Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called for restraint on all sides including the military following the crisis between communities in Konshisha and Oju local...
The Middle Belt Forum on Sunday, April 4, criticised the recent attacks on Governor Samuel Ortom by alleged bandits. According to the forum, this is “a...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has deployed a special team to Makurdi, Benue State, followed an attack on Governor Samuel Ortom by gunmen. The Force...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday, suspended a traditional chief, Ortar Agwa Kwahar in the Buruku Local Government Area of the state, over...
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, has bemoaned the alleged assassination attempt on Governor Samuel Ortom, tagging it an...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed claims by critics that he stage-managed the attack on him by gunmen while inspecting his farm in...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday warned that there would be no elections in 2023 if the country’s insecurity persists. The governor stated this...
Ortom: Three persons in police detention over attempted assassination on Benue Gov Three persons have been arrested by police in Benue State over last weekend’s attack...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday warned Nigerians not to politicise the attack on him by suspected assailants. Gunmen on Saturday opened fire on...
The North-Central Governors’ Forum (NCGF) on Monday decried the attempted assassination of the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and called for a thorough investigation by relevant...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday revealed how he escaped the attempt on his life by suspected assailants. Gunmen had on Saturday opened fire...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday called for collaboration among security agencies to end all forms of criminality in the country. The National Secretary of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, describing various attacks on individuals and communities in the state as...
A group, the Fulani Nationality Movement (FUNAM) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on the convoy of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. It would...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack and reported attempt on the life of Governor Samuel Ortom...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed shock at the report of the daylight attempt to assassinate the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, calling...
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for a rejig of Nigeria’s security architecture and an amendment of the nation’s constitution to allow for states...
The attack on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, by gunmen on Saturday, has been condemned by the Northern Governors Forum, describing it as disturbing. The governors,...
Former senator David Mark has implored security agencies to address the issue of insecurity in order to avoid self-defence on the part of Nigerians. Mark stated...
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has revealed that the federal government should be held culpable, in the event of the assassination of his Benue counterpart,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday night condemned the attack on the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, by suspected assailants. Gunmen suspected to be assailants...
Nigerians on social media had much to say after Comrade Adams Oshiomole wrote a heart touching letter to Governor Samuel Ortom, recanting the libelous comments he...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has vowed to punish the killers of Chief Terkura Suswam, elder brother to Senator Gabriel Suswam, representing Benue North...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and his Adamawa counterpart, Ahmed Fintiri have reconciled the feuding governors of Benue and Bauchi States, Samuel Ortom and...
The Nigerian polity came alive last week as the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, dumped decorum in the bin...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday night called out Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for referring to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed...
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed as shocking and disappointing claim that he promoted negative perception of Fulani herdsmen in the country. The Bauchi...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Thursday the criminal herdsmen currently holding Nigerians to ransom in various parts of the country are foreigners who...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday banned his political appointees from embarking on any form of campaigns towards 2023 general elections. Also, Mr Ortom...
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday asked the State High Court, Makurdi, to fix a date for hearing of the N100billion suit he filed...
The Benue State government said it has impounded 376 cows from heavily armed herdsmen for violating the state’s anti-open grazing law. The state Deputy Governor, Benson...
For the second time in six months, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has proceeded on self-isolation over COVID-19 fears. The governor went on isolation in...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has pardoned no fewer than 16 inmates at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) Makurdi, due to the outbreak...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has defended the Christmas Day message delivered by Bishop Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah which has elicited...
Benue State government has said that it is ready to implement a N30,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state from Grade Level 01-06 starting...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday dismissed report on his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, intention to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed insinuations that he was one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors knocking on the doors of the...
No fewer than 17 persons have reportedly died from a strange disease in Okpilo-Otukpa Community, Ogbadibo Council Area of Benue State. The state’s Commissioner for Health...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has condemned killing of unarmed young Nigerian #EndSARS protesters who were demonstrating against police brutality and bad governance at...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday promised the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole that he will be...
Last week was a memorable one for Nigeria, with the country clocking 60 years after independence from colonial rule. However, rather than engage in revelry of...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has querried the economic benefits of the a rail line the Federal Government plans to construct from Kano to Niger...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged the military to set free 40 repentant militias it arrested and kept in custody after killing Terwase Akwaza,...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Monday the Federal Government’s decision to re-adjust the macroeconomic projections and assumptions in the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework...
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has advised that Nigeria should urgently return to a parliamentary system of government. The governor said the system remained a more...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has threatened to drag the Federal Government of Nigeria and the National Assembly to court over any continued deliberation...
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has kicked against supposed attempts by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to return the National Water Resources Bill rejected...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has vowed to send to jail any member of the Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, a Fulani herdsmen association, who would...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has alleged that the Miyetti Allah and other groups are plotting against him. Ortom made the claim on Monday...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said Nigerian leaders had failed the citizens. He also described the Federal Government’s anti-graft war as selective. The governor,...
