Friday Bako

TodayInSenatePlenary Welcome to a new Legislative Day in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria! Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, led the Principal Officers into the chambers; took the official prayers; and began the day’s proceedings at 10:52am. Senator Magnus Abe moved for the approval of votes and proceedings of Wednesday, 7th February, […]

Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has announced a “recall” of the country’s leader, Jacob Zuma, demanding that he resign in the face of a corruption scandal that has sapped support for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The recall, a powerful statement that the ANC no longer backs […]

Information reaching Viewpoint Nigeria has it that the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Simon Lalong has forwarded the name of Yakubu Datti, Luka Madaki and Chris Ahmadu to PLHA for Confirmation as Commissioners. Wednesday 14th February, 2018 is slated for their screening. Details later….. count | 2219

The Middle Belt Youth Council has said that the core interest of the North has always been to dominate the region and the South politically. Speaking through its President, Emma Zopmal, the group told Punch that the northern elders had the right to aspire for an alliance with the South, adding that the Middle Belt […]

Lalong has brought sanity to governance in Plateau -Ex Commissioner By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Immediate past commissioner of local government and chieftaincy affairs in Plateau State, Hon Dayyabu Garga on Monday rated the Plateau State governor Simon Lalong high saying he is doing excellently well since he became governor of the state.  He also  said […]

The crisis between Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and his counterpart in Plateaus State, Simon Lalong seems to have taken a new dimension as Ortom warned him to stop interfering in Benue affairs. “Please tell your boss when you see him to stop interfering with affairs in my state, let him mind his business in […]

Gov Lalong mourns late Senator John Shagaya  By Golok Nanmwa, Jos  Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong has said he  received with a grief stricken heart, the news of the demised of Distinguished Sen. General John Nanzip Shagaya , which sad event occurred as a result of a fatal motor accident, on his way […]

When I saw the video above I got very worried, not because this is the first time I have witnessed minors voting but because this practice has been allowed to fester to a point it’s now becoming a norm in some parts of Nigeria. My first encounter with underage voting was when as a supervisor […]

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, the RT Hon Simon Bako Lalong has reiterated his commitment to work with the Youths of Plateau State. In his remarks at the swearing in ceremony of the Grand Kadi and Management Committee Chairmen of Wase and Mikang, the Governor further disclosed his plans to engage more youths. He […]