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Following the recent attack in Benue community where over 20 persons were killed. The fomer Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and a former speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Terhile Ayua, on Wednesday condemned the killing of worshippers in the state on Tuesday. They also sent their condolences to the Catholic Church and the people of the state over the killings of two priests and  other worshippers by alleged herdsmen during a mass on Tuesday. Suswam, in a statement he personally signed said the killings were becoming a recurring decimal with the usual condemnations after which nothing would happen. “Words fail me to convey my feelings of grief at this sad occurrence, neither can another mere condemnation of such a dastardly heinous act suffice. “It is becoming a tragic routine to witness those killings and issue condemnation to them, after which they continue,” he said. Also, the former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Ayua, advised the people ...

Former governorship aspirant ,Prince Terhemen Tarzoor, who was the flag-bearer for the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2015 election was caught on camera kneeling down for the 

The immediate passed governor of Benue state earlier today met with governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state at government house for a function. In his company was the former Presidential Candidate of ANPP and former Governor of Kano, Mallam Ibrahim Shakarau and the former governor of Niger State, Dr. Aliyu Babangida. More photos below....

The issue of Benue wage bill has been a trending topic on the Benue cyber space for months now and just recently, there were reports that the governor Samuel Ortom's administration was able to slash the wage bill down to 4billion but not without accusing his predecessor of being responsible for the over bloated wage bill.  However, QueenDoosh stumbled over an article by one John Mzer who claimed it was his purported interaction with the former governor. We however dont know if its true or not. Read it below..  There is no mystery about it!! I Have Documents to Show Benue State Government is Unfair to Workers - Suswam Sir, your administration is being accused of being the owners of ghost workers in the state? That is totally untrue because I didn’t hand over any ghost workers to anyone. You see, it is rather very funny that they are claiming to be paying N7.8 b monthly. We are going to address that next week because as at the time we left, the last salary we paid...

More trouble for former Benue state governor,Gabriel Suswam as the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seals three of his properties in  Benue State. The inscription ‘EFCC keep off’ were sprawled across his properties. They include the Metropolitan hotel along FMC road, a residential building still under construction by the river side and his family home in HUDCO quarters all in Makurdi. This development might be connected with the alleged misappropriation of N107 billion by Suswam as contained in the Justice Elizabeth Kpojime’s Panel of Inquiry which indicted 52 other people. More photos...

Nigeria's anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on thursday questioned and detained former Benue state Governor, Gabriel Suswam, over his role in the sharing of the state’s share of the N23 billion, which the former Petroleum Minister, Alison Madueke, allegedly doled out as a bribe to influence the outcome of the 2015 general election. Suswam, who is facing other charges for alleged corruption, arrived at the premises of the EFCC around 10 a.m. He was immediately taken in for interrogation on the N450 million, which the Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got as its own share of the election booty. Sources in the commission said the former governor was detained in order to determine all that he knew about the N450 million that he purportedly collected from a bank and what he did with the money. Source: ThisDay

The rivarly between the immediate passed governor of Benue state , Gabriel Suswam and the incumbent, Samuel Ortom , is yet to be over as the he has threatened to expose some dirty secrets of the present government. It could be recalled that in 2014, Governor Ortom Samuel referred to the All Progressive Congress, APC , as an acronym for "Aggrieved Politicians Congress" said Suswam. He however, states further that, he has all the dirty deals of the government. Read the except below; "I have the dirty deal that has been going on in that government house makurdi, henceforth, i shall not keep quite, since my silence for peace is taken for timidity and  weakness"- Ever since he made that statement, Benue people's ear have been itching to hear what that so dirty secrets might be and Queendoosh.info will be on standby to serve you the juicy ,chilly gossip as it drops. Lol. Just keep a date and dont wink.....

The year of general election is sixteen months away. However, politicians have deserted sleep and busy strategizing ahead of 2019. Consultations are going on as well as alignments and re-alignments across the Federation. In Benue State like other states of the Federation, there are some major political actors to watch. SAMUEL IORAER ORTOM: Former Minister of State for Trade and Investment, and incumbent governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom is a politician with the structure and platform to launch any ambition. His political expertise is noteworthy and can not be ignored. In 2015, using the solid structure of George Akume, he contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and defeated the anointed candidate of the PDP, Prince Terhmen Tarzoor on the strengths of the wind of change and inability of his predecessor to pay salaries of civil servants in the State. Today, Ortom is faced with a similar challenge of salaries arrears and the Akume political structure is no lo...

There was uproar yesterday on the Benue cyber space regarding a comment of endorsement of a former DG of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Orhi by the Kwande people.

Enough may not have been heard concerning the fraud case involving former aides of the immediate passed Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswam as the Federal Government, through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has revealed how Benue State’s N16.6bn was allegedly diverted fraudulently by a former aide to the immediate past Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and two other officials of the state. 

The NATION Newspaper reports that ,the trial of former Benue governor, Mr Gabriel Suswam, was on Wednesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due to absence of the second defendant, Omadachi Oklobia.

The immediate past governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam  has been sent to prison.

 The immediate past former governor of Benue State,Gabriel Suswam,  is in fresh fraud scandal. Authorities in his state are accusing him of mismanaging a hefty N4.95 billion raised through a bond placement few months before the end of his tenure.

The former governor of Benue state, Gabriel Torwua Suswam was in Gboko today to pay respect to the new Tor Tiv HRM Professor James Ornguga Ayatse.

Some prominent friends of former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam have been trooping into his Maitama residence to see him after been released from the DSS custody where he spent 70 days over possession of arms. The recent visit is that of  business Mogul/ Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, the founder and chairman of DANGOTE GROUP.  

 Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in Abuja struck out a N10bn fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, against the Department of State Service, its Director-General, Lawal Daura, and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN).

The former Benue State Governor, Rt Hon.Gabriel Suswam, has allegedly been released by the Department of State Services, DSS, after months of being in detention without any trial. 

Nigeria's major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee has called for unconditional release of the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido and other political detainees in custody.

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom said his unending political face-off with his predecessor and former governor of the state, Dr. Gabriel Suswam will soon become history.

By Yemi Itodo The Department of State Security (DSS), has stated that, it received a security report from Benue State Government, "alleging that the state would be ungovernable" if former Governor, Gabriel Suswam is released.