Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said his life story as a motor park tout (agbero), taxi and truck driver should be a source of inspiration to all less-privileged and downtrodden persons across the world to aspire to greatness and became positive influence on their societies.

Benue tribal leaders, including those of Mdzough U Tiv, MUT; Ochetoha K’Idoma, OKI, and Omi Ny’ Igede, ONI, have rejected moves by Federal Government to re-open old cattle routes across the country.

Parts of Makurdi town, Benue State capital have come under flood water with over 90 houses and business outlets submerged at the Nyongu community, Rice Mill area of the town.

All Progressives Congress, APC, Benue state governorship aspirant and immediate past Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Titus Zam has dispelled rumours in the state that he is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged fraud.

Armed security personnel, yesterday, cordoned off the premises of Benue State House of Assembly, following rumours of an impending impeachment of  Speaker of the House, Terkimbi Ikyange

Catholic faithfuls on Tuesday in Ibadan protested the killing of Cathiolic priests  and other Christians in Benue state.

The Police in Benue State yesterday arraigned 28 suspects at a Makurdi Magistrate court for their alleged involvement in last Saturday’s gruesome murder of 10 herders at Yelwata, a border town between Benue and Nasarawa states on the Makurdi- Lafia road.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that God will visit the blood of the innocent people of Benue State and other States killed by suspected herdsmen on the killers and their sponsors, even as he reiterated his call for the restructuring of the country.

TROOPS of the Nigerian Army have killed a famous spiritual leader in Benue State during a raid on his shrine at Tor-Dunga town, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.

A Makurdi Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Joseph Aneke, has struck out the fundamental rights suit filed by Alhaji Abubakar Tsav against eight joint respondents in the case against Benue State government, the Attorney General of State and eight others.

No fewer than than 50 persons including nine members of the Benue State Livestock Guards have been reportedly killed in coordinated attacks on Tom-Atar and Umenge, Akor villages in Guma, Governor Samuel Ortom’s home town and Ayilamo, Turan, Ngambe-Tiev in Logo local government areas of Benue state by suspected herdsmen.

NO fewer than seven persons were reportedly killed during the Christmas break in two separate attacks on Adim Akpa and Utonkon communities in Otukpo and Ado Local Government areas of Benue State.

I have the mandate of the people since 2015. They demanded open grazing prohibition, it was done; they have now mandated me to fight ghost workers and their owners and bring down the staff strength in our civil service so that our monthly wage bill could come down to N4.5billion

Though we had before now sent out warning, people took it for granted and failed to abide by the instructions government issued

BENUE State governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom has said that an agricultural city that would be modelled after the Chinese model would be created in the state in order to optimise the potentialities of the state in agriculture.