A human rights based Civil Society Organization in Nigeria, Lawyers Alert, has called on the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to investigate the demolition of some houses at Logo 1 area in Makurdi, Benue State.
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Idoko-Okpe, who has been held in confinement after she was declared COVID-19 positive by the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, disputed the result of the initial test because of the name and date on it
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has directed that no corpse should be brought into the state from anywhere as a way of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Ortom said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, on Saturday in response to the protest by Okpe that her identity was mixed up with that of someone else, leading to her being incarcerated for about 50 days now
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called for 30 days of fasting and intense prayers by the people to seek God’s favour in combating the renewed herdsmen attack in some parts of the state.
Governor Samuel Ortom; his Deputy, Benson Abounu; and Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, David Olofu, all tested negative for the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Samuel Ortom has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Benue State to curtail further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made the announcement on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, disclosed a case in his state
The state Governor, Samuel Ortom, confirmed the development on Saturday
Benue State Local Government Service Commission has uncovered 3,460 ghost workers on the payroll of the 23 local governments in the state.
No fewer than 483,692 Internally Displaced Persons have been rendered homeless in the wake of sudden heightened state of violence and killings due to renewed influx of armed herdsmen, a resurgence of armed attacks on armed security officials and unarmed citizens, the Benue State Emergency Agency has disclosed.
The Benue State Government on Sunday opened a coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine centre and also set up an “Emergency Response Committee” to monitor and coordinate its response.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Thursday vowed to prosecute all violators of the state’s Anti-Open Grazing Law.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, in a statement on Friday in Abuja said the award was in recognition of his contributions to the fight against banditry, insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has constituted the Governing Council of the Benue State University, Makurdi.
Ortom made the allegation on a radio programme: “Issue of the moment.”
The programme was aired on Radio Benue
A seven-man panel of the court, led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, dismissed the appeal by Emmanuel Jime, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the election.
Sule on Thursday after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, said there were no plans for regional policing between the state and its neighbours.
The duo made the appeal at a joint security meeting on Sunday in Lafia, following tensions arising from the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw the military involved in the security operation covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States.
A Notice signed by Ibrahim Gold, Director/HoD, Litigation, dated January 10, 2020, said the appeals would be listed for hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria on January 13, 2020