Tag: Gabriel Suswam
Suswam joins APC hours after dumping PDP
Despite his exit, the former governor expressed appreciation to the PDP for the opportunities it afforded him over the years,…
Ex-Benue Governor Suswam dumps PDP, says Party trapped in Endless Crisis
Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing persistent and unresolved internal conflicts…
Showdown in Abuja: Suswam’s N3.1 billion fraud case nears dramatic ruling
A written address accompanying the application was served on July 10, 2025. The defense urged the court to adopt the…
“N3.1bn fraud”: Abubakar Umar tenders damning testimony against ex-governor Suswam
Abubakar Umar, the Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, in the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated…
State police will worsen security situation – Suswam
“Generally, the security issue has been politicised. Our boys collude with those attacking us. That is the scary dimension to…
Appeal Court sacks Suswam from Senate
The tribunal, headed by Justice Ori Zik-Ikeoha, entered judgment in Suswam’s favour, a decision that was vacated by the appellate…
APC’s Udende loses Benue senatorial seat to Suswam in a 2:1 decision
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Udende winner of the election with 135, 573 votes, while Suswam polled…
Alleged N3.1bn Fraud: EFCC re-arraigns former governor, Gabriel Suswam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, re-arraigned former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswam, before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of…
N3.1bn fraud: Appeal Court stops Justice Abang from trying Suswam
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday stopped Justice Abang Okon from hearing a case against former governor of Benue, Gabriel…
N3.1bn fraud: Witness’s ill health stalls Suswam’s trial
The ongoing trial of former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswam, was on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due…
Nigerian Govt slams fresh charges on Gabriel Suswam
The Federal Government on Friday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, arraigned former governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam on a…
Herdsmen crisis: Suswam lauds Nigerian Govt’s intervention
A former Governor of Benue, Mr Gabriel Suswam, has praised the Federal Government for its intervention in the bloody herdsmen…
Gabriel Suswam: EFCC cries foul as witness recants
The trial of Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue State in a case of N3.1billion fraud has resumed before Justice…
Fraud: Ex-Benue gov arraigned on fresh charge
The Federal Government on Monday arraigned a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, on a fresh 32-count charge of…
Suswam withdraws N10bn suit against DSS
The ex-governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam, has withdrawn the fundamental human rights suit he instituted against the Department of State…
Suswan: CJ overrules judge, asks him to continue N3.1bn fraud trial
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has returned the corruption case file of a former…
Gabriel Suswam impersonator jailed
Justice Lateef Lawal Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to two years…
How Suswam diverted proceeds from sales of Benue shares – Witness
Aluyi Victor, Portfolio Manager of Elixir Investment Partners Limited, a brokerage firm, testifying at the on-going trial of a former…
N3.1bn Fraud: How Suswan laundered N1bn – Witness
The trial of Gabriel Suswan, a former governor of Benue State and his Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi, continued on…
N3.1bn Fraud: How ex-Gov Suswan siphoned state funds
An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Junaid Sa’id, testifying in the ongoing trial of former Benue…
How Suswan hijacked N3.1bn proceeds of Benue shares – Witness
The trial of former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswan, and his Commissioner for Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, commenced today before Justice…
N3.1bn fraud: Ex-Benue governor, Suswan arraigned, granted N100m bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday arraigned Gabriel Suswan, former Governor of Benue State in court over…
Money Laundering: EFCC to arraign Suswam on Wednesday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said it will arraign former Governor of Benue Sate Gabriel Suswan…
I inherited an empty treasury from Suswam, says Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has disclosed that he inherited an empty treasury from the administration of Gabriel Suswam. Ortom…
Mark, Suswam, Mku win PDP senatorial tickets in Benue
Senate President David Mark, Gov. Gabriel Suswam and Mike Mku on Saturday picked the PDP’s ticket to contest the 2015…
Rein In Fulani Marauders Now
In the past, many communities across Nigeria tolerated and lived peacefully with Fulani herdsmen as their cattle grazed across the…
Lecturers Defy Suswam’s Order To Return To Work
The Benue State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed to continue with the ongoing…
Supreme Court Affirms Suswam’s Victory
In a unanimous decision on Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the victory of the Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswam, in…
AL–Makura Identifies The Major Causes of Tiv/Fulani Crises
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has revealed that the major problems causing the persistent conflict between…
Benue Governor’s Rival Can’t Prove Allegation In Court
The candidate of All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, in the April 2011 governorship election in Benue State, Professor Daniel Saror,…