Tag: Gov Samuel Ortom
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Akpanaja airstrike: Ortom deserves an apology
By Fredrick Adebayo After one year, the Nigerian Air Force has taken responsibility for the January 23, 2023 airstrike in Akpanaja community of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State which claimed 37 lives. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, who led senior officials of the Air Force on Friday, to pay…
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Just In: Herdsmen reportedly kill Army Commander in Benue
…14 others also killed Commander of the Nigerian Army peace-keeping force, codenamed Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in Apa Local Council of Benue State and 14 other persons have been killed by suspected herdsmen in Opaha Community in Edikwu. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the community about 7:20p.m. on Tuesday in an attack that…
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LEAK LETTER: Benue Gov-elect, Alia order investment company to stop borrowing until Ortom’s admin exits
The Governor-elect of Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia has ordered the Benue Investment Company to stop taking loans until his administration commences. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was revealed in a letter sighted by our correspondent, dated March 28, 2023. In the leaked letter, Alia noted that on no account should the investment company grant any…
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PDP headache: Ayu should be disciplined for anti party activities not me – Ortom
…says party has lost its sense of direction The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Iyiorchia Ayu, ought to face the party’s disciplinary panel for anti-party activities and not him. Apparently reacting to PDP’s notice to face a disciplinary committee, by the Dr. Iyiorchia Ayu-led…
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Just In: Benue House members injured as Ortom’s convoy involved in auto crash
Many aides including two members of the Benue State House of Assembly were injured when the convoy of the state governor, Samuel Ortom, was involved in a car crash. The accident occurred on Friday morning when the governor and the Peoples Democratic Party supporters were traveling to the Utokon community of Ado Local Government Area…
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2023: Gov. Ortom wants INEC to make adequate provisions for Benue IDPs
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make adequate provisions for the over two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state ahead of 2023 general elections. He made the call at a roundtable discussion, tagged; “Contemporary Security Challenges and their Effects on 2023 General Elections”, organised…
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I may not support Atiku over Wike treatment – Ortom says
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom may not support his party, PDP’s presidential candidate for 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The Governor said this is because of the way his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike is being treated by the Atiku camp. Speaking while appearing on Arise TV political programme anchored by Reuben Abati, the…