Tag: Ortom
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Libel: Ortom slams N10bn suit on Oshiomhole
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has slammed a N10bn libel suit against the chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole. The governor, through his legal counsel, Samuel Irabor, demanded that Oshiomhole should within seven days retract the libellous statements he made against him in 10 national dailies and in the prime beat…
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Ortom yet to be served impeachment notice- Benue Speaker
The new Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon Titus Ugba, has said that the Executive Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom, is yet to be served an impeachment notice, adding that the eight lawmakers cannot give impeachment notice and thereafter seek for signatures for impeachment. Ugba stated this while speaking with…
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2019: Buhari will trounce Saraki, Ortom, Tambuwal, other defectors in their states – Momoh
A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Friday, said the defection of Senate President, Bukola Saraki and other Bigwigs from the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Momoh made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, saying Buhari would…
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2019: Be prepared for war, Secondus tells Saraki, Tambuwal, Ortom, other defectors
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has told defecting politicians from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in its fold to get ready for a fierce political battle in 2019. Secondus, who stated this on Wednesday night at a dinner in honour of the defectors, according to the party,…
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Start your security vote probe from Buhari’s office, Ortom tells EFCC
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday advised operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence its proposed probe of spending of security votes from the presidency. Ortom who spoke to journalists after his broadcast said he never heard of where security vote was investigated. Recall that the EFCC had on…
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Benue crisis: Court stops Ortom’s impeachment
A Makurdi High Court on Wednesday restrained the eight members of the Benue State Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment process initiated against Governor Samuel Ortom. The court also restrained the affected lawmakers from sitting and upheld their suspension pending the determination of the Motion on Notice. Eight members of the state Assembly led by…
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EFCC accuses Benue governor of N22bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has linked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to an alleged fraud to the tune of N22bn. This is just as the EFCC revealed that 21 members of the Benue State House of Assembly are under investigation for allegedly diverting N375m meant for the procurement of vehicles that would…
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Benue crisis: Saraki, Dogara speak on impeachment plot against Ortom
…ask president to call police to order Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara have described as ” a desecration of the legislative sanctity”, the on-going situation in Benue State in which eight out of the 30 members of the State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment…
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Governor Ortom speaks amid impeachment saga
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to the report of the impeachment notice served him by eight meembers of the State’s House of Assembly on Monday. Crisis in the State House of Assembly took a new turn on Monday as eight lawmakers served an impeachment notice on the governor. The lawmakers, Adanyi Benjamin,…
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BREAKING: Eight APC lawmakers serve impeachment notice on Benue gov, Ortom
Eight of 30 lawmakers of the Benue State House of Assembly have served impeachment notice on Governor Samuel Ortom. The eight lawmakers also took control of the premises of the state parliament with the support of the police, Tahav Agerzua, a spokesperson for Mr Ortom told newsmen. This is coming days after 23 PDP lawmakers…