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By Aviashima Toom The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom Tuesday swore-in two commissioners - Dr. Joseph Ngbea and Pastor Ojema Ojotu and also installed first Class Chief of Eneno, Och' Eneno II, His Royal Highness, Engr. George Edeh. Ortom also swore-in a Special Adviser, Hon. David Demenongo Orshi as well as Mrs. Margaret Atu and Barrister Benjamin Une as members of the Benue State Judicial Service Commission. He appealed to the new commissioners, special adviser and members of the judicial service commission as well as the royal father to take their new assignments with total commitment and patriotism to ensure success. "It is our expectation that the new Hon. Commissioners, Adviser, Members of the Judicial Service Commission and our Royal Father will take their new assignments with total commitment and patriotism as these are crucial for their success," Governor Ortom stated. The Governor said his administration is determined to put in place a

......Resolves to Promote Ranching, Agriculture  By Aviashima Toom The Governors of North Central region Monday, have called for the Establishment of military base or training camps in forests, while resolving to promotes reaching of livestock and  agriculture. They made the resolution after a meeting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital with also a resolved to strengthen general security of lives and property in states of the region. Chairman of the North Central Governors Forum and Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello read the communique at the end of the meeting held at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi. He said it was the resolution of the forum that the region and the nation in general is going through challenging times occasioned by insecurity, low agricultural production, infrastructural deficit and low internally generated revenue which require collective sense of patriotism and innovation to surmount. "Request for services of Agro-Rangers of the Ni

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has given a blow-by-blow account on how security forces rescued Islamic students kidnapped in a village in Katsina State on Saturday night. A statement made available to newsmen on Sunday and signed by Maj. Gen. John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, said soldiers received a distress call on the kidnap incident and immediately mobilised to the scene. The statement read: “Troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI in conjunction with Police and local vigilante deployed at Dandume LGA of Katsina State received a distress call at about 11:30 PM on 19 December 2020 from locals at Mahuta village that suspected bandits were moving with unconfirmed numbers of Islamiya children mostly girls and rustled cattle. “The children were returning from Maulud programme at Unguwar Al- Kasim village at Dandume. In reaction to the distress call, troops quickly mobilized to the scene, laid ambush and blocked bandits’ route along Daudawa-Kadisau an

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided an hideout of some of late Gana’s militia gang members in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue killing two. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said that troops also arrested one of the bandits. Enenche said the recent operation was in continuation of efforts to forestall banditry and other criminal activities in the North Central zone of the country. He also disclosed that three locally made rifles, 21 rounds of 7.62mm Special Ammunition as well as other items including a motorcycle were recovered by the troops during the encounter. “Troops have on Dec. 16, conducted a dawn raid on the criminals’ location at Adangbe Village in Mbacher Council Ward of the Local Government Area. “The superior firepower of the troops forced the bandits to flee in disarray. “However, as troops engaged the criminals in a hot pursuit, two of t

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Nigerian Police Force has promoted its Public Relation Officer, Frank Mba, from the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police to Commissioner of Police. More details to follow….

By Magnus Eberibe The Ogbobula Isaac-led Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has suspended Senator Magnus Abe, Igo Aguma, Livinstone Wechie and Worgu Boms. Isaac, who made the declaration on Saturday in Port Harcourt, recommended their expulsion from the party accusing them of anti-party activities. He also declared the expulsion of all the persons, who were inaugurated as caretaker committee leaders in wards and local government areas by Aguma. More details to follow……

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja At least 35 passengers were on Friday abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Damaturu-Maiduguri road. Military sources who disclosed the incident said the insurgents attacked a large convoy of commuters near Garin Kuturu in Jakana at about 5 pm on Friday. The insurgents, who reportedly appeared in military uniforms, were said to have mounted a roadblock on the highway with five Hilux vans before taking away the passengers. “The passengers first sighted a burning fire, but they thought it was bush burning, not knowing that they had already ambushed a Dangote’s truck driver and set it ablaze,” a source said. “But while they were approaching the scene, they sighted the insurgents storming towards them on trucks mounted with heavy weapons, before they could turn their vehicles to run, the insurgents had already caught up with them. “Many of the passengers fled to the bush, 35 were abducted, two private vehicles and one truck were set ablaze. Nine vehicles of the a