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Governor of Plateau state, Simon has said that delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, will vote for Rotimi Amaechi, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the party. Speaking at a meeting with Amaechi and the APC delegates at the Government House in Jos, on Friday, Lalong said Amaechi has done…

The Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), an umbrella body for ex- students of Government College, Keffi, has appealed to the Nasarawa state government to include the association in the implementation of policies and programmes in their alma-mater. The association is also set to raise N1 billion to improve decaying infrastructures in the 73 year old…

Governor Simon Lalong has approved the creation of 268 Districts and Village Areas as well as two Chiefdoms in the state. Three others traditional traditional institutions of second Class status were restored while five others were upgraded to third class status. This was announced on Thursday in a statement in Jos, by Makut Macham, Director…

Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed concern about the existence of Boko Haram and Ansaru terrorists enclaves, particularly in Birnin-Gwari and Chikun Local Government Areas of the state. The governor expressed the concern on Thursday while receiving the first quarter security report at the Government House, Kaduna. El-Rufai said the problem of insecurity…

By Patience Dombin, Jos Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has signed into law the Violence Against Persons Act (VAPP) passed by the State House of Assembly. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Makut Macham, said the law will curb the menace of violence against women and children which…