Court sends man to 4 years in Jail for sitting on Tor TIV's throne.

A 30-year-old man, Stephen Nyitse, who sat on the Tor Tiv's throne shortly before the new king was installed on Saturday in Gboko, Benue State, has been jailed for four years.

Mr. Nyitse was handed the sentence on Monday after being convicted by a Chief Magistrate Court presided over in Gboko by Justice P. S Chaha.

The court held that the convict was guilty of trespass and impersonating the new Tor Tiv, V, Orchivirigh James Ayatse.

According to the prosecution, the convict made confessional statement to the police during interrogation that he was under an evil spell to do what he did on that day.

Justice Chaha described the action as a disgrace to the Tiv nation for which he deserved no mercy, and sentenced him to serve as deterrent to others.

Mr. Nyitse, on Saturday at the JS Stadium Gboko, outsmarted security men and sat on the stool prepared for the coronation of the fifth Tor Tiv, James Ayatse.

The Tiv ethnic nationality is the largest ethnic group in Benue State. Tivs are also found in neighbouring Taraba State.

Speaking to security personnel under interrogation, Mr. Nyitse said he was prompted by God to cleanse the stool for the new king.
"I sat on the stool in order to cleanse it and make it comfortable for the incoming Tor Tiv," he said.

Atom Kpera, the chairman, Central Planning Committee for the coronation, who was present at the scene, ordered security men to take him outside and punish him.

The leader of the Tiv nation, Tor Tiv V, Iorzua Ortese James Ayatse, previously served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture and the pioneer vice chancellor of the federal university, Dustin-Ma, Katsina State.

Throw back picture & Present pictures of Tor Tiv Elect ,Prof James Ayatse.

This is HRM Tor Tiv elect Prof James Ayatse and his wife way back,see their present pictures.


His coronation comes up on Saturday 4 March 2017.in Gboko Benue State.

See invite to the Coronation of Tor Tiv, HRM Prof James Ayatse.

Nice one.

Pictures of some Benue women who paid homage on Tor Tiv elect.

Benue first lady,Mrs Eunice Ortom on Tuesday, 21 February 2017 led women to pay homage on Tor Tiv elect,Prof James Ayatse at his private residence in Makurdi.
The women numbering about one hundred were drawn from zone A and B senatorial districts with chief Mrs. Vicky Gemade and Chief Mrs. Regina Akume, wives of the two Senators representing the two senatorial districts in attendance. Also included in the visit were wives of the six first class Chiefs in Tiv-Land ….Tor JEMGBAGH, Tor JECHIRA, Tor Lobi, Tor Kwande, Tor Gwer and Tor Sankera as well Hon Members House of Assembly Hon Ngunan Addingi, and the three female sole administrators of Buruku-Mrs. Tina Sorkaa, Gboko-Mrs. Becky Orpin and Katsina Ala –Hon. Vera N. Abua.

As well as wives of political office holders, and politicians.

Tor Tiv will be coronated on March 4th..See pictures....

Paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, His Royal Majesty Prof James Ayatse receives ex-Benue state governor at his residence. PHOTOS.

Tor Tiv v His Royal Majesty Orchivirigh Prof James Ayatse today ,28thJanuary 2017 received former Benue state gov at his residence in Makurdi . Ex Benue state governor Gabriel Torwua Suswam was at his palace to pay him homage and register his support to his emergence as Paramount ruler of the Tiv nation.









Photo credit Isaka Orgunga .

ON A NEW TOR TIV- Donald Terfa Gaadi

When the late Tor Tiv IV, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula died, a vacuum was created to be filled by the Tiv people whose population is ranked as the fourth largest in Nigeria. Although the agitation to replace the Tor Tiv who until his death occupied the throne of the supreme traditional ruler of the Tivs began after his death as also obtained in other traditional settings, a replacement is yet to be made. read more

Pictures | UniAgric Makurdi Engineering Students Mourn Late Tor Tiv,Dr Alfred Akawe Torkula.

The Engineering Students of the University of Agriculture Makurdi today embarked on a solidarity match in honour of the late Tor Tiv Dr Alfred Akawe Torkula. The students mostly  tiv,walked round the school as part of their last homage to the late paramount ruler.See more pictures after cutread more

Pictures | Senate Commiserates With Gov Samuel Ortom Over Tor Tiv's Death.

Governor Samuel Ortom received Senate delegation from the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, led by Senator Ibn Na'Allah and six others who were in Benue state Government House to commiserate with the Governor and the people Tiv nation over the demise of the Tiv Paramount Ruler, HRH Alfred Akawe Torkula.See more picturesread more

Tor Tiv’s Death: Ortom, Burial C’ttee Inspect Tomb, Advocate Peaceful Succession.

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom and the Central Planning Committee for the burial of the Tor Tiv, Orchivirigh Alfred Akawe Torkula yesterday inspected the tomb where the remains of the deceased monarch would be laid.
Ortom and the committee, headed by Brig. General Atom Kpera (rtd) toured the graveyard located at Abagu area, beside the Tor Tiv’s palace in Gboko town, the ancestral home of the Tiv nation.read more

Pictures |Suswam Storms Tor Tiv's Wake Keep On A Horse.

Sunday January 31 2016 is Sankera wake keep day at the Tor Tiv palace ,it is part of activities lined up for the burial rites of the deceased paramount ruler.The Tiv people are mourning the death of their Paramount ruler,HRH Dr Alfred Torkula,whose burial is slated for 4 Feb 2016 after an interdenominational service that will be held at the popular JS Tarka Stadium Gboko after which the final interment will take place. Today ,Chief Dr. Terkula Suswam heralded the arrival of Tiv from Sankera extraction when he arrived the wake keep on a Horse,according to our reporter ,Suswam was ursherd into the palace by Association of Tiv Actors.See more pictures after cut.
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Tor Tiv’s Death: Traditional Council, Committee Announce Burial Rites.

The Tiv Area Traditional Council in conjunction with the Benue State Committee for the planning of the burial of late Tor Tiv IV, Orchivirigh Alfred Akawe Torkula, has announced the burial rites for the deceased paramount ruler.
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Focus On The Tiv Nation | Institutions,Politics & Policies By Hon Wilfred Bula.

An institution is an organisation founded for a religious, social, professional, educational or traditional purpose with an established law or practice. It serves as a structure or mechanism of social order that governs the behaviors of individuals within a community. Institutions are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living beings. An institution therefore, is a social structure in which people cooperate and which influences the behavior of people and the way they live. It has a permanent purpose and does not come to an end with the demise of a person.read more

Gov Ortom Awaits Tor Tiv's Staff Of Office, Stool.

 Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said he was yet to be given the staff of office of Tor Tiv to hold as required by tradition until a new man ascends the throne.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the former occupant of the stool, Alfred Torkula, died on Monday in a private hospital in Gboko.read more

Tor Tiv Was A Great Advocate Of Peace And Unity - Buhari Mourns.

              

         

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness on the passing away of the Paramount Ruler of the Tiv people of Benue State, the Tor Tiv, Alfred Akawe Torkula In his  condolence message,the President commiserated with the families, friends and associates of the deceased, the government and people of Benue and  urged them to take solace in the knowledge that the departed distinguished Nigerian lived well and contributed significantly to the development of not only his  state but the country in general.

President Buhari, who noted that the Fourth Tor Tiv was a great advocate of peace and unity during his 24-year reign, urged his subjects to maintain the existing peace during and after the succession process.

FEMI ADESINA

Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity)