Tag: Benue State Government
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Ortom loses Health Commissioner
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has lost his Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono. Dr Ikwulono died Wednesday afternoon after spending three months as Commissioner. He was sworn in on August 5, 2020, after his predecessor, Dr Sunday Ongbabo resigned his position as a member of the State Executive Council. Though no…
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IPOB flag not hoisted in Ado LGA, anywhere in Benue — Police
The Police Command in Benue said on Wednesday that no flag of the proscribed IPOB was hoisted in Ado Local Government Area of Benue. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, via a text message to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said no Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB), the flag was hoisted at Ado.…
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Gana’s death: I’m shocked, says Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, expressed shock over the interception of a government convoy, arrest and killing of Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana, by soldiers. Ortom expressed his feelings while speaking with journalists at the new banquet hall of Government House, Makurdi on the state of the second amnesty programme of his administration which…
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How soldiers killed Benue most wanted militia leader
The Nigeria Army has confirmed the killing of Mr Terwase Akwaza, alias “Gana,” the ‘most wanted criminal’ in Benue state. The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa state, Maj. -Gen. Moundhey Ali, told newsmen on Tuesday that Gana was killed along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road following an exchange of gunfire. The Benue State Government had in…
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Ogah: We can’t allow miners cheat host communities
The Minister for Mines and Steel Development (State) Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah on Friday, assured that no miner will be allowed to cheat any host communities in whatever way. This is even as he also urged members of local communities to always cooperate with miners in their localities and avoid the temptation to shut mining…
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Benue uncovers 433 ghost teachers, dead persons inclusive
The Executive Secretary of Teaching Service Board, Dr. Frank Kyungun, on Wednesday, said 433 ghost workers have been discovered to be on the payroll of Secondary School Teachers in Benue State. Kyungun, who submitted the report of the screening to the state governor, Samuel Ortom, said the figure was uncovered after verification of 4,473 staff…
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Ortom moves to investigate Owukpa mining crisis
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has set up a panel to look into the controversy surrounding mining activities in Owukpa, Ogbadibo local government areas of the state. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Terver Akase stated this on Monday at a press conference in Makurdi. Akase said the panel headed by the Deputy Governor, Benson…
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No space for Miyetti Allah’s security outfit in Benue — Ortom insists
Benue State Government has said the Miyetti Allah Vigilante group set up by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore won’t operate in Benue. Reacting to media statement credited to a Fulani socio – cultural association called Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, which said it has set a vigilante group nationwide to protect Fulani herdsmen from cattle rustlers, Benue…