Students’ Protest Forces Federal Varsity To Shutdown

Federal University In Ekiti Closes After Students Protest

Students’ Protest Forces Federal Varsity To Shutdown

The Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has been forced to close following the protest staged by students to resist school fees payment before writing examinations.

According to a statement by the Acting Registrar of the institution, Mrs. Oyeyimika Koyejo-Fasakin, the institution took the decision to forestall a possible breakdown of law and order.

 The management said it

PLASIEC Suspends LG Polls Till Further Notice

The Local Government elections in Plateau State Scheduled to hold later this month have been suspended indefinitely.

Commission Suspends Elections

Solomon Lalong

This announcement was made known by the Plateau State Independent National Electoral Commission, PLASIEC who stated that the election was nullified for security reasons.

Contrary to the security reasons claim,

Leave The Affairs Of My State Alone, Ortom tells Lalong

Following the killings in Benue State, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has warned his colleague, Simon Lalong to stay off issues concerning Benue State.

He made this known at the stakeholders’ meeting with the National Economic Council Technical Committee on Herdsmen/Farmers’ CrisesResolution.

Face Your State, Ortom Tells Lalong

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom

 According to Ortom, “my deputy, Benson Abounu, informed me about the discussion between me and Lalong, where the Governor(Lalong) reiterated his warning to Ortom not to go ahead with the Benue State anti-open grazing law.”

“My deputy told me

Inferno! Ultra Modern IDP Camp Burnt To Ashes In Plateau State

The sad incident was relayed by Mr Bintan Wuyep, Director, Relief and Rehabilitation, Plateau Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to reporters in Jos today.

The director also disclosed to reporters that the level of destruction done by the fire is yet to be known as a result of lack of money to sponsor personnel that would help determine that.

                                                   Buildings destroyed by fire

A sad day it was on Tuesday at Shendam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau as the recently built ultra-modern Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp

Fulani Herdsmen Violence Is President Mohammadu Buhari’s Hangman’s Noose For The 2019 General Elections

Plateau: 3 killed, One Missing In Hostile Battle Between Fulani And Youth

A recent violence that erupted between Fulani and youths in Bassa local government area of Plateau state has led to the sudden death of no fewer than three people while one person is reportedly missing.

Melaye’s Assassination Attempt: Court Dismisses Case Against Defendant

Melaye’s Assassination Attempt: Court Dismisses Case Against Defendant

A Kogi State High Court struck out the assassination case involving the chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Taofiq Isa, and four others for want of diligent prosecution on Tuesday.

This was the decision of the trial judge, Fola Ajayi, who regretted

“We are democrats and can’t stop anybody from contesting. However, the governor won’t get an automatic ticket because we will surely conduct primaries. But for now, governor Simon Bako Lalong is the one that has publicly declared that he would contest this election come 2019 on the platform of the APC. If there are others, we cannot stop them from contesting. “The declaration of the governor was not part of the agenda. But at the end of the meeting, there were motions by party faithfuls requesting the governor to clear the air on whether he would contest the 2019 elections or not. And the governor took time to also inform the gathering that as a matter of fact, there has been that pressure from all sectors, including some from the political setting and the Plateau State Youth Council and quite a number of spirited party faithful who have have been drumming support for him to seek a second term in office.

Youth Protest In Jos Over Jonah Jang Detention
A protest was recorded in Jos, the state capital where Jona Jang is set to face trial today, the protest was taking place beside the state high courts where the senator is ready to face the court over corruption trial.
The reason for the protest by the Jonah Jang youth, they term the trail as  “jungle justice” 

They asked questions over the continuous detention of Jang despite that he is being faithful in honouring all invitations by the agency in charge, the EFCC.

A protest was recorded in Jos, the state capital where Jona Jang is set to face trial today, the protest was taking place beside the state high courts where the senator is ready to face the court over corruption trial.

The reason for the protest by the Jonah Jang youth, they term the trail as  “jungle justice”

They asked questions over the continuous detention of Jang despite that he is being faithful in honouring all invitations by the agency in charge, the EFCC.

The different placards were seeing with youth, who raised them above their head for press visibility, placards like, “Free Jang”, “Jang is the Messiah of the Middle Belt”, among others.

Comrade Jelani was quoted as saying, “Jang’s detention is simply a witch-hunt to derail his plans to contest the 2019 presidential elections”.

The protesters also pointed to the APC administration of not being fair in the conduct of their activities

In a related development, a high court had set Wednesday, 16th May, 2018, for the arraignment of Senator Jonah Jang.

The former governor of the state has since Monday last week has been in the detention of the EFCC over corruption for failure to explain the whereabouts of #6.3bn naira, thus Economic and Financial Crime Commission charge Jang 12 count charge

Counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacob (SAN) in Senator Jonah Jang case had filed a motion of exparte seeking a relief order against the former governor and others and however applied for another date with the court over the case to Wednesday so also to allow EFCC to do all preliminaries assessment for security and logistics purpose.

Justice Daniel Longji, who is the presiding Judge of the case in High Court No:5 granted the relief for motion exparte and arraignment and also granted the adjournment to Wednesday, 16th May, 2018.

Though Robert Clarke (SAN) who is counsel to the accused (Senator Jonah Jang who didn’t object the postponement to Wednesday, however, was baffled that the accused is being prosecuted for the charges he is not privy to.

“My Lord, for over 50 years of practice this is the first time i’m seeing this”.

DSS, National Security and Civil Defence Corps and over 100 policemen were seen around the court to prevent the breakdown of law and order around the premises of the court. The security operatives were placed strategically but can be seen all at alerts in their uniform.

Party Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Plateau Governor Lalong

he All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, has ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, who has indicated interest to vie for second term.

Lalong Will Go Through Party Primary, Party Says

Party Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Plateau Governor Lalong

The All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, has ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, who has indicated interest to vie for second term.

Governor Lalong declared his intention while speaking on Friday during the stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress held in Yelwa Club, Bukuru in Jos. “Yes, it is true. His Excellency, Governor Simon Bako Lalong has declared his interest to seek re-election in 2019”, The Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Yakubu Dati, confirmed after the meeting.

The Plateau State chairman of All Progressives Congress, Latep Dabang, while reacting to the development ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor saying that the Party will “surely conduct primaries”

Dabang said, “Governor Lalong has formally declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the APC.

“We are democrats and can’t stop anybody from contesting. However, the governor won’t get an automatic ticket because we will surely conduct primaries. But for now, governor Simon Bako Lalong is the one that has publicly declared that he would contest this election come 2019 on the platform of the APC. If there are others, we cannot stop them from contesting.

“The declaration of the governor was not part of the agenda. But at the end of the meeting, there were motions by party faithfuls requesting the governor to clear the air on whether he would contest the 2019 elections or not. And the governor took time to also inform the gathering that as a matter of fact, there has been that pressure from all sectors, including some from the political setting and the Plateau State Youth Council and quite a number of spirited party faithful who have have been drumming support for him to seek a second term in office.