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Ortom to FG: Your support for armed herders worsening insecurity in Nigeria On …Reiterates call for arrest of killer herdsmen …Tests negative for COVID-19 after treatment, thanks Nigerians By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday accused the Federal Government of protecting the interest of armed herders despite the atrocities they commit in parts of the country thereby worsening the security situation in Nigeria. While urging the government to act fast to address the anomaly to save the country from disintegrating he noted that the general insecurity in the country w...

Vanguard News 2023: Ortom threatens to sack appointees On By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has threatened to sack any of his appointees found engaging in covert political activities and campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections. He cautioned that he would not tolerate any act of distraction from his appointees when the people were in dire need of good governance and service delivery advising those not willing to adhere to his directive to resign. The Governor who spoke yesterday in Makurdi said the task before the government was enormous stressing that the r...

Benue governor, Ortom, recovers from COVID-19 On By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has come out of isolation after testing negative to COVID-19. The Governor had about week ago gone into isolation for treatment after his COVID-19 test returned positive. Announcing his status Wednesday in Makurdi, Governor Ortom said his sample was two days ago taken again for test and it came out negative. “I want to thank the Almighty God for what happened to me about a week ago. On my own I went for test for COVID-19 after some of my aides tested positive for the virus.

Vanguard News Translate Home » News » It’s sectional, divisive to ask for presidential protection for Fulanis in South — Middle Belt Forum It’s sectional, divisive to ask for presidential protection for Fulanis in South — Middle Belt Forum On By Peter Duru, Makurdi The National President of Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Dr Pogu Bitrus has said it is sectional, divisive and unfortunate for the Northern Elders to call on President Buhari to protect Fulanis in the southern part of the country. He urged the elders to properly advise the president on the need for the count...

Rep decries corruption, mismanagement of nation’s resources by executive On By Peter Duru The Federal lawmaker representing Gwer/Gwer West federal constituency, in the House of Representatives, Mr. Mark Gbillah has decried the level of corruption and mismanagement of the nation’s resources by the executive. The lawmaker who spoke Tuesday in Makurdi lamented that the executive presides over the expenditure of over 98 per cent of Nigeria’s annual budget without commensurate developmental projects to show for the huge funds. According to him, “the budget of the National Assembly every f...