The new Governor of Benue State, Rev Hyacinth Alia, has ordered all government bank accounts frozen.Alia made the declaration in his inaugural speech shortly after taking the oath of office as Governor of Benue State at the IBB Square on Monday.The governor said a ‘Post No Debit’ instruction shall remain in force until all signatories are changed.He warned all banks to adhere to the directive without delay.He said: “May I announce that effective immediately and unti...

Though it is not unexpected, but the Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has categorically told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, to go to hell as he will not support his candidacy in the coming general election. Ortom stated this on Sunday night when he hosted the party’s G-5 Governors comprising Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) in Government House, Makurdi.The Governor, who...

The erstwhile National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress; Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has now officially retracted the comments he made against Governor Samuel Ortom in 2018, a case that the government sued him for one billion naira.Oshiomhole, in his retraction, said he acted based on information he had, which he has now found to be false and baseless.Recall that Governor Ortom had felt deeply aggrieved by the APC chieftains’ statement and had dragged him to co...