The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to the accusation by his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai, that he was using the insecurity in his state to attack the Federal Government. Ortom, accused his Kaduna state counterpart, Nasir El-rufai of wanting to keep him silent in order to pave way for the expansion agenda
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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 on the governor’s convoy along the Gboko-Makurdi Road. However, his security aides repelled the attack. Ortom, who spoke during a church service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God
Read moreA 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 be recalled that Governor Ortom had on Saturday narrowly escaped death when suspected armed herders attacked him in his farm at Tyo-Mu community in the outskirts of Makurdi town,
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Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has asked for Governor Samuel Ortom to forgive him over a false statement he made against the Benue state governor. The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has now retracted the comments which he made against Governor Samuel Ortom in 2018. Oshiomhole, in his retraction, said he acted
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At least ten passengers in a commercial vehicle involved in a horrific motor accident along the Akwanga axis of Nassarawa State were immediately evacuated to a nearby hospital for treatment, courtesy of Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. Ortom, who was on his way to Abuja at the time of the incident, also ordered that the
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The Bauchi State branch of the Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has threatened to stop its members from selling and supplying cattle to the South if the planned eviction of the Fulani herders by some governors comes into effect, Daily Trust reports. MACBAN also threatened to drag the Governor of Benue State,
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Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has taken a swipe at his Bauchi counterpart Bala Mohammed, describing him as a Fulani terrorist . Addressing journalists at Government House Makurdi on Monday, Ortom ,who was reacting to an earlier attack on him by Mohammed, also alleged the Bauchi Governor may be among the armed Fulani who want to
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The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has tested positive for COVID-19. Mr Ortom confirmed his positive status of the viral infection on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday. “This is to confirm that the result of my last COVID-19 test returned positive,” he wrote. The Governor said though he has not shown any symptoms, he
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