Chairman House Committee on Human Right and member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edward Pwajok , has explained that the immunity bill pass for legislature during the constitutional amendment does not protect legislators of criminal offences. He said any legislator who commits criminal offences or […]

The publicised 2018 budget presentation by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State was unceremoniously called off yesterday following an apparent misunderstanding between the executive and the state House of Assembly.The action of the lawmakers is the first since Okorocha became governor in 2011. A statement issued on Sunday, November 26, by Okorocha’s Chief Press Secretary, […]

Ahead of the October 31, 2020, Imo North Senatorial bye-election, the Imo state All Progressives Congress, APC, has constituted a 9-man committee, to organize all the aspirants to have a consensus candidate. It was learnt that the committee which was said to have started work, was set up at the expanded caucus meeting of the […]

Former Commissioner for Health in Plateau State, Dr. Patrick Dakum, has said the imposition of another Berom indigene as governor of Plateau State after Governor Jonah Jang is a test of the will of the people. He believes the people of the state must unite and fight injustice. Jang had reportedly anointed the Senator representing […]

Honourable Simon Mwadkon is a two-term member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State. ISAAC SHOBAYO speaks with him on internal democracy in political parties, among other issues. WHAT is your assessment of democracy in Nigeria? Democracy is a welcome development but we still have a long way to go. Election in Nigeria has […]