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Vanguard News Translate Home » News » Ortom confirms death of 8 persons, razing of houses as military searches for missing personnel in Benue community Ortom confirms death of 8 persons, razing of houses as military searches for missing personnel in Benue community On By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has confirmed that eight persons have been killed and several houses raised in an ongoing operation by the military to recover its stolen weapons a...

2 soldiers missing, as gunmen kill 2 mobile policemen in Taraba On By Femi Bolaji &   Peter Duru Two mobile police officers were shot dead by some gunmen, Monday night, while on duty at a checkpoint in Dogongawa, along KatsinaAla-Takum road in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. Same Monday night, two soldiers attached to the joint military operation were feared missing in an ambush by suspected bandits at Bonta community in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue state. Confirming...

Benue police rescues abducted 13-year-old girl, arrests two suspects On By Peter Duru, Makurdi An abducted 13-year-old girl, Mngusuur Iorlian has been rescued by a special operation of the Benue state Police Command codenamed ‘Operation Zenda.’ Vanguard gathered that the victim was kidnapped from her father’s residence on Easter Sunday at about 12 noon, opposite NKST Church, Akpera in Adikpo town by suspected hoodlums terrorising Kwande Local Government Area, LGA, of the state. The sourc...

Vanguard News Easter: Ortom assures of security of lives and property On Peter Duru – Makurdi As the world marks this year’s Easter festivities, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has assured that his administration would continue to place priority on the security of lives and general welfare of the people. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Terver Akase stated that the death and resurrection of Jesus “which is the meaning of Easter is a period when Christi...

EBONYI MASSACRE: Fight back with vigilantes, Umahi orders LG chairmen On …Our women were abducted – Survivor Security couldn’t do anything – Town Union President ….They gave us corpses as gifts – Community leader …Umahi shedding crocodile tears -Rights group …IPoB accuses security agencies of collusion By Henry Umoru, Peter Duru, Peter Okutu, Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Chinedu Adonu, Ikechukwu Odu & Steve Oko Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday ordered the 13 local government c...

Insecurity: Nigeria struggling, needs help — UK ENVOY On …Says UK govt ready to help because your insecurity is our insecurity, Afenifere …Ohanaeze, NEF, MBF, others back UK By Clifford Ndujihe, Dapo Akinrefon, Anayo Okoli, Victoria Ojeme, Peter Duru & Luminous Jannamike BRITISH High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has expressed concern over the worsening security situation in the country, pledging that the United Kingdom government was keen on helping the federal government win...

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Two suspects have been arrested by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, in connection with the recent communal clashes involving Tse Hundu, Tse Yanre and Tse Aku in Mbalom Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The troops also seized a cache of arms from the suspects including 11 locally made barrel guns, one shotgun, two cartridges, gun powder, three knives, nine cutlasses and charms. Vanguard gathered that the communities had in the last few da...

Ortom expresses shock at Rep Deputy Speaker’s rejection of diaspora petition On By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described as shocking the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative’s rejection of a petition from the Mutual Union of Tiv in America, MUTA, brought before the House by the member representing Gwer East/Gwer West Federal Constituency, Mr. Mark Gbillah. He said the action amounted to the suppression of the people’s voice; a development he s...

My wife was probably killed by burglars — Retired CP Aghanya On By Peter Duru, Makurdi Retired Police Commissioner, Ibezimako Aghanya, Monday lamented that his wife, Mrs Eunice Aghanya was probably killed by burglars just a few days to her daughter’s wedding ceremony. Mrs Aghanya was last Friday hacked to death by unknown assailants in here Makurdi residence. Her husband who served in Benue and Kogi states as Police Commissioner spoke when he received Governor Samuel Ortom who paid him a c...

Mrs. Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Police Commissioner, Ibezimako Aghanya has been reportedly hacked to death