Benue state

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has on Thursday issued a one-month ultimatum to the Federal Government to give the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards a licence to bear AK-47 rifles. The governor said he applied for a licence…

The Nigerian Army has arrested another member of its personnel collaborating with terrorists. The soldier has been identified as Iorliam Emmanuel, reportedly in his 30s and hails from Benue State. Read Also: APC Faults Dogara’s…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has distanced himself from those calling for the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. Ortom made his position on the issue clear in a statement issued…

Ahead of the general election in 2023, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has warned that the nation is under attack. Consequently, Ortom asked all political parties in the nation to band together in order to save Nigeria from a…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, July 7, called for religious freedom for all Nigerians. Governor Ortom made this known in London when he addressed Nigerians in Diaspora and friends of Nigeria at the Freedom of…

The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has claimed that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is implicated in the security issues in the state, where roving Fulani herdsmen are killing local residents. Ortom made this…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has slammed the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as the worst in handling security matters. He said this while speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday,…

Osun State Police Command has said it has arrested eight suspected members of a kidnap syndicate who relocated to hide in the state after operating in Benue State. The command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on…

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday condemned accusations levelled against President Muhammadu Buhari by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom over the insecurity in the country. It…

Police in Benue state have on Monday confirmed the kidnap of three students from Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi by unknown gunmen. MDB earlier reported that some students of the institution were on Sunday taken away at…

Some gunmen have abducted some students of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State. The school authority, on Monday, confirmed that an unspecified number of students of the institution were on Sunday taken away…

Twelve persons have been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion which occurred at Oshigbudu village in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Earlier on Sunday, MDB reported that a petrol tanker fell at Oshigbudu-Obagaji junction,…