The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on has upheld the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, which declared former Plateau state governor Simon Lalong as winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the election, having…
An Abuja Federal High Court has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. The court presided by Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Wednesday declared that the NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties. The court therefore ordered a perpetual injunction restraining the NBC from imposing fines,…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang,, has disclosed that some political figures on him to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor spoke at a meeting of PDP stakeholders which held at the weekend at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Jos. He said, his decision to remain…
The Kaduna State Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project is to establish 15 cottage processing centres across the state to reduce post-harvest losses and low income in the agricultural sector. Communication officer of the project, Muhammad Amin disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna. Amin said the centres were being constructed…
The United States has expressed its readiness to help Nigeria identify sponsors of terrorism in the country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The envoy was asked if the US was ready to help Nigeria identify sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. She, however,…
By Golu Timothy It is quite disheartening and painfully surprising that many years after repeated explanations,some people are yet to,or have refused to come to terms with the truth about the nature of the killings on the Plateau. The attacks on the Plateau are majorly external invasions by gunmen from outside the state. They are…
