He vowed to ensure that party members respect the constitution of the party EKO HOT BLOG reports that the incoming state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Omale Omale has cautioned members of the party against any form of corrupt practices. Omale warned that members of the party in the state … Read more
…he rates the performances of Buhari very high and sees him as a leader who came to salvage the country EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Deputy Governor of Benue State, Chief Steven Lawani, said at the weekend that Nigerians will begin to appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari when he leaves office in 2023. Lawani, … Read more
Villagers narrated that many others were wounded after the gunmen opened fire on mourners at the wake of late Mama Sule Achin Adigi about 3:30am… EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen in the wee hours of Saturday shot dead at least four mourners during a funeral ceremony in a rural village at Mbayatyo Mbater council … Read more
He said that the outcome of the convention of his party is a clear sign that the PDP has positioned itself to take over leadership… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday, berated the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom said the worst military government ever in the country … Read more
The police said a joint search and rescue operation was ongoing to rescue the abducted corps members and other victims EKO HOT BLOG reports that tension has set in among prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State following the abduction of some of their colleagues on their way to an orientation camp … Read more
It was gathered that the armed men who carried out the attack, on Saturday, butchered two residents… Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, terrorizing parts of Benue State, have attacked the Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the armed men who carried out the attack, on Saturday, … Read more
Security operatives are said to be currently unleashing offensives against the criminal elements in Zamfara State… Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged the Federal Government to extend its ongoing onslaught against bandits in the North West to the North Central geopolitical region to end the security crisis in his state and others. The governor … Read more
…a former governor of the state, said Ortom should apologise and stop attacking Buhari and his administration. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has vowed never to apologise to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over his recent attacks. Ortom disclosed this in response to calls by the Minister of Special Duties and … Read more
The aide to Ortom, in the statement, described the press conference as “one in a series of an organised smear campaign against” his principal. The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affair, George Akume, to provide evidence to back his claim that he sponsors … Read more
The party leaders condemned what it described as the Benue governor’s “penchant for verbally attacking” the President Muhammadu Buhari (retd), without regard for his age and office. President Muhammadu Buhari Minister for Special Duties, George Akume, and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State have called on the Federal Government to … Read more
Ortom lamented that terrorism is beginning to takeover the country like Afghanistan and other waring countries in the world Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has insisted that the agenda of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria is to conquer the entire nation. The Governor, while speaking with BBC pidgin at the weekend, said he has documents … Read more
Ortom further claimed that he is aware of plot by the Buhari government to cause crisis in Benue in order to declare state of emergency. The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has hit back at the presidency, saying the response to the issues he raised shows that President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides are “under … Read more
Plateau State was plunged into a security crisis recently following the massacre of over 26 travellers last Saturday Some schools in the state have shut down following the incident pending when normalcy returns to the affected areass, including the University of Jos Due to the current security crisis rocking Plateau State, Governor Samuel Ortom has … Read more
Earlier, a video cassette was played before the court, where the late Ochanya said Mr Ogbuja and his fugitive son, Victor, serially raped her until she fell ill and was admitted at the Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi, the Benue Capital for two months. The Benue State Government has closed its prosecution of a suspected … Read more
The police in a statement said the suspects have abducted a businessman, Peter Ogbonna, from his retail shop in Ugba, Logo Local Government Area of the state on July 29. The police authorities in Benue State have said it the force killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested two others during a gun battle. The spokesperson … Read more
Suspected herdsmen on Sunday killed two aid workers and a volunteer for 360HSCD… Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned the Sunday night killing of Benue farmers and two aid workers at Tomanyii village in the Guma Local Government Area. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, Governor Ortom noted that until the Federal Government “which … Read more
Dega was killed in Jos, the Plateau State capital While in active service in the police force, he served as Commissioner in Borno and Edo states. The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has described the assassination of his Senior Special Assistant on Security, Christopher Dega, as a huge blow to his administration. The governor … Read more
The Presidency had on Monday faulted the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors which included the ban on open grazing in the entire southern part of the country Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday said the Federal Government’s insistence on open grazing suggests it has a hidden agenda. Ortom, in a statement signed by … Read more
Gwer West, Agatu, Makurdi, and Guma Local Government areas have witnessed series of attacks in the last three weeks where over seventy persons have been killed by suspected herdsmen At least 13 persons have been feared killed following an attack by armed herders in Tse-Amgbem community close to Aondoana in Gwer West Local Government Area … Read more
Gunmen had in the early hours of April 12 attacked Ebele village, Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State reportedly killing an unspecified number of people. The attackers were said to have invaded the village through Agila community, a border town between Ebonyi and Benue States which have been enmeshed in a boundary … Read more