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  • Benue Government Raids Former Governor Ortom’s Automobile Shop, Seize Vehicles

    . Benue Government Raids Former Governor Ortom’s Automobile Shop, Seize Vehicles

     The government of Benue state has raided an automobile shop in Makurdi, owned by the immediate past governor of the state, Samuel Ortom.Governor Hyacinth Alia's Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, had said that government vehicles numbering 29 were allegedly looted by the former governor.Kula had said in a statement; “The case of the govern
  • Gunmen Storm Benue Communities; Kill 24 Residents, Set Houses Ablaze (Video & Photos)

    .. Gunmen Storm Benue Communities; Kill 24 Residents, Set Houses Ablaze (Video & Photos)

     Yet-to-be-identified gunmen invaded Zaki Akpuuna 1 and Diom communities of Mbaterem district in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing 24 residents. It was gathered that the gunmen, suspected to be bandits, invaded the communities around 8am on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Locals said the attackers also burnt several houses in adjournin
  • Video Of The Huge Hippopotamus Terrorising Waterways Killed By Youths In Benue (Video)

    .. Video Of The Huge Hippopotamus Terrorising Waterways Killed By Youths In Benue (Video)

     A hippopotamus that was said to be causing havoc in the waterways of the Agatu Local Government Area in Benue State has been reportedly killed by local youths.The incident took place on July 6, 2023, near Ebete, a hamlet situated on the border of Benue and Nasarawa States.Olikita Ekani, a former media aide to the immediate past governor of Benue S
  • Benue Court Remands Two Businessmen Over Murder Of A Woman, Dumps Her Corpse In A Pit

    . Benue Court Remands Two Businessmen Over Murder Of A Woman, Dumps Her Corpse In A Pit

     A Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court on Wednesday July 5, ordered the remand of Terkimbi Mkpen and Terseer Tyovenda, two businessmen accused of killing a yet-to-be-identified woman whose corpse was dumped in a pit. The defendants, both residents of Gboko, were charged with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. Prosecution counsel Inspector Godwin
  • Suspected Bandits Reportedly Kill Benue Volunteer Guard After Arrest Of Ram Thief

    . Suspected Bandits Reportedly Kill Benue Volunteer Guard After Arrest Of Ram Thief

     Gunmen suspected to bandits have killed a member of the Volunteer Community Guard in Tswarev/Ukemberakya council in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.A source from the area told journalists in Makurdi on Saturday, July 1, 2023, that the gunmen laid ambush for members of the group between Iporza and Jootar around 7pm on Friday and shot at t
  • 39yr Old Man, Idris Abdullah Remanded For Rap!ng 15yr Old Girl At Gunpoint in Benue

    . 39yr Old Man, Idris Abdullah Remanded For Rap!ng 15yr Old Girl At Gunpoint in Benue

     A 39-year-old man, Idris Abdullahi has been ordered to be remanded for allegedly r3ping a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint. The order was given by a Makurdi Upper Area Court in Benue State, on Friday. The Magistrate, Mrs Dooshima Ikpambese, ordered that the defendant, a resident of 39, Eri St., North Bank, be kept at the Maximum Correctional Centre, M
  • Ex Benue Gov. Ortom Denies Being Nominated For Ministerial Appointment By Tinubu

    . Ex Benue Gov. Ortom Denies Being Nominated For Ministerial Appointment By Tinubu

     The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has debunked reports making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu nominated him for a ministerial appointment.Netizens have been peddling a report purporting that the former governor was part of those who made the awaited ministerial list.But the governor, in a statement issued by his media
  • We Must Recover Government Assets Stolen Under Ortom - Benue Gov Hyacinth Alia

    . We Must Recover Government Assets Stolen Under Ortom - Benue Gov Hyacinth Alia

     Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has directed the Assets Recovery Committees to ensure that they recover all government assets allegedly stolen by his predecessor, Samuel Ortom.Alia who gave the directive during the official inauguration of the Chairman and members of the State and Local Government Assets Recovery Committees at the Government
  • Ex Benue Gov. Ortom Breaks Silence on Reported Arrest By EFCC

    . Ex Benue Gov. Ortom Breaks Silence on Reported Arrest By EFCC

     Samuel Ortom, the immediate past governor of Benue State, has denied claims that he was arrested by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives.According to social media reports, the former governor was apprehended by the anti-graft agency in Makurdi on Monday.Ortom, on the other hand, claimed in a statement issued Tuesday night by
  • BREAKING: EFCC Releases Ex Benue Gov. Ortom After 10 Hours Grill

    . BREAKING: EFCC Releases Ex Benue Gov. Ortom After 10 Hours Grill

     Former Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has been released by the anti graft agency.The Governor had Tuesday morning at about 10am reported at the Zonal Office of the Commission following an invitation from the office.It was gathered that the former Governor was invited by the commission to answer to allegations relating to his eight years ste
  • Ex-Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, in EFCC’s Net For Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds

    . Ex-Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, in EFCC’s Net For Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds

     The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he was invited by the anti-graft body for questioning over financial misconduct. According to Daily Trust, Ortom drove into the Makurdi zonal office of the agency, which is located at Alor Gordon street
  • Notorious Thief 'Monday Terror' Caught, His Head Shaved in Benue Community (Photos)

    . Notorious Thief 'Monday Terror' Caught, His Head Shaved in Benue Community (Photos)

     A suspected thief has finally been caught. 'Monday Terror' was caught and his head shaved in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. A member of the community, Patrick Zhero Agida, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Friday, June 16, 2023, said the suspect allegedly robbed people displaced by the recent communal crisis in the loca
  • Armed Men Kidnap Catholic Priest in Benue

    . Armed Men Kidnap Catholic Priest in Benue

    Rev. Fr. Anthony Adikwu has been kidnapped by armed gunmen in Benue state. Adikwu, who is the Parish Priest of Saint Margaret’s Catholic Church, Ajegbe Awume in Ohimini Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state was reportedly abducted Thursday night at about 10pm by the armed men. The source disclosed that the abductors who stormed the Parish h
  • Okada Rider Arrested For Rap3ing Eight-Month Pregnant Woman In Benue

    . Okada Rider Arrested For Rap3ing Eight-Month Pregnant Woman In Benue

     A 40-year-old man has been arrested by the Benue State Police Command. He was arrested for allegedly r*ping an eight-month-old pregnant woman. The man identified as Akpo Igwe, a motorcyclist popularly known as okada rider, was said to have r*ped the 25-year-old woman (names withheld) last Thursday at Irabi Council Ward of Obi Local Government Area
  • Policeman, Two Others Abducted by Bandits in Benue

    . Policeman, Two Others Abducted by Bandits in Benue

     Gunmen abducted a policeman and two other persons on Tuesday at the Ahume end of the Naka/Makurdi Road in Benue State.A source told DAILY POST that the victims were returning from a burial ceremony when the gunmen ambushed them around 4 pm on the expressway and took them to an unknown destination.The abductors contacted the relatives of the victim
  • “Ex Gov Samuel Ortom Left Me With Empty Treasury, No Official Car” –Benue Gov, Hyacinth Reveals

    . “Ex Gov Samuel Ortom Left Me With Empty Treasury, No Official Car” –Benue Gov, Hyacinth Reveals

     Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, has lamented the alleged looting of the government house in Makurdi by the immediate past administration led by Samuel Ortom, noting that he was left with no single official car.According to Alia, he inherited an empty treasury and a whooping huge debt profile of N187.56 billion accompanied by accumulated mon
  • Benue Gov Alia Laments After Discovering Reason For Unemployment In Nigeria

    . Benue Gov Alia Laments After Discovering Reason For Unemployment In Nigeria

     The Benue Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has expressed concern over the high level of graduate unemployment in the country.He said lack of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship education remains the root cause of the high rate of unemployment in the country.Alia spoke in Abuja on Thursday when he paid what he described as a solidarity visit to t
  • Benue: Gov Alia Sacks Ex Gov. Ortom’s Appointees, Gives Four Others Tough Directives

    . Benue: Gov Alia Sacks Ex Gov. Ortom’s Appointees, Gives Four Others Tough Directives

     Benue State Governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia has nullified all recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the immediate past administration of former governor, Samuel Ortom.The Governor also gave other directives, reversing some promotions, postings and transfers made by the outgone administration.The directives were contained in a stateme
  • Catechist Caught Trying to Dispose of His Lover's Body After She Died of Abort!on in Benue

    . Catechist Caught Trying to Dispose of His Lover's Body After She Died of Abort!on in Benue

     A Catechist from St. Martins Parish Mbape in Adikpo deanery, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state, is on the run following the d£ath of a young lady suspected to be his lover.The catechist identified as Oliver Vershima was caught around 7 pm on Sunday evening, June 4, 2023, while attempting to dispose of the lady’s body.Speaking to journ
  • Benue Gov, Alia Sacks All Ortom’s Political Appointees Days After Inauguration

    . Benue Gov, Alia Sacks All Ortom’s Political Appointees Days After Inauguration

     The governor of Benue state, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has announced the sack of all political appointees under the administration of his predecessor, Samuel Ortom. The sack affects all those serving in the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Alia ordered the fired political appointees to hand over to the most senior civil ser
  • Just Like Benue, Enugu Governor, Mbah Freezes All Government Accounts

    . Just Like Benue, Enugu Governor, Mbah Freezes All Government Accounts

     Enugu State Governor, Barr Peter Mbah has directed that all bank accounts belonging to the government be frozen with immediate effect until further notice.The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.According to him, the directive takes effect from
  • Rev. Fr. Alia Sworn-in, Freezes All Benue Govt. Bank Accounts

    . Rev. Fr. Alia Sworn-in, Freezes All Benue Govt. Bank Accounts

    Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has been sworn in as the sixth Executive Governor of Benue, alongside his Deputy, Dr. Sam Ode.Alia who was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Benue State, Hon. Justice Maurice Ikpambese, immediately froze all bank accounts belonging to the Benue State Government. “May I announce that with immediate effect and until further not
  • Newly Sworn-in Governor Hyacinth Alia Freezes All Benue State Bank Accounts

    . Newly Sworn-in Governor Hyacinth Alia Freezes All Benue State Bank Accounts

     Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has ordered all government bank accounts frozen.Alia made the declaration in his inaugural speech shortly after taking the oath of office as Governor of Benue State at the IBB Square on Monday.The governor said a ‘Post No Debit’ instruction shall remain in force until all signatories are changed.He warned
  • I Am Ready To Be Probed By Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC – Benue Gov Ortom Says Ahead Of Handing Over

    . I Am Ready To Be Probed By Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC – Benue Gov Ortom Says Ahead Of Handing Over

     The Governor who said he was not dissolving his cabinet asked his Commissioners to stay put on their jobs until the day of handover.Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that he is ready to face a probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, noting that he does not have anything to fear from the agency.Ortom said he had no
  • ASUU Shuts Down Benue State University, Begins Indefinite Strike

    . ASUU Shuts Down Benue State University, Begins Indefinite Strike

     The Benue State University, BSU, chapter of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, has commenced indefinite strike.Our correspondent observed that the university gates were, as of Friday morning, under lock and key, preventing students and members of staff from gaining entrance into the two campuses.When contacted by DAILY POST, the BSU ASU
  • 5 Suspects Nabbed Over Murder Of Footballer Whose Body Was Found With Vital Organs Removed In Benue

    . 5 Suspects Nabbed Over Murder Of Footballer Whose Body Was Found With Vital Organs Removed In Benue

     The police in Benue State has arrested five suspects in connection with the mutilated corpse of a young man found in Edikwu River in Otukpo. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Okoro Alawari Julius, told journalists in Makurdi that the body was later identified as 29-year-old Babatunde Moses. The CP said that Moses went missing after he attended
  • PHOTOS: How Gunmen Invade Benue Community, Kill 18 People, Destroy Properties

    .. PHOTOS: How Gunmen Invade Benue Community, Kill 18 People, Destroy Properties

     Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed 18 people in Iye village, in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Locals told Daily Trust that the incident happened about 7pm on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The attack coincided with Iye Market day when people were busy with trading activities. The residents also said that many people were wounded durin
  • Police Arrest 5 Murder Suspects, Rescue 10 Kidnapped Victims In Benue

    . Police Arrest 5 Murder Suspects, Rescue 10 Kidnapped Victims In Benue

     The Police Command in Benue has arrested five cultists who allegedly killed and dismembered the body of one Moses Babatunde in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state.The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Julius Okoro disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Makurdi.According to him, the police received information on Saturday
  • Couple & Their Only Child, 7 Others Killed In Attack By Suspected Herdsmen In Benue

    . Couple & Their Only Child, 7 Others Killed In Attack By Suspected Herdsmen In Benue

     An attack launched by suspected herdsmen on some communities in Benue state, has left a couple, their only child and seven others dead. The communities affected in the latest attacks include Akpanta, Ochumeko and Ijaha in Apa Local Government Area, LGA, where three persons were murdered in cold blood; and Ucheen, a border community between Makurdi
  • 3 Members Of Benue Community Volunteer Guards, 3 Others Murdered By Armed Herdsmen

    . 3 Members Of Benue Community Volunteer Guards, 3 Others Murdered By Armed Herdsmen

     Three members of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, BSCVGs, and three others have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on two communities in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.It was gathered that the victims were  killed Tuesday night when the marauders stormed Tse Gyer and Ayem communities in Mbawa Council Ward of

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