Tag: Governor Jonah Jang
Jang leaving only N18bn debt – commissioner
Plateau State Government on Friday said its current debt profile was N18 billion and not N200 billion as being speculated.…
32 dead, 47 injured in Jos twin blast, says NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday morning, confirmed 32 persons dead and 47 others injured in Jos suicide…
Improve living standard in rural areas, Jang tells NYSC members
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has urged the 3,500 corps members posted to the State to feel free to initiate…
Jang moves into new Government House 5 Sept
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau and his cabinet will move into the newly built Plateau Government House on Friday, September…
Jang wants railway terminus relocated to Kuru
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau on Thursday called on the Federal Government to relocate the Jos railway terminus to Kuru…
46 Killed in Jos Blasts – Police
Twin car bombings killed 46 people on Tuesday at a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos, as…
Jonathan reveals role in breaking Amaechi’s Governors’ Forum
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Though his aides have always been quick to disassociate him from it, President Goodluck Jonathan revealed on Monday…
Tuesday declared public holiday in Plateau
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state has declared Tuesday, February 25, a public holiday, to enable citizens vote for their…
Lar’s body to stay in US for now
The remains of the Late Chief Solomon Lar, founding Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would be brought…
Imperative Of Credible Elections
By Ado U. Mohammed The standard of democratic practice in any nation can be measured to a large extent by…
Fashola Seeks To Discontinue Suit On NGF crisis
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The end of the ongoing legal tackles over the leadership crisis rocking the Nigerian Governors’ Forum,…
Amaechi disowns governors’ meeting
Governor Rotimi Amaechi, chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum has dismissed a planned meeting of another forum of minority Nigerian governors…
Governor Aliyu insists Amaechi beat Jang
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Niger State Governor and Chairman of Northern States Governors Forum,NSGF Babangida Aliyu has insisted that the outcome…
NGF And The Defeat Of The Garrison Candidates
By Salihu Lukman The election of Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, finally held on Friday, 24 May and Governor…
NGF: Fashola wants court to stop pretender Jang
The battle for the soul of the Nigerian Governors Forum has shifted to the court as Governor of Lagos State,…
NGF: Jonathan anti-democratic, ACN says
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said it is a travesty of democracy for President Goodluck Jonathan to recognise…
Amaechi wins re-election for NGF chair
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of oil rich Rivers State, has been re-elected by his colleagues to chair the Nigerian Governors Forum,…
Jonah Jang backs emergency rule in Borno, others
Jonah Jang, governor of the central and volatile state of Plateau on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration…
Nigeria: 5000 ghost workers uncovered in Plateau
No fewer than 5,000 ghost workers are on the payroll of the government of Nigeria’s Plateau state, Mr Yakubu Jang,…
Plateau workers unions give Jang ultimatum
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued a 10-day ultimatum to Plateau state Government…
Governor Jang’s ex-aide eyes vacant senate seat
Mr Gyang Pwajok, the Plateau Government’s Chief of Staff, who resigned last week, is to contest the Plateau North senatorial…
How Senator Gyang Died, by a survivor
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Simon Mwadkon, who slumped along with late Senator Gyang Dantong when gunmen…
Dasuki: I’ve Boko Haram phone numbers
The new National Security Adviser, NSA retired Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) continued his tour of crisis ridden parts of Northern…
Governor Jang campaigns for state police
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the creation of state police would enable state…
Governor Reshuffles Cabinet
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle with Alhaji Abdulhammed Gamzaki, the former Commissioner for…
Jang Appoints New SSG
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has appointed Prof. Shedrach Best as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).…
Governor Cries As Women, Students Protest In Jos
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau broke into tears in Jos on Monday while addressing thousands of protesting women including female…