I Thank You All, Our People, Our Delegates And Our Leaders Over 3 years ago, the good people of Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency gave me the greatest honour there is to give at that level – to send me to represent them in the House of Representatives. It is an honour for which I will forever remain grateful. I have sponsored […]
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His Royal Majesty, Begha U Tiv, Professor James Ortese Ayatse, The Executive Governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, represented by Rev. Peter Ichull Prof. Iorwuese Hager, Presidential Candidate of the SDP, represented by former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor David Iornem, Distinguished guests of the High Table, Members of the MUTUK Executive Committee, Distinguished Ladies and […]
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Eighteen (18) years into the Fourth Republic and no more than two political parties have produced the Presidents of Nigeria. Within this time, a political class with a population of not more than 10, 000 have had in their ranks a few who have occupied no fewer than three political offices spanning upwards of twelve years regardless of the political […]
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My Fellow Benue citizens, It is time for us to reason together and find a way out of this mediocre cycle we have built and entrenched in our dear state. Let us even pretend for a moment that Akume was outstanding, Suswam was Amazing and Ortom is God sent to deliver Benue and as such no room for blame game […]
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On Saturday April 20, 1817 the great Uthman dan Fodio breathed his last. That day marked the end of the life of perhaps the most influential personality in the history of West Africa, especially what is today Nigeria. But, the day only marked the end of his life; it didn’t in anyway diminish his legacy. At his death, the empire […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) which is supposed to be the body saddled with the responsibility of fighting for the welfare of workers has made itself an addendum of the government in Benue state and continues to take sides with the government against the workers it collects dues from and whose interest they were constituted to defend. It would be […]
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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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Nom Or Conrad Terhide Utaan (Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Investments and the State Focal Person, Social Investments Programme) was born on 13th of September, 1977 in Makurdi, Benue State to the family of Elder and Mrs. Sylvester Tsegba Utaan of Ndzorov, Guma Local Government. He started school at a very tender age, at Happy Home Nursery […]
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My name is Ikpe Igbe Joy. I am from Apa local government area of Benue. I was born and bred in Makurdi local government area. #IamBenue. I attend Corona Private School, First Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Makurdi. International School and St Joseph’s Secondary School, Nyiman in Makurdi. I am currently a 500 level Law student at the University of […]
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Mr Gideon Dooyum Inyom fondly called IDG; born to the family of Bishop Nathan Nyitar Inyom and Mrs Becky Inyom, The Anglican Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, from Tombo Mbalagh, Buruku Local Government Area. He is a Historian by training, an ICT proficient by necessity and a development practitioner by passion and choice. Trained in Nigeria and beyond, IDG bagged a […]
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