For an entire month, the hike in price of Petroleum Motor Spirit has not dipped below 120 Naira in black markets across Nigeria; this phenomenon is largely exacerbated by the fact that there is scarcity of petroleum products in the country.And key players in the sector have continuously promised Nigerians that the scarcity will […]

It is very important while attempting to comment on issues of high emotional value , to start on a very good and neutral note. This gesture, being a necessary and a goodwill antidote to the already heightened emotional outpouring and probable tensions in the hearts and minds of listeners or readers. […]

PETER PAN SYNDROME I am sure some of us remember the story of Peter Pan of Neverland who never ages and acts with carelessness and fearlessly cocky behavior. The character created by novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie that ruled our growing up years and was the source of several adaptation movies over the years. Well, […]

Sen. Gyang Pwajok on Monday said the Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON national honour bestowed on Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau was “very apt and well deserved”. Pwajok made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Jos. “The honour is long overdue for someone who has […]

The countdown to 2015 is continually gathering momentum. New developments, burning issues, topical events are taking Centre stage of Plateau politics. Also, wranglings, crisis, disagreements and skirmishes are gradually showing up.No matter how good or bad a candidate is, the person is bound to face stiff opposition at some quarters. At this delicate period in […]

 For the benefit of our readers, could you tell us your reaction, when Baba Jang told you that he would endorse you as his potential successor in 2015. Were you surprised? Elated? Shocked? I was immensely humbled when the proposition was made by Baba Jang. I never considered myself worthy of filling such big shoes […]

The much awaited House of Assembly Members primary elections for PDP has come and gone. The rancour and chaos anticipated in several quarters has not happened. The exercise was relatively peaceful, with only pockets of discontent and protestations. The discontent is stemming from the camps of people who claim they were schemed out by a […]

Since the unhallowed civil war, thousands of human lives have been needlessly lost in unheralded battle fields across Nigeria. At no time in the history of the country has there been so much bloodshed than in recent years. The seemingly intractable Modakeke-Ife and the Aguleri-Omuleri strives in the […]

For several decades, Solomon Lar was the Godfather of plateau politics. Lar determined who became governor or senator, he would even determine who would be appointed ambassador, or who would be made minister .His influence was so overbearing and could be seen in 1999 when he […]