Following a busy day of accreditation and voting yesterday, the collation of results is firmly in progress. Several states have finalised their processes and the results are currently with INEC to collate, validate and declare in a few hours. Several citizen reporters on the internet have been posting unvalidated results about polling units across the […]

Amidst the eating, drinking and the merry of the Christmas season, amidst the sounds of “Jingle Bells” and the rhythms of “we wish you a merry Christmas”, amidst the fight for political office and the governorship race and so on – several questions remain pertinent in our minds – Who remembers the numerous lives ruined […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 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 […]