Benue state Governor Dr Samuel Ortom has sent a message of felicitations to former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark who has attained the age of 74 years on Friday April 8, 2022. Senator Mark was born in Otukpo, Benue state on April 8, 1948.A statement by his chief press secretary Nathaniel Ikyur quotedGovernor Ortom in a congratulatory message to have described Sen Mark as a worthy son of Benue state and a pan Nigerian. The Governor in the statement paid glowing tribute to Mark for his steadfastness and unwavering commitment in the service to the nation. The Governor…
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has exhibited high level of magnanimity by reinstating political appointees who had resigned to contest elections but were not favoured by zoning. His Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur in a statement however, indicated that only those whose positions were not replaced will enjoy the privilege. The statement quoted the governor to have made the disclosure on Thursday at a parley with all political appointees from the 14 local government areas of the state. The governor explained the gesture to reinstate the former aides who lost their bids for various elective political offices was to show his…
Former military governor of defunct Bendel state, Senator Tunde Ogbeha has sent a goodwill message to his colleague and friend, Sen David Mark on his 74th birthday. Senator Mark was born in Otukpo, the present day Benue state on April 8, 1948. Sen Ogbeha in his goodwill message to Sen Mark praised him for his steadfastness in the service to the nation.He noted the contributions of Mark to the socio Economic and political development of Nigeria and urged him not to rest on his Oars .Ogbeha and Mark were class mates at the Nigeria Military School, (NMS), Zaria and the…
From Abel Abogonye, Lafia Nasarawa state deputy governor Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, has urged corps members in the state to share the knowledge and skills gotten from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme with their host communities. He stated this during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Batch A Stream II orientation course held on Thursday at the Magaji Dan-Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Keffi local government area of the state. Corps members were empowered with skills and entrepreneurial training for self employment under the NYSC SAED programme during the scheme’s 3 weeks…
Peace has finally returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State chapter after a committee led by Governor Ortom of Benue State brokered a truce among the warring factions. Ortom who is also the Chairman of the committee set up by the National Executive Committee, (NEC) of PDP disclosed this to journalists Wednesday at the end of a meeting that lasted more than six hours with the warring parties at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. His Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur in a statement indicated that the party had on March 16th, 2022 at its 95th NEC meeting constituted…
By Friday Idachaba Inele-Ogugu (KOGI): Barely one week after his abduction and onslaught in the hands of armed men later confirmed to be Policemen, Amb. Gabriel David Onoja, a humanitarian and philanthropist, has lost a junior brother to death. The deceased, ThankGod David Onoja was said to have died on Monday at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti state after a protracted illness arising from complicated kidney infections. The late junior Onoja, 29-year-old law graduate awaiting call-up letter to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was buried in Inele-Ugoh in Olamaboro Local Government of Kogi amidst tears and wailing.…
From Naseer Mijinyawa Minna The Ag chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik has enumerated benefits of the domestication and implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act in the StateJustice Abdulmalik spoke at a stakeholders forum on domestication and implementation of the administration of criminal Justice act, 2015 state validation public forum held at Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre in Minna.She indicated that the domestication of administration of Criminal Justice act, 2015 (ACJA),will assist in ensuring speedy dispensation of Justice in the stateJustice Abdulmalik noted that the passage of the administration of criminal Justice act,…
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Police Force to construct a Divisional Police Headquarters at Ayete town in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state. The lawmakers also mandated House Committee on Police Affairs to include construction of a Divisional Police Headquarters in the 2023 budget estimates. The resolutions of the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Muraina Ajibola at the plenary, Wednesday. Moving the motion, Ajibola said that the House is aware that in the last ten years, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, of Oyo State including Ayete town had experienced several…
The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan has regained freedom after ten days in the terrorists enclave. He was released by terrorists who attacked the Kaduna bound train last Monday. Many of the passengers lost their lives but the MD who was travelling to Kaduna was abducted alongside many others that are still languishing in the den of their captors.It was gathered that a ransom of N100m was paid to secure his freedom
Governor Samuel Orton of Benue State and Chairman, Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has debunked insinuations that the committee has thrown the presidential ticket of the party open. He insisted that the committee was being quoted on what it did not say. The governor who bared his mind Wednesday, while appearing on the ‘Morning Show’ an AriseTV prime time programme querried why those who were not part of the meeting of the committee would want to “force words into the committee’s mouth.” The governor who frowned at the caption on the news bar while the interview lasted quipped:…