanya Obaje, a 13-year-old girl, who died on October 17 after being raped allegedly by a lecturer of Benue State Polytechnic, Andrew Ogbuja, and his son, Victor, was buried. She was buried in her hometown, Ogene Amejo, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. A…
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Benue will pay any amount adopted as minimum wage – Ortom assures workers
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has promised to pay any amount agreed upon by the negotiating committee on minimum wage. Ortom stated this on Tuesday in Makurdi, when members of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and other sister unions visited him to register their support for the upward review of wages. The News Agency…
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I will pay any amount adopted as minimum wage – Ortom
Benue governor Samuel Ortom has promised to pay any amount agreed upon by the negotiating committee on minimum wage. Ortom stated this on Tuesday in Makurdi, when members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other sister unions visited him to register their support for the upward review of wages. The News…
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Herdsmen planning to attack Benue again – Ortom raises alarm
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Friday raised the alarm that herdsmen have threatened to unleash fresh attacks in Benue State. In a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the herdsmen had sent a message to the people of Mbagwen community in Guma Local Government Area of the state. The…
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Boat mishap: Benue Govt. confirms 20 persons, 17 motorcycles missing
Rev. Jacob Aernyi, the Special Adviser to Benue Governor on Religious Affairs and Civil Society, has sympathised with the families of victims of a boat mishap, in which no fewer than 20 persons were missing. Aernyi told newsmen that he got details of the incident on Thursday in his office in Makurdi through the Secretary,…
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2019: Why majority of Benue residents oppose Buhari’s re-election – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has revealed why ‘the majority’ of Benue residents are opposed to the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. While explaining that the people of the state have ‘nothing against Fulani people’ as it is being insinuated, he adduced reasons for the Benue people’s alleged discontent with the President. Ortom…
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Militia kill policeman, 2 others in Benue – Police
The Police in Benue on Thursday said a police officer and two other persons were killed in a gun battle between Shitte militia (Gana Boys) and security operatives in Zaki Biam. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Moses Yamu, confirmed this in a statement in Makurdi. He said that the deceased policeman and the…
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Fraud: Court strikes out Benue govt’s application challenging EFCC’s powers
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has dismissed a request by the Benue State government challenging the powers of anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate alleged fraud in the state. The judge, Nnamdi Dimgba, ruled that the EFCC is legally empowered to investigate alleged fraud in any part of…
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BREAKING: Benue PDP returns Ortom for 2019
Delegates at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Benue State have returned Governor Samuel Ortom as the standard bearer of the party ahead of 2019 gubernatorial election. Ortom emerged the party’s candidate after pulling the total of 2,210 votes to defeat his closest rival, Surv. John Tondu who pulled 475 votes. The election which…
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70 per cent of vehicles on Benue roads not registered – BIRS
More than 70 per cent of vehicles on Benue roads are not registered, according to Mr Terzungwe Atser, Acting Executive Chairman, Benue Board of Internal Revenue Services (BIRS). Atser, who spoke on Wednesday in Makurdi, when he led BIRS and Vehicle Inspection Officials (VIO) on an enforcement exercise, also said that majority of vehicle owners…