The Benue State government has refuted allegation by former governor George Akume that Governor Samuel Ortom was recruiting and arming a militia group for the 2019 elections, saying it was false, grievous, unsubstantiated and seditious.

The Benue State governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, yesterday, raised alarm that a fresh plot to make the state ungovernable had been hatched in China.

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged the Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) to review the state’s tax laws, saying such laws should not be cast in stone but should be implemented with a human face.

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday asserted that the Red Chamber of the National Assembly under his leadership would continue to stand with Benue people...

The Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has declared that he would prefer to lose the next February governorship election than win it through violence. The governor urged politicians in the state to eschew violence in the run-up to the 2019 general elections. Ortom said this on Thursday at St Vincent De Paul Quasi Parish, Aliade,…

The structures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue were on Monday handed over to Gov. Samuel Ortom. Former President of the Senate David Mark handed over the structures at the party’s stakeholders meeting in Makurdi.

The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged Benue citizens to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards and resist invasion of their land by herdsmen under the guise of grazing.

The Federal Government has alleged that funds meant for the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme were being diverted by the Benue State office of the programme.Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programme, Hajiya Miriam Uwuais,...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has advised his estranged political godfather, George Akume to stop castigating him and present his scorecard for the past 12 years before seeking re-election to the National Assembly. Ortom, who gave the charge through his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua yesterday, maintained that rather than continue to…

A Makurdi High Court, presided over by Justice Theresa Igoche, has granted leave to governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom to serve the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress...

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) drew the ire of some Nigerians and groups yesterday after one of the leaders of the herders’ organisation became...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged Benue people to place the interest of the state above any factor capable of causing disunity and retrogression. Ortom, who made the call yesterday during Eid-el-Kabir celebration, reminded them of the challenges and obstacles the state is facing in the areas of security and economy, stating that Benue…