Former Governor of Plateau State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party , Senator Jonah Jang, has debunked an online report credited to him that he has disowned the Plateau State Caretaker Committee approved by the party’s National Working Committee. Jang in a statement issued to yesterday by his Media Consultant, Mr Clinton Garuba, […]

Miffed by the announcement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration that their April stipends have been paid, some N-Power beneficiaries have publicly debunked the claims.Last Saturday, the Humanitarian Ministry claimed that April stipends had been credited to beneficiaries under the N-Power scheme. Admitting that there was a slight delay, the Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, blamed it […]

COVID-19: INEC to introduce e-voting for Anambra guberThe Independent National Electoral Commission has revealed that it will pilot the use of Electronic Voting Machines at the earliest possible time and work towards its full introduction in major elections starting from 2021 due to the challenges Coronavirus pandemic has posed on the conduct of elections […]

The Kogi State National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal on Tuesday, reserved judgment on the petition filed by Dino Melaye over the Kogi west senatorial rerun election. Melaye is challenging the declaration of Senator Smart Adeyemi as the winner of the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Adeyemi as the winner of the […]

Fruit sellers in Jos, the administrative capital and largest city of Nigeria’s Plateau State, are speaking of poor sales due to the total lockdown imposed by the state government. The traders lamented that following the lockdown, which resulted in low turn-out of customers, they were left with many rotten fruits. Abdulqadir Ya’u, Chairman of Fruit […]

PYC Chairman Dr. Fabong Jemchang finally bow out of office.Following weeks of controversies, accusations and counter accusations that rocks the tenure elongation of the Plateau Youth Council , there seems to be an end to this as today the Chairman of PYC Dr. Fabong Jemchang finally vacates the office and hands over to the Ministry […]

Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, YIAGA AFRICA, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Global Rights Nigeria, Concerned Nigerians, CN, and Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, CDNDC, have decried appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari and the apparent neglect of young people in the Federal Executive Council, FEC, as far as nation-building is concerned.The […]

There is an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari may have directed his new Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari to cancel all appointments and approvals made by the late Chief of staff Abba Kyari without his permission. Though no reason was given for the President’s alleged action, however, reports indicated that no less than […]

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Chima for allegedly setting ablaze his elder sister, identified simply as Victoria, at their place of residence by the CAC bus stop in the Okokomaiko area of Ojo.It was gathered that the siblings were assisting their mother, who was cooking in the kitchen, when […]

Former Minister of Education, Professor Tunde Adeniran has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing an executive order granting autonomy to state legislatures and judiciaries, saying the development is part of the restructuring being clamoured for in the past few years.The Professor of Political Science who doubles as the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, […]