The asset recovery committee set up by Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Tuesday, stormed the automobile workshop owned by former governor Samuel Ortom with towing vehicles and removed some vehicles. Alia, through his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, recently…
*Anxiety as ex-depot petrol price rises to N490 per litre (Vanguard)*Slain Cop: Navy says ratings will be court-martialed (Punch)
Anxiety as ex-depot petrol price rises to N490 per litre (Vanguard) There was palpable anxiety among members of the public yesterday, following a rise in the ex-depot price of petrol by 4.3% to N490 per litre. As a result, some…
EFCC grills ex-Benue Gov Ortom
The immediate past Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom is in the Makurdi office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following an invitation. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency located at Alor Gordon Street…
*Police killed my husband for rejecting special duty — Wife of Kwara inspector (Punch)*Couple ‘kidnaps’ self, demands N5m ransom (Vanguard)
Police killed my husband for rejecting special duty — Wife of Kwara inspector (Punch) The atmosphere was pensive as seated family members and friends of Inspector Taiye Atobiloye sobbed quietly. The sombre air was punctured anytime a new visitor rushed…
Ortom to Ayu: resign or…
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has called on the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Iyorchia Ayu to resign or beg for pardon . It is the first time Ortom, the Governor of the home State of Ayu,…
Ortom lambasts FG or denying arms licence to State security outfits
MAKURDI – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned the decision of the Federal Government (FG) not to allow the State Community Volunteer Guards and security outfits in other states from bearing arms. Governor Ortom also promised to use…
Alleged order by Buhari to security agents not to touch Fulani killer herdsmen: Ortom lied – Presidency
The Presidency has accused Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, of lying in his recent interview claiming that high ranking security personnel had informed him personally that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against the Fulani…
Too many PDP headaches for Atiku — Ehi Braimah
These are certainly not the best of times for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2023 presidential election. At 75 years old, Atiku knows he is playing his last card as far…
Owo Attack: I share in this grief, says Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has identified with his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, over the gruesome killing of his kinsmen at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state on Sunday. The Governor said Owo, the hometown of Governor…
*Convention: Posters, billboards, banners of Tinubu, Amaechi, Osinbajo, Yahaya Bello flood Abuja (DailyTrust)*Osun housewife, husband arrested for stealing six-day-old baby (Punch)
Convention: Posters, billboards, banners of Tinubu, Amaechi, Osinbajo, Yahaya Bello flood Abuja (DailyTrust) Banners, posters and billboards of key political figures believed to have an interest in picking the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are placed…