President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that government was deeply worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s rural communities, and vowed to end the menace “very soon”. Buhari, who met with farmers, herdsmen, government officials and other stakeholders in Makurdi, Read more
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has insinuated that President Muhammadu Buhari ignored his invitation to Benue after the killing of 73 people by suspected herdsmen in the state. Ortom said he had invited the president to come to Benue Read more
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has lashed at the Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, over his comments on the recent killings in the state, saying he was allegedly complicit against Benue. Ortom also stated that the statement credited Read more
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said he was outraged by reports in the media quoting Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, as saying that he was warned ahead of the January 1 killings in Logo and Guma Local Government areas of the Read more
Benue State Police command said it had arrested 59 persons in connection with the recent cult-related crises in some parts of Makurdi, the state capital. Several people were injured and property worth millions of Naira destroyed during the crisis. The Read more
The ban on open grazing by the Benue State government has led to tension in some communities along the state’s border with Nasarawa State. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue had signed the Anti-Grazing Law in May this year but it Read more
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday signed the Anti-Open Grazing and Anti- Kidnapping, Abduction, Cultism and Terrorism bills into law. Ortom, in a brief speech at the ceremony in Makurdi, said that the anti-grazing law would put to an Read more