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Why local government funds were not disbursed for over 20 months

C Mac September 20, 2013

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The immediate past chairman of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State Peter Vwang Dung has explained why development funds accruing to the 17 local government areas of the state were not disbursed throughout the 20 months of the caretaker committee regime. Speaking with newsmen, he said the money was saved so that elected […]

Why PDP chairman Haruna Dabin was suspended

C Mac June 18, 2014

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The State Executive Committee, SEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State has suspended its chairman, Dr. Haruna Dabin from the party. Dabin was accused of failure to render financial accounts to the party. He was also said to have deliberately refused to call regular meetings of the various organs of the party […]

Why Suswam, Ortom and I supported grazing reserves creation – Lalong

C Mac May 29, 2016

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Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong said Benue and Plateau states have supported and signed for the creation of grazing reserves and are currently receiving written applications from paramount rulers lobbying to donate lands for the programme, as a pre-condition to access a World Bank loan. Lalong said this at a media parley, Saturday night […]

Why we banned IMN’s activities in Plateau – Lalong

C Mac October 24, 2016

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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has explained that security considerations were “purely responsible for the ban on the activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in the state.’’ “Plateau has laws regulating the practice of religions; we have a duty to ensure that the practice of religion does not constitute a security risk to […]

Why we held parallel PDP convention — Mantu

C Mac May 22, 2016

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A former deputy senate president, Ibrahim Mantu, has said that a group of founding fathers and elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, decided to organise a parallel national convention of the party in order to restore the party to the path of integrity. The faction organised the convention on Saturday, simultaneously as another convention, […]

Widower sentenced to 18 months in prison for sex with minor

C Mac October 7, 2016

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The Federal High Court in Jos has sentenced a widower to 18 months in prison for having carnal knowledge of and by extension harbouring the minor, aged 13. Mohammed Kabiru Usman, 35, was arraigned on Wednesday, by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons , after the agency received a tip off […]

Wildlife Park: Lion which escaped this morning killed by marksmen

C Mac December 2, 2015

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A beautiful lion which escaped early Wednesday from a wild life park in Jos, has been killed. The lion was one of the last males remaining in the highly derelict and decrepit wildlife park, which has been severely neglected by past administrations, as the state gabbled with more pressing security challenges. An official of the […]

Will this be a “third term by proxy”? by Despan Kwardem

C Mac April 7, 2015

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The third term saga in Nigeria became notorious in the twilight days of Obasanjo’s presidency in 2007. His method was very ingenious. Its problem – third term as a concept was not constitutional. So Nigerians resisted it; fought it and killed it. However, Baba Jang has devised an ingenious solution to the third term debacle. […]

With Dariye’s defection, the 2019 elections will be a walkover – Plateau APC

C Mac September 26, 2016

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With the recent defection of Senator Joshua Chibi Dariye, representing Plateau Central zone from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress , the later has boasted that the 2019 election will be a walkover in the state, and particularly in the central zone. This is even as a Chieftain of the PDP […]

With the hullabaloo about outcome of PDP Primaries, group releases press statement

C Mac December 10, 2014

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Our attention has once again been drawn to moves by some individuals and groups who having failed to secure the PDP governorship ticket at the just concluded PDP gubernatorial primaries in Plateau State; to cause distractions and eventually scuttle the submission of the result of the primaries due to close in a few days. It […]

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