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Northern Governors, say they will continue work with President Buhari for development of North, Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari swears-in Ngige’s wife, eight others as Permanent Secretaries. [Twitter/@NigeriaGov] The Northern Governors’ Forum said it would continue to work closely with President Muhammadu Buhari to create synergy, critical to...
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Governor admits using late uncle’s name in election documents
Gov. Simon Bako Lalong, Simon Bako Lalong, the Governor of Plateau State, admits honouring his late uncle, Miskoom, Stephen Sule Nanbiet, whose name he said, he used in his credentials. However, this is now being contested by the opposition...
Saturday, April 20, 2019
APC’s endorsement of Gbajabiamila as Speaker splits North-Central govs, lawmakers
The decision of the All Progressives Congress to back the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, for the 9th National Assembly speakership has been met with mixed reactions by governors, lawmakers and APC state ch...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
‘Why PDP can’t bounce back in Plateau’
PDP Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication Yakubu Dati spoke with YUSUFU IDEGU in Jos, the state capital, on why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to bounce back during the last governorship election. It was a two-m...
Monday, April 8, 2019
Femi Kuti: Buhari should ban politicians from foreign medical trips
Femi Kuti Femi Kuti has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to consider placing a ban on politicians and public office holders from seeking medical treatment abroad, in a bid to improve Nigeria's health sector. The decay of ...
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Lalong signs N153.5bn 2019 budget into law
Simon Lalong Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, on Wednesday signed N153. 5 billion 2019 Appropriation Bill into law. Lalong said that he would use his second term to leave a lasting legacy in Plateau, shortly after signing the budget. “We...
Monday, March 25, 2019
Useni heads to court, rejects Lalong’s victory
Simon Lalong The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state and its governorship candidate Jeremiah Useni have declared results of the supplementary poll declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as unacceptable The ...
Ortom, Lalong, Ganduje, Tambuwal win elections
Re-run Winners GOVERNORS Samuel Ortom (Benue), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Umar Ganduje (Kano) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) have retained their seats after the collation of Saturday’s supplementary polls. But their challengers – Emmanuel Jime (Benue...
Friday, March 22, 2019
Legal battles, muscle flexing as APC, PDP get set for polls
Legal battles raged yesterday over supplementary elections in Bauchi and Adamawa states. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the March 9 polls inconclusive in six states. All three stakeholders in the electio...