5 police commissioners, 7480 personnel for Benue’s election
Five Commissioners of Police and 7,480 police personnel have been deployed for today’s election in Benue State.
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As Nigerians elect govs tomorrow: Epic battle in Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, Benue, Rivers, others – Daily TrustAs Nigerians go to the polls tomorrow, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set for epic contest in 12 of the 29 states where governorship election will hold, Daily Trust reports. Governorship elections will not take place in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo and Osun, but state assembly …
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Senator Iornem urges Benue people to re-elect Ortom – Daily TrustA former legislator, who represented Benue North East senatorial district at the red chamber of the National Assembly, Professor David Iornem, has called on residents of Benue State to re-elect Governor Samuel Ortom during the next Saturday’s election. Iornem, said in a statement made available to our correspondent in Makurdi, that his backing for the …
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Bathing victims with acid: New trend of motorcycles theft in Benue – Daily TrustPeter Terkimbi, 28, married with two kids, makes daily ends meet with his motorcycle which he uses to ply his trade of conveying passengers to various places within Makurdi metropolis in Benue State. The young man, who lives at Kiye village behind mobile barracks along Naka road in Makurdi, had always prayed to God for …
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Police to deploy tactical team to Benue flash-points – Daily TrustThe Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG), Chris Okey Ezike on Wednesday said that more senior officers of the police and tactical team would be arriving Benue State to ensure absolute security in crisis prone areas of the state during this Saturday’s election. Ezik, who spoke at a stakeholders meeting towards achieving a peaceful election, …
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Presidential election: Group hails Ogbeh’s efforts in Benue – Daily TrustThe Presidential Campaign Coalition in Benue State yesterday hailed the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh and other eminent members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for ensuring that the electorate voted President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 presidential election. The coalition, in a statement by the director of Field Operations-Benue State, …
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Gunmen kill 16 in fresh Benue attack – Daily TrustGunmen were said to have killed 16 persons at Agabge in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State Saturday evening. The chairman of the local government, Francis Ayagah, told Daily Trust yesterday the attacks were on Tse-Tuma, Shaia, Tse-Jagu and surrounding villages. He alleged that the attackers were herders’ militia.ADVERTISEMENT He said he had forwarded …
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Benue: Military warns trouble makers over fresh killing of 16 – Daily TrustThe Force Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Major General, Adeyemi Yekini, has warned trouble makers in Benue state to desist from causing crisis or face the wrath of the law.
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Jime: The Right Man for Benue Government House – Daily TrustThe Gubernatorial elections are around the corner, and as usual, there is a beehive of activities from the various political actors. This is an era of promises upon promises. Some even go as far as promising what they know in their hearts they cannot deliver. But as they say, all politics is local, and one …
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Election materials arrive some LGAs -Benue REC – Daily TrustThe Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benue state, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Wednesday said electoral materials have already arrived some local governments headquarters in the state. Yilwatda made the disclosure at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Police in Makurdi.ADVERTISEMENT “Materials for the Saturday elections are already in some local …
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In Benue people are ranched instead of cattle- APC’s Jime – Daily TrustAll Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Benue, Emmanuel Jime said people have been the ones ranched instead of cattle, under Governor Samuel Ortom’s anti-open grazing law. Jime stated this during a live “True-Talk Benue Gubernatorial Debate 2019” monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.ADVERTISEMENT He said that the implementation of the …
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