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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...

The Executive Chairman and leader of QP Project Administration in Qua’an-Pan Local Government Council (LGC) of Plateau State, Hon. Ernest Abner Da’a, has expressed joy over the Conferment of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) status on Associate Professor Theodore Bala Maiyaki. Hon. Da’a described Assoc. Prof. Theodore Bala Maiyaki's conferment as deserving, saying it has confirmed his worth as the APC Flag bearer for Qua’an-Pan South Constituency for the Plateau State House of Assembly in the 2023 General Elections. The Council Chairman said the contributions of Assoc. Prof. Maiyaki to nation building and the legal profession has earned him this exalted position. The Executive Chairman said that the people of Qua’an-Pan LGA are proud to identify with the Legal Luminary, as one of them, adding that the new SAN is a man of proven character and integrity. Da’a encouraged Maiyaki to handle his promotion with every sense of responsibility and counseled him to use it to provide servi...

The Plateau state Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Patrick Sunday Dakum was conferred the chieftaincy title “Eze Chuckwuemeka Ndigbo” on November 26, 2022, by the Plateau State chapter of the association at the Rwang Pam Stadium in Jos, during the commemoration of Ndigbo Day for the year 2022. Ochie Ndi Igbo III of Jos, Chief Basil Ibebuike, presented Dakum with the chieftaincy title and congratulated him for being a deserving son of Plateau State and a very good friend of the Igbo community, stating he loves and cares for his people and the inhabitants of the state. Dakum commended the whole Igbo community in the State for the enormous honor bestowed upon him in response to the Chieftaincy title. He stated: “For this honor, I am grateful to all Igbo in the Plateau. Politics are not the only reason for this affiliation with the Igbo community.” He asserts that the chieftaincy title has given him the right to enter the Igwe’s palace and assume an advisory function, which w...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's Committee on illicit drug control for Quaan-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State has been inaugurated. Inaugurating the Committee in Ba'ap, the Council's headquarters, on Tuesday November 23, 2022, the Executive Chairman of the LGC Hon Ernest Abner Da'a charged them to to work assiduously on their mandate of sensitizing the public on the dangers of illicit drugs. Represented by his Deputy, Hon Helen Henniet Wapmuk, the Chairman who acknowledged the serious harm the use of illicit drugs have inflicted on several communities within the Local Government, expressed the hope of a turnaround given the caliber of members of the Committee. The inauguration of the Committee is the outcome of the visit of Gen Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the NDLEA, on Governor Simon Bako Lalong, where it was agreed that in order to curb drug abuses, such Committees should be established in each of the 17 LGAs in the state. Membership of the Commi...

The untamed obsession and hostile partisan mien of ‘The Will’ Newpaper and their Jos Correspondent, Ukandi Odey, throwing spanners in the epitomized works of Governor Simon Bako Lalong and the APC, has, sadly, continued to blush the ethics and avowed industry of Journalism with shame – A rejoinder by Hon. Sylvanus Namang, Plateau APC State Publicity Secretary. Writing in the latest series of the hopelessly hatched analyses, ‘Plateau APC and the Lalong Burden’, for the umpteenth time, The Will Newspaper, through its Jos roving Correspondent, Ukandi Odey, embarked on another wild and untidy attempt to mislead the decent , responsible and sensible people of Plateau state over the genuine efforts and desire of their responsive governor, Rt.Hon. Simon Bako Lalong CON. Hardly can anything be as frustrating and tasteless as, when a multi Media scripler like Ukandi Odey will risk the world to start an article with the wretched speculation that "the political body chemistry of the ma...

The Executive Chairman of Quaan-Pan Local Government Council, LGC, Hon Ernest Abner Da'a has appreciated Governor Simon Bako Lalong KSGG, CON, on the reappointment of Bldr John Dawam as the Rector of Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi. Hon Da'a, who expressed delight over the reappointment of Bldr Dawam, in a statement he signed, described the reappointment as merited given the track records of service of the Rector in managing the institution. The Chairman noted that His Excellency Governor Lalong must have observed the capacity of Bldr Dawam in building good Managerial relationship, as well as his competence in managing human and other critical resources at his disposal. Hon Da'a, who wished the Rector a successful tenure and God's wisdom to consolidate on the Rescue Administration's mandate in the education sector, urged him to take the institution to greater heights by working towards improving on efficiency, quality service and capacity building. Comrd U...

A 20-year-old man residing in Zololo community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has allegedly committed suicide, a development that has thrown the community into confusion. The deceased identified as Ibrahim Babangida committed suicide in his room on Sunday while contrary reports indicated that he was killed by an unidentified group suspected to be cultists. A source close to the scene of the incident said: “A 20-year-old boy named Ibrahim Babangida who resides at Majema by Zololo in Jos North Local Government today 20/11/2022 hanged himself in his family compound. “A resident of the area confirmed that when the incident occurred, the corpse of the victim was taken to the Police station, C Division and was later taken to Police headquarters. There is tension in the area as it was alleged that the boy was killed by suspected hoodlums that engaged in cult activities.” The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident, saying “the DPO o...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Saturday again alleged that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Iyorchia Ayu pocketed funds realised by the party from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms for primaries in May. Wike spoke at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium during the flag-off of the PDP state-level campaigns in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He challenged Ayu to head to court to if he is innocent. He said “Ayu is corrupt. Rivers people are hurt. Ayu, you are fighting corruption, how do you fight corruption? I said you took N1bn. I told you, you took the money we realised from the primaries. Ayu sue me,” a furious Wike said. “You cannot fight Rivers State and go free,” he added. Wike had in October accused Ayu of similar offence but the Benue-born politician said there was nothing of such. Wike has also not provided any proof to back up his allegation. ‘Atiku Should Start Restructuring From PDP’ Wike further said he believes in the...

The United States Department of Justice said it has transferred over $20.6m to the Federal Government in accordance with an August 23 agreement between the governments to repatriate assets stolen by late dictator, General Sani Abacha, and his co-conspirators. According to a statement published on the DoJ’s website on Thursday, the repatriation brings the total amount forfeited and returned by the US in this case to approximately $332.4m. In 2020, the department repatriated over $311.7m of the forfeited assets that had been located in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Last year, the United Kingdom enforced the US judgment against the additional $20.6m. In 2014, a judgment was entered in the District of Columbia ordering the forfeiture of approximately $500m located in accounts around the world, as the result of a civil forfeiture complaint for more than $625m traceable to money laundering involving the proceeds of Abacha’s corrupt deeds. The forfeited assets represent corrupt monies laundered du...

It is totally heartbreaking, unfortunate and unwarranted the recent attack carried out on NTV,Buttura Kampani,Mai Jankai and Maikatako in Bokkos Local Government Area on the nights of 15th,16th and 17th of November, 2022 by assailants, where cars, foodstuff, seedlings, houses were burnt and eleven people killed in cold blood. On behalf of my running mate, Barrister Edward Pwajok KSG,SAN, and the entire 2023 Consolidation Team, I commiserate with the bereaved families of the victims, the people of NTV,Buttura Kampani,Mai Jankai and Maikatako, traditional rulers, the Chairman and the entire people of Bokkos LGA over the unfortunate attack. May God Almighty comfort you at this moment of grief and grant you the strength and grace to bear the irreparable losses. I commend the doggedness of the vigilante and the swift response of Operation Safe Haven who slowed down and stemmed the attack which could have been worst than this. I admonish us all to be more security conscience and report all ...

Margaret Joshua, an 11 years old girl has died in Jos as a result of alleged physical abuse by her guardian, Mrs. Nnaemaka Nwachuku, a Microbiologist who works with one of the Research Institutes in Vom, Jos South local Government Area of Plateau State. The victim is from Kebbi State and was fleeing from insecurity in her community before some supposed helper brought her to Jos to serve in the Nwachukwu’s home. The alleged abuser, a mother of two who did not enrol the victim in any school in the over one year that the girl had spent with them, rather indulged in the daily beating of the girl until she finally died as the result of the assault. It was gathered that after a recent beating, the girl was forced to sit in a container with hot water which burnt her buttocks and she died in the hospital on Monday. The Plateau State Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission, Mrs. Grace Pam whose office is following up on the case said that based on the number of scars and wounds on h...