The Benue governor and the presidency are engaged in a war of words. On Wednesday, a presidential spokesman said the blame for the killings in Benue rests on the shoulders of Ortom. However, the governor swiftly rejected the allegation on Thursday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has hit back at … Read more
The ICPC arraigned the senior prison officer on Thursday. He allegedly collected money from a couple for two vacancy slots in a university, which he allegedly knew did not exist. The anti-corruption commission said the offence contravenes section 1(1) of Advance Fee Fraud and other related Offences Act, 2006. Eko Hot Blog reports that the … Read more
The APC candidate is currently leading in the Guber race in Benue. Father Alia is has won 13 LGAs out of 17. Only 6 LGAs left, and their are very slim chances for the PDP in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has … Read more
APC has defeated PDP in 2 polling units inside Benue state Government house. The two polling units are the Arts theatre polling unit 011 and the Protocol polling unit 022. At the Protocol polling unit 022, APC scored 36 votes while PDP scored 10 votes. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) … Read more
Ortom and his wife has cast their vote in Benue. The governor and his wife were set to commence the voting processes at the Tse Ortom 016. Ortom also commended the INEC for the process and hopes it’s replicated across the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and his … Read more
In 2022, INEC announced that the governorship and House of Assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly elections. But, days before the election, INEC shifted the elections to March 18, 2023, due to the reconfiguration of key election tools, BVAS machines. The time has finally come … Read more
An aide has revealed why Ortom lost his Senatorial bid. According to the aide, Ortom’s alliance with Obi was the reason for this failure. Recall that Ortom endorsed Peter Obi as his preferred presidential candidate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Terver Akase, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, … Read more
Herdsmen attacked Benue and killed seven. This is coming just a few days after the general election. Two council wards of the state, Ikaaghev and Mbabuande suffered attack by suspected herdsmen. EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have attacked Tse Fela in Mbabuande and Tse Akyegh in Ikaaghev council wards … Read more
Tinubu has once again emerged victorious of another Northern State. The APC Candidate won with state with over 310,000 votes. The state governor previously announced his support for Obi, but failed to deliver to the LP flag bearer. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has been … Read more
Results continue to troop in after Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. The results have generated some surprises as some influential politicians, including sitting governors, have lost their senatorial bids. The Plateau governor is the latest to lose his senatorial race. Eko Hot Blog reports that Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has lost his bid … Read more
Tinubu has arrived in Benue for the APC campaign rally. The APC candidate was received with so much excitement. Party loyalists and supporters cheered loudly after trooping out in large numbers to welcome the former Lagos governor. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a video showing the moment the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, … Read more
Ortom’s Convoy has been involved in as auto crash. The accident happened on Friday morning when Ortom and the supporters of the PDP were travelling to Ado LGA. Lawmakers representing Guma and Kwande West in the state assembly and several people were injured. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the convoy of the Governor of Benue … Read more
Wike has dropped a fresh update on the preferred presidential candidate to support. Wike has hinted that talks with his political allies on the presidential candidate to support will soon be concluded. The governor explained that Rivers people have been duly sensitised and told to vote for the PDP governorship candidate. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Benue Govt has spoken up on the rift with Atiku. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benue State government has dismissed reports of a faction in the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement issued Sunday in Makurdi the Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase said Benue … Read more
Ortom has directed the reconstruction of the primary school destroyed by Herdsmen in Benue. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has directed the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, to reconstruct a primary school at Tse-Tseen, Saghev burnt down during herdsmen attacks on the community. Several primary schools have either … Read more
Ortom has signed N179.5bn 2023 budget for Benue State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has signed the N179.5 billion 2023 appropriation bill into law. The governor on Thursday at the new banquet hall in Government House in Makurdi the state capital appreciated the Assembly members for their approval, and … Read more
Ortom and Wike shunned Atiku at Makurdi Airport in Benue. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, on Monday shunned the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Monday at the Makurdi Airport in Benue State. This online media … Read more
Atiku Camp has expanded plot to Benue, Lagos and other states, despite unsettled dispute with G-5 governors. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has intensified plots to neutralize the stronghold of Governor Nyesom Wike-led G-5 governors in their respective states. This online media platform … Read more
Rev Fr Michael Murphy has passed on. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a catholic priest attached to St Dominic’s Catholic Sachi, Makurdi, Benue state, Rev. Fr Michael Murphy, has died. This online media platform gathered that the Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Most Revd Wilfred Anagbe announced the passing of the clergyman in a letter signed … Read more
The G-5 governors of PDP on Saturday attended the party campaign flag-off in Rivers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), otherwise known as the G-5, attended the flag-off of the Rivers State PDP campaign on Saturday. The governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Nyesom Wike … Read more