Friday Bako

The APC House of Representative Candidate, Jos South/Jos East constituency and former Commissioner for Works Plateau State, Hon. Pam Dongs has withdrawn his petition challenging the declaration of Rep. Dachung Bagos as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission . Hon. Pam Dongs had earlier challenged the election of Hon. Dachung […]

For state governors, the times have changed with respect to the influence they once wielded in the constitution of the federal cabinet. As the nation awaits the list of the members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s new cabinet, the governors are left guessing just like other Nigerians. Checks conducted by our correspondent revealed that so far, […]

*As EU observation mission set to release 2019 election report AHEAD of 2023 elections, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has disclosed that arrangements have been concluded to reform the nation’s electoral system as part of moves to strengthen it. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at a meeting with the Chief Observer of […]

Plateau Guber 2019: PDP, Useni tell Court to Disqualify Lalong for Presenting Fake Certificate By Agabus Pwanagba The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State and its gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections, Senator Jeremiah Useni on Friday asked the Governorship Tribunal to declare Simon Lalong unqualified to contest the election he was adjudged […]

Our Evidence Against Jang Based on Hearsay, EFCC Tells Court Gyang Bere, Jos The trial of the former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, continued in Jos on Thursday with the EFCC prosecution witness, Taiwo Olorunyomi, telling the court that all the evidence he tabled before the court against the former governor was based on […]

The Nigerian Senate has adjourned its plenary till July 2. The adjournment follows a motion moved by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, on Thursday. Shortly before the adjournment, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, announced a 12-member committee to handle house-keeping issues for the lawmakers. “The Senate will set up an ad-hoc committee to work […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled new strategies for the anti-graft war in the country, saying all those who engage in corrupt practices would be named and shamed. Buhari disclosed this while speaking at the National Democracy Day anti-corruption summit held in Abuja. He said they will adopt and formulate the policy of ‘naming and shaming’ […]

3 Day Old Baby Stolen in Plateau Hospital By Musa Pam, Jos A 3-day-old baby girl, Gift Chukwuebuka, has been reported stolen at Plateau Specialist Hospital Jos, Plateau State by a suspected child trafficker who disguised herself as medical doctor. The 30-year-old mother of the baby, Mary Chukwuebuka who spoke to Journalists in Jos on […]

A Nigerian Air Force Helicopter has crashed in the process of landing while returning from an anti-armed banditry combat mission in the Northwest Theatre under Operation HADARAN DAJI. Details of the cause of the incident, which occurred at the Katsina Airport at about 3.30pm today, 12 June 2019, are still scanty. However, there was […]