Tarkighir © IamBenue 2018

Leadership, Stories 4/10/2018 by Rt Hon Dickson Tarkighir

“This Feat” Is Not A Defeat! – Tarkighir

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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Stevina Evuleocha-Ugbah © iambenue 2018

Leadership, Stories 2/10/2018 by Stevina Evuleocha-Ugbah

2018 MUTUK Annual Tiv Day And Cultural Fiesta; Stevina Evuleocha-Ugbah Speech

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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brain © I am Benue 2018

Leadership, Stories 4/05/2018 by Laz Apir

Let Benue State Be Great

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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nigeria labour congress © I am Benue 2018

Leadership, Stories 21/04/2018 by Sidney Dooyum Ahura

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Benue State Council And The Mandate Of Betrayal And Bootlicking

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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ortom and suswam © IamBenue 2018

Leadership, Stories 22/03/2018 by Dooyum Sidney Ahura

Governor Samuel Ortom And The Wage Bill Conundrum

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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© I am Benue 2017

Leadership, Stories 6/12/2017 by Akaafele

Nom Or Conrad Terhide Utaan; IamBenue

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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© I am Benue 2017

Leadership, Stories 25/11/2017 by Akaafele

Make Me Miss Nigeria 2017; Ikpe Igbe Joy

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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