Tag: Ortom
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Benue massacre: Ekweremadu commiserates with Ortom, residents
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has joined the government and people of Benue State to mourn the victims of the recent suspected herdsmen attacks as they were given a mass burial earlier on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital. Residents of Makurdi came out in hundreds to mourn as bodies of the victims of…
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Benue massacre: Buhari, IGP ignored our calls for help – Ortom
…as Benue State Government organises mass burial for victims today Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police of not responding to distress calls and letters sent to them to help avert the looming danger that eventually claimed over sixty lives in the state on January…
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Benue Govt denies arming militia group against herdsmen
The Benue State Government has denied arming militia groups to defend the people against the marauding Fulani herdsmen in the state. There were reports that troops of 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army stationed in Takum, Taraba State, have arrested nine well-armed militia from Benue, claiming to be members of government sponsored security volunteers. The…
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Benue massacre: Ortom lied; killer herdsmen not camped in Nasarawa – Al-makura
Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Tuesday refuted claims by his counterpart in Benue State, Samuel Ortom that killer herdsmen on a killing spree in the state (Benue) are camped in Nasarawa State. Ortom had after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Villa on Tuesday told State House correspondents that the killer herdsmen…
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Benue massacre: Buhari, Ortom hold close door meeting inside Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari and the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, are currently meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is the first time the two leaders will meet since the recent killings recorded in the state. The governor arrived the Presidential Villa at 10:50 am and was led straight to the President’s office. Details…
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Buhari, Ortom meets over Benue killings
President Muhammadu Buhari and the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, are currently meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor reportedly arrived the Presidential Villa at 10:50am and was led straight to the President’s office. The two leaders are currently meeting for the first time since the recent killings recorded in Benue state.
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Why I reconciled with Mark, Suswam – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said the incessant clashes and killings in the state by Fulani herdsmen has made it imperative for him to reconcile with his successor, Gabriel Suswam and former Senate President, David Mark. He further stated that he has decided to withdraw from all political activities pending when the…
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Open Grazing Law: Some people are after my life – Ortom cries out
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday alleged threats to his life by those opposed to the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state. But he declared that he was unperturbed by such threats. Governor Ortom told a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Makurdi branch at…
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Don’t insult Priest, Catholic Church for not allowing me address congregation, Ortom begs supporters
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has appealed to supporters not to insult a Catholic priest, Fr. Ashwe and the church for not allowing him address the congregation at the Thanksgiving service to mark the 64th birthday of a former Governor of the state, Senator George Akume. The incident take place at St Christopher Catholic…
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Buhari’s bailout fund cannot clear salaries, pension arrears in Benue – Ortom
…accuses NLC of blackmail …Says we inherited N69 billion salaries, Pension arrears Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s bail out fund to states (especially in Benue) cannot clear the backlog of salaries and pension arrears the new governors inherited from past governments in their various states. Ortom noted that…