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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has insisted that the attacks and killings in the state could be regarded as a jihad, following verifiable comments by the various herdsmen groups in the country which openly declared a jihad in the state. Gov Samuel Ioraer Ortom … Read more via...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Tuesday exonerated President Muhammadu Buhari from the herdsmen killings in the state stressing that those linking the president to attacks were being mischievous. He recalled that the herdsmen crisis predated the present administration assuring that the...

The State, Local Government and Ward Executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State on Sunday endorsed Governor Samuel Ortom and Senator George Akume for re-election in 2019. The party took the decision at the Aper Aku Stadium after its state Congress election which...

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has insisted that the state was not fighting a war with any ethnic group. Ortom stated this during the inauguration of 10 first-class chiefs at the IBB square, Makurdi, on Monday. The governor urged the people of the state to be … Read more via Daily...

On his return from China after a two-week leave, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, fielded questions from journalists, where he spoke on why he instituted criminal proceedings against the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (MAKH) and the recent arrest of the Benue Livestock … Read...

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to a media report suggesting he is on his way out of the ruling APC. In a statement sent to NAIJ.com on Sunday, May 6 by his spokesman, Terver Akase, the governor described the report as false and misleading. He stated that he has no...

The Benue State government has confirmed eleven people killed in a fresh crisis that rocked the state capital, Makurdi. Rilwanu Adamu, the adviser to the Benue governor Samuel Ortom on Islamic affairs, said the attack happened in the state capital, Makurdi, and that it was targeted at … Read...

As Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, continues with his annual leave in China, gunmen clad in Nigerian Army uniforms believed to be armed Fulani herdsmen yesterday, invaded some communities in Guma, home of the governor and killed 22 people.... Read more via Newtelegraph –...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has condemned renewed attacks on the people of the state by suspected herdsmen. Speaking in a statement by his media adviser, Tahav Agerzua, the governor described the fresh attacks as barbaric, inhuman and unacceptable... Read more via Naij news 24/7 –...

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has alleged that Fulani herdsmen are far ore important to President Muhammadu Buhari than the Benue people. The former Minister and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated this on Monday in response to Governor Samuel Ortom outcry on...

Governor Samuel Ortom wept profusely as marauding Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday continued their New Year attack in two local government areas in Benue State – Guma, the governor's local government, and the Logo Local Government Area – killing over 50 persons. The Chief Press Secretary to the...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Tuesday vowed to fish out all ghost workers stampeding financial development of the state. Ortom also said he would do everything possible to reduce the wage bill of the state from the current N7.8 billion to N4.5 billion. He told newsmen in Makurdi...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari to brief him on the alleged threat by the Fulani sociocultursl Association Miyatti Allah Kauta, (MAYTTI) over the anti-grazing law which is expected to take effect from next month. "Miyetti Allah has taken us to...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has appealed to acting President Yemi Osinbajo to call the leadership of the Miyetti Allah to order for making inciting statements about signing into law, the anti-open grazing bill in the state. Ortom made the appeal last Monday while briefing journalists...

Benue state governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom had waded in the recent attack on residents of Tombo-Mbalagh in Buruku local government area of the state by fulani herdsmen. He has given them a two-day ultimatum vacate the area. Ortom gave the directive on Monday in Tombo-Mbalagh during a visit to...

Benue state Executive Council has suspended the Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Sekav Iyortyom following his alleged involvement in a murder case. Iyortyom, who hails from Buruku Local Government Area of the state was suspended for three months alongside the Sole Administrator...

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom was at the weekend seen at a local joint in Gbajimba village eating akara and pap. The governor was joined by SUBEB chairman, Dr Tachim and elder Sam Damayali enjoying the delicacy to the surprise of the people. See photos:

This video highlights the top news updates in Nigeria as we saw it on Nigerian Bulletin on Friday, 24 June, 2016. --- Bode George Defends Fayose - Ayo is my son, he can’t be prosecuted Benue Governor, Ortom Cancels LG Election, Says “No Money” 33 Year-Old Teacher Rapes Student In School...

The governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, yesterday appointed Bem Maladu as an acting Secretary to the State Government after the former SSG, Targema Takema, had slumped and flown abroad for medical treatment. According to LEADERSHIP, there was serious confusion in major towns of Benue...

Immediate past governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has said that people of the state are beginning to miss him following failed promises under Governor Samuel Ortom. Suswam said this while speaking at at a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders’ meeting recently in Makurdi, the Benue...