In today’s world, it does seem like we, the young people have decided to concentrate more on promoting the values of other cultures while our own cultural values are relocated to the background. Yet the implication that in neglecting to showcase our indigenous roots and the ideals on which our cultures stand on no one will do it for us […]
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What happens when you suddenly discover that the place you thought you were a stranger to, was actually another home? All my life I never knew there were Tiv people outside Benue State, so when the clarion call for service to my fatherland sent me to Taraba State, it was as if I was sent to die in an unknown […]
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It is sad but true that the Governor Samuel Ortom led government has been unwilling to come clean on the state’s over bloated wage bill, after almost three years of being in office; a development that is less than desirable. Below is an extract from the Governor’s speech at the Presidential visit to Benue on 12th March, 2018. “The issue […]
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The difference between a slave and a servant is that a slave is a person who is the property of another person and whose labor and also whose life often is subject to the owner’s volition while a servant is one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation as opposed to a slave. Subjugation […]
Read more →President Buhari’s speech at Benue State Government House, Makurdi Adesina arguing that Buhari has not failed Benue people: “Benue killings are in the realm of allegations” – Adesina Source: ChannelsTV, Nigeria
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According to recent study by the Mind, Behaviour and Development Unit (eMBeD) of the World Bank, 1 out of every 5 Nigerians suffer from depression, this goes to show the precarious situation we are in. Beyond the Glam is a wakeup call for us to be our brother’s keeper; look is deceptive nowadays, those that seem to have it all […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom has demanded the arrest and prosecution of Fulani herdsmen who massacred 24 persons yesterday in an evening attack on Omusu village in Okpokwu local government area of Benue State. He made the call today during an on-the- spot assessment visit to the area to ascertain the level of destruction and provide immediate relief to the displaced. The […]
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2013, I resigned from the prestigious House of Tara and came back to Makurdi to wait for the miracle to do a masters in creative makeup abroad. While I waited, I needed to do something, so I spoke with a kind hearted aunty who gave me her small personal office, which I turned to a makeup studio, the first make […]
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The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) which is renowned to having one of the best infrastructures amongst teaching hospitals in Nigeria is a project that was initiated by the Gov. George Akume led government but was completed by Gov. Gabriel Suswam. Of course Gov. Samuel Ortom had to equip it to meet up to the accreditation requirements to enable […]
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The President of the Mutual Union of the Tiv in the United Kingdom (MUTUK), Mr Kuram Gwakyaa, together with MUTUK’s Secretary General, Mrs Gilliane Mbatomon Sasvari on Thursday 15th February paid a condolence visit to the Governor of Benue state Dr Samuel Ortom following the January 1st attack by the Fulani herdsmen that claimed 73 lives. They were accompanied by […]
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