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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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Development, Stories 26/12/2017 by Caleb Senda

Why Are Our Helpless Neglected?

Tse-Agberagba is the capital of Konshisha local government area. It is one of the most underdeveloped local government capitals in Benue State. Tse-Agberagba as a Local government capital had no electricity until the last year’s of former Governor Gabriel Torwua Suswam‘s administration.  Taxes are left in the hands of hoodlums, hoodlums that are given authority by the elites. One of the […]

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Remembrance, Stories 13/05/2017 by Iorliam'Amo Shija

Who Killed Charles Ayede

A tragedy befell the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, on 8th May 2011. On this fateful day, he sat with wife, Late Lady Mimidoo Katsina-Alu at his country home, Lessel, Ushongo Local Government, Benue State, when suddenly, a mango tree fell and killed her. As a matter of fact, it was reported that Chief Alu himself had […]

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