Plateau Governorship Tussle: Tribunal Fixes August 15th for Adoption of Written Addresses By Thompson Yamput, Jos The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos on Tuesday, fixed Aug. 15, for adoption of written addresses as Governor Simon Lalong and APC closed their defence. Justice H.A. Saleeman, Chairman, Governorship election tribunal, fixed the date after Lalong […]

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has appointed Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch, aged 39, as Children and Families Minister, as part of his government reshuffle. Badenoch is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden. She was born in Wimbledon, London to Nigerian parents. Her childhood was spent in Lagos and the United […]

Gov Lalong flags off accelerated revenue drive across 17 LGAs of Plateau By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos Plateau state Government on Tuesday flagged off accelerated revenue drive across the 17 local government councils of the state . Our correspondent also reports that 15 field operational vehicles were commissioned for staff of the Plateau state internal revenue […]

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA: MINISTERIAL NOMINATION FROM PLATEAU STATE: WRONG POLITICAL MOVE AND ITS ATTENDANT CONSEQUENCES FOR THE FUTURE Mr. President, we want to use this medium to congratulate you for finally releasing the long awaited ministerially list […]

NEWS FROM THE PLATEAU STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL. Sen JT Useni’s Petition gets further boost as Lalong and APC Witnesses tell Tribunal that INEC Presiding Officers Altered Results of Gubernatorial Election in their collation centres. INEC justifies alterations, *Lalong suddenly closes case The chorus of “Yes, there is an alteration on the result sheets” […]

Plateau Government Pays N925m for 630 Muslim Pilgrims By Bashir Liman The Plateau State government has sponsored 630 Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj. This was disclosed in a speech by the Governor of the state, Simon Lalong on Monday when at the departure of the intending pilgrims at the Rwang Pam […]

Chief John Akson has vehemently denied online media reports credited to him yesterday that the embattled Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Plateau State chapter, Hon. Damishi Sango remains authentic PDP Chairman. The reports further quoted elder Akson to have said that Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun once left the PDP for All Progressive Congress […]

NEWS FROM THE PLATEAU STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL: For the Second Day running, Tribunal Rebukes Lalong over Sloppy Defense . PDP won the election in our polling units – Lalong’s witnesses tell tribunal *APC’s star witness tries to clarify change in Lalong’s name – but raises more Questions; Continue or Surrender – Useni’s Counsel […]

The Nigerian government has sacked 2,525 beneficiaries of its N-Power programme for absconding from their primary places of assignment across the country. The Communications Manager of the National Social Investment, Justice Bibiye, in a statement he signed on Wednesday, said the decision followed “reports that some beneficiaries stayed away for long periods of time […]

Gbajabiamila Appoints 105 Committee Chairmen …APC- 80, PDP- 21, APGA-2, AA-1, APM-1 …House adjourns to sept 17 …Speaker apologises to those who lost out …Abdulmumini Jibrin loses out Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila yesterday released the names of chairmen and deputy chairmen of 105 special and standing committees, assigning his […]