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The National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP)has dissolved the National Executive Council (EXCO) with effect from 21st December 2022 and inaugurated the Electoral Committee (ELCOM) to conduct the election on January 28th, 2023 at a venue to be communicated by the ELCOM. This was disclosed at a world press conference by Dr. Shehu Adam, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) held on Thursday, 22nd December 2023 at its official guest house, Tafawa Balewa Street, Jos. Quoting the NANTMP Electoral Act in Article 7, the Board of Trustee Chairman, Dr. Shehu Adamu hinted that “today 22nd Day of December 2022, we stand to announce the resolution of the BOT, based on the Electoral Act of the Association in Article 7 to organize the election of the new EXCO of the association, after the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Shaba Maikudi administration of three years from October 7th, 2...

I, Hon. Ernest Abner Da’a, on behalf of the Executive, the Legislature, the Traditional Council and the good, loving people of Qua’an-Pan LGA of Plateau State, rejoice with the Director General, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph Ntung Ari (KSM), as he marks his 62nd birth anniversary. As one of the outstanding ambassador of our land, we are glad to join your family, friends and associates in celebrating your new age. Sir, the people of our locality are optimistic that, having distinguished yourself as a team player, a silent achiever, a philanthropist and a highly capacitated personality who have impacted much in the ITF through your contributions to nation building, you will continue to make Qua'an-Pan, Plateau State and the nation proud. As you advance in age, we pray God to grant you good health, protection, peace and fruitful years ahead and may you conquer like King David, be filled with wisdom like King Solomon and live long like Methuselah. Hearty Cheers to your ne...

PRESS RELEASE DR. DAKUM CALLS FOR MAGNANIMITY IN VICTORY CELEBRATION Plateau State Labour Party Governorship candidate, Dr. Patrick Dakum, who emerged victorious at the Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital today against the suit filed by the erstwhile Governorship candidate, Mr. Yohana Margif seeking to disqualify his candidacy, and that of his running mate, Hon. Edward Pwajok (SAN), has called on all supporters to be magnanimous in celebration. According to him, the victory is not a trigger for criticism, rancour and vulgar, but an inspiration for hard-work, determination and tenacity towards victory at the 2023 governorship polls, hence, should be observed with decorum. Having given glory to God Almighty for the win, Dakum extends his gratitude to all members of his campaign team, Consolidation for Greater Plateau 2023, friends and well wishers, and all those that have been praying along for his success. He further appeals to all supporters of Margif in the La...

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has blasted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, saying that Atiku Abubakar and his party has no moral justification to attack the ruling All Progressives Congress APC administration headed by Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister, who spoke on Monday, December 5, 2022, in Abuja on the achievements in the water sector, accused Atiku of trying to downplay what the Buhari government had achieved. Mohammed said, ” Let me use this opportunity to comment on the increasing tendency by some opposition presidential candidates to downplay the achievements of this administration, in their desperation for power, ahead of the 2023 elections. “The worst offender in this regard has been the presidential candidate of the PDP, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. “During his recent campaign in Akure, the former VP was quoted as saying the APC had not done anything for Nigeria in eight years. “What a preposterous s...

The National Youth Leader of Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians CNNC and former National President, Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) Engr. Daniel Kadzai has called on the warring faction and loyalists of Pam and Mamza to sheathe sword in the interest of peace. Kadzai said “I wish to issued an appeal for an immediate ceasefire in all corners to both loyalist of Most Rev'd Dr. Stephen Dami Mamza, Catholic Bishop of Yola and Chairman Adamawa State and Rev'd Dr. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). The trend of counter accusations from the loyalists has generated a lot of concerns to Nigerians”.  “We cannot fold our arm and allow the ego of these brilliant loyalists downplay on the integrity of these two influential Nigeria Christian Leaders.  I'm very close to Bishop. Dami, the CAN Chairman Adamawa State for over three decades and also Rev'd Dr.  Pam, who we worked with when he was the CAN Chairman ...

Deputy Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption and Member Representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos has described the recent Victory of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP at the Federal High Court Jos as an indication that PDP will chase out the failed APC Administration in Plateau State. The Lawmaker while reacting to the Court judgment of the Federal High Court Jos, said the Judiciary is the only Hope for the Common Man. It would be recalled that the Federal High Court sitting in Jos had struck out the case by Augustine Timkuk Dandam against the PDP, INEC, and Hon Nanim Joseph who won the Langtang North-North State Constituency Primaries held in May 2022. Bagos said the Federal High Court verdict has exposed the APC plans against the PDP which the APC were planning to repeat their hatchet Local Government Elections Job to stop the PDP in Plateau from participating in the 2023 elections, adding that INEC cannot be PLASIEC in 202...

By Shabul Mazadu It's not yet uhuru for the Plateau State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda and his party to feast comfortably over their victory at the Federal High in Jos, as the complainant, Dr. Sarpiya Dan Yaro is set to go for appeal at the Appellate Court, with the vow to exhaust all legal options in seeking redress to the shoddy APC governorship primary that denied him and others a level playing ground. It would be recalled that after the May 2022 APC governorship primary in Plateau which was characterized by rowdiness, leading to protests by some of the governorship aspirants who walked out of the venue of the primary amidst commotion as nerves started flaying among aggrieved agents of the aspirants alleging that the poison of injustice was injected into the contest to forcefully favour Nentawe Yilwatda, the puppet of Governor Simon Lalong. Sarpiya headed to Federal High Court in Jos in a suit Sarpiya vs Nentawe & APC, seeking ...

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has finally released his long-awaited campaign manifesto ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to reports, the former Anambra state governor unveiled the document on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at the Labour Party Secretariat in Abuja. The manifesto titled, “Our Pact with Nigerians: Creating a New Nigeria“, unveiled Obi’s proposed plans to lead Nigeria if elected as president. Page 18 of the document itemized his economic plan founded on a shift from consumption to production by running a production-centered economy that is driven by an agrarian revolution and export-oriented industrialization. Recall on October 31, 2022, the Labour Party announced the release of a seven-point manifesto on what Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, would do to salvage the country if elected. The manifesto tagged ‘Our Pact with Nigeria’, is the 48-page policy document containing the Obi-Datti’s strategies for purposeful and participat...

The Federal High Court sitting in Jos has dismissed the suit filled by one Augustine Timkuk Dandam challenging the nomination and declaration of Hon. Nannim Joseph Langyi as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Langtang North/North State Constituency in the forth coming 2023 General Elections. In his reliefs sought, the claimant among other things is asking for the disqualification of all the PDP candidates from Gubernatorial, Senatorial, House of Representatives, down to State Assemblies. The Claimant’s suit was dismissed at the preliminary stage without the Originating Summons heard. The court in dismissing the suit, held among others that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit. More details Shortly.

1st December, 2022. ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER, KALWA HOUSE, YAKUBU GOWON WAY, JOS . RE: TINUBU CAMPAIGN OFFICE IN JOS REMAINED CLOSED. The irritant and hawkish hired Public Relations Officer of an opposition party in Plateau State, Ukandy Odey who has beeb jumping from one newspaper to the other and who now reports for The Will Newspaper has continued with his mischief and vituperation under the above headline. There is nothing he sees positive about the APC government in the state and he has ceaselessly attacked the personality of the Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon Simon Bako Lalong with impunity. He has now taken his mischief to a ridiculous and unacceptable level when he said that the recently inaugurated Tinubu Campaign Office in the choice part of Jos, along D.B.Zang ( former Ibrahim Taiwo Road) has remained moribund and under lock since the Presidential Campaign flag off two weeks ago. This is nothing is but fabrication of tissues of lies and his...