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Outcry as Benue govt okays launch of Fulani security outfit in the state
There is growing public outcry over the Benue State Government’s commissioning of a security outfit in Makurdi on Saturday June 3, 2023. The security organization known as Al-Tershak Global Security Ltd was established by Alhaji Aliyu Tershaku, who had in the past been arrested over alleged links with Boko Haram. An online newspaper, National Record…
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Adejoh lauds Gov Ortom over commencement of commercial flights into Benue
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Camey & Rock Holdings, Dr. Peter Adejoh has commended the Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Dr. Samuel Ortom, for the commencement of scheduled commercial flights into Benue through the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) Aerodrome, Makurdi. Adejoh made this known in a press statement he personally signed in Abuja…
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Camey & Rock Holdings partners Benue govt to build ultra-modern civil aviation airport in Makurdi
Camey & Rock Holdings (Camey & Rock)’s foray into the aviation sector has paid off as scheduled commercial flights into Makurdi NAF Aerodrome begins from Monday, April 17, 2023 to be operated by Air Peace Airline with an initial three times weekly schedule from Lagos-Abuja-Makurdi. This new venture represents a significant milestone in the Benue…
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Enone 2023: Agbese thanks constituents, dedicates victory to God, electorate
The winner of the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency elections in Benue State, Comrade Philip Agbese, has dedicated his victory at the February 25 poll to God and his constituents. Agbese, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 19,083 votes against 15,202 votes by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Aida Nath Ogwuche, and 14,960 votes…
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BREAKING: Human Rights Activist, Philip Agbese wins Reps seat in Benue
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Philip Agbese, has been declared winner of the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency election in Benue State. He defeated the other two major contenders, Ralph Otobo of the Labour Party (LP), and Aida Nath Ogwuche of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to clinch the coveted seat. Agbese polled…
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Enone 2023: Ado’Lokan!
It was the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who introduced “èmi lokan” – a Yoruba phrase that literally translates as “it is my turn” – into the Nigerian political lexicography. The phrase has become handy in the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State, otherwise known as ENONE,…
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Like Okanga, like Philip Agbese
By Sunny Green Itodo In the Idoma cosmosphere, there are so many drums, but the Okanga -talking drum- is the finest of them all. It is the exclusivity of the echelons. Reserved for epoch occasions. It is the drum that announced the royal presence of the king. Its melody is the most pleasing thing to…
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Benue: Police grill Ado LG Chair, Oche, over use of vigilant guard to attack political opponents
James Oche, the chairman of Ado Local Government Council in Benue State, is currently being held at the Force CID Abuja, where he is answering questions for alleged gross abuse of power. It would be recalled that Oche and his deputy, Solomon Aboh, reportedly led over 50 members of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards…
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Benue youths, masquerades protest molestation of innocent citizens by Ado council boss
Youths in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday staged a protest against the incessant molestation of innocent citizens over their political views by the council Chairman, Hon. James Oche. The youths who were joined by women as well as masquerades marched through the major streets in the area, chanting solidarity songs. Some…
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James Oche: When a thug is in power
By Jon Unogwu “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” Proverbs 29:2 KJV. These are not just some words in a bible verse, as we are now seeing the manifestation in the case of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, where a tyrant…