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Former Benue Governor Suswam Defects to APC

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:46 +0000

Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), barely 24 hours after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Suswam completed his registration as an APC member on Wednesday at his Mbagber Council Ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, marking his first official activity in the [...]

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Benue PDP Factions Clash: Ex Governor Suswam, Others Summoned Over Alleged Misconduct

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:48 +0000

The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently engulfed in turmoil as the State Working Committee has summoned prominent party members, including former Governor Gabriel Suswam, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly Terseer Tsumba, Terngu Tsegba, and others. These individuals are accused of gross misconduct and activities detrimental to [...]

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PDP Condemns Murder Of Senator Suswam’s Brother In Benue

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:22 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the murder of the elder brother of Senator Gabriel Suswam, Terkula Suswam, by suspected gunmen. TheInfoStride reports that Suswam and one of his aides were murdered Tuesday night in front of his house in Anyiin, Logo LGA of Benue State. Reacting, the PDP in a statement by National [...]

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N3.1b Corruption Trial: Court refuses Ex-Governor Suswam’s Request to adjourn Proceedings

Ade Adewale — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:52:29 +0000

Request by Gabriel Suswam, a former governor of Benue State, to adjourn proceedings pending the determination of his appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the court at the Court of Appeal, has been refused by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today. Citing Section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice [...]

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I Am Not Planning To Dump PDP For APC – Gabriel Suswam

David Folami — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:26:50 +0000

Ex-governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has come out to say that he has no plan to exit Peoples’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The senator representing Benue North-East District disclosed this during the 57th birthday celebration of the State Chairman of the PDP, Sir John Ngbede, at the Methodist Church, [...]

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Court Grants Gabriel Suswam N250m Bail

David Folami — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:00:25 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja Monday granted bail to the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and two others who were arraigned on a fresh charge of money laundering. Suswam was arraigned alongside his Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia, and the then Accountant of the Government House, Mrs. Janet Aluga. The defendants [...]

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Gabriel Suswam Withdraws N10b Suit Against DSS

David Folami — Thu, 11 May 2017 08:21:53 +0000

The ex-governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam, has withdrawn the fundamental human rights suit he instituted against the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking an order of unconditional release from detention. Suswam had also asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order the DSS to award him N10 billion as compensation for unlawful incarceration [...]

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Gabriel Suswam Diverted N9.8bn SURE-P, Police Funds – FG

David Folami — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:30:24 +0000

Ex-Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and two members of his cabinet have been accused of diverting the sum of N9.79billion, part of which was meant for police reform programme and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme. In a report by Punch Newspaper, Suswan, Omadachi Oklobia; a former Commissioner for Benue State and Accountant, Benue State [...]

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Suswam Is An Illiterate – Samuel Ortom

David Folami — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:34:57 +0000

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam of certificate forgery. Ortom’s statement is in reaction to Suswam’s allegations that he (Ortom) is running a corrupt and deceitful government. According to the Governor, Suswam forged his certificates which informed his inability to appreciate the workings of the legislative arm of government. [...]

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N3.1bn Fraud: Chief Judge Overrules Justice Mohammed, Asks Him To Continue With Suswam’s Trial

Kunle Edun — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:42:47 +0000

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has returned the corruption case file of a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, to Justice A.R. Mohammed and ordered him to continue presiding over the case. Suswam is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) along with his Commissioner [...]

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Gabriel Suswam Asked To Refund Stolen N3bn

David Folami — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:51:12 +0000

Former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has been asked to refund over N3billion, which he allegedly stole from the state coffers when he served as Governor between 2007 and 2015, SaharaReporters reports. The recommendation was said to have been made by a panel of inquiry – a six-man commission, headed by Justice E.N Kpojime, [...]

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N3.1bn Fraud Allegation: Witness Discloses How Suswam Hijacked Proceeds of Benue Shares

Kunle Edun — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:05:31 +0000

The trial of former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, and his Commissioner for Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, commenced on Tuesday December 8th before Justice A. R. Mohammad of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, with a prosecution witness telling the court how Suswam ordered the sale of Benue State-owned shares through Elixir Investment Partners Limited, a [...]

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