As groups and individuals continue to drum support for President Goodluck Jonathan to run for the 2015 presidential election, a retired Lt.General in the Nigerian Army and former Minister of the FCT, Jeremiah Useni has urged the president to run for the polls. Jeremiah said, “Some of these developmental strides can be seen in major […]

Military authorities have arraigned 25 officers and 92 soldiers in Jos, Plateau State, over offences committed during counter-insurgency operations in the Northeastern part of the country. The soldiers brought from 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri Borno State, are being court-martialed on the authority of General Officer Commanding the 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna. […]

Following last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that reinstated the Taraba’s State’s Deputy Governor, Sani Danladi, after winning the case against his impeachment about two years ago, the State’s House ofAssembly on Monday mandated him to serve as Acting Governor of the State, and has elected Hon. Mark Useni as its new Speaker. Hon. Danladi’s mandate […]

The University of Jos has been closed down after a protest by students over hike in fees turned bloody, with security officials called in to restore order shooting at least eight students. A statement, Tuesday, by the University Registrar Jully Dandam, after a hurriedly convened management meeting, said the institution would remain shut “till further […]

Reports from Premium times suggest that at least 44 soldiers of the Nigerian army are currently being held and are languishing in an underground cell in Jos. An army source told this newspaper that the soldiers were part of those stationed in Mubi, Adamawa State, when the town was over run and captured by Boko […]

The Plateau State chairman of the All Progressive Congress Hon. Letep Dabang has confirmed to newsmen that the current Deputy Governor of the State, Mr. Ignatius Longjan who contested the Plateau People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial primaries of the 8th of December with other aspirants has concluded […]

Jonathan stated this during the PDP presidential rally, held at the Rwang Township Stadium in Jos, Monday. “Nobody can talk about splitting this country; to keep Nigeria one, will continue to be a task that all of us must do. Just like General Yakubu Gowon did. Speaking on Plateau State, the President lamented that the […]

          Nigerian INEC officials decided Saturday to postpone federal elections amid increasing violence from Boko Haram that’s killed thousands and displaced more than a million people. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and challenger Muhammadu Buhari, a former military dictator of Nigeria, now have six more weeks to continue their campaigns, while officials distribute voter cards and […]

Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang said he has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to court over skewed distribution of Permanent Voters Cards to his state, and warned INEC not to destroy the hard-earned democracy. Speaking with newsmen in Jos, Jang, who expressed disappointment with the poor distribution of the card […]

Quick audit of the voters registration exercise this morning by The Transition Monitoring Group , suggests that as at 11:30am – approx. 68% of polling units across the country had opened and commenced relevant processes. Higher proportions of turn-out were observed in Northern parts of the country, compared to the South. For instance – the […]