Plateau State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:56:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Plateau State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 EU Pledges Extra €250,000 to Aid Displaced Persons in Benue and Plateau https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-pledges-extra-e250000-to-aid-displaced-persons-in-benue-and-plateau/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-pledges-extra-e250000-to-aid-displaced-persons-in-benue-and-plateau/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:56:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464354 The European Union (EU) has announced an additional contribution of €250,000 to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue and Plateau states. The new funding aims to address the worsening humanitarian conditions faced by thousands of people who have been forced from their homes due to recurring violence and insecurity in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-pledges-extra-e250000-to-aid-displaced-persons-in-benue-and-plateau/feed/ 0 Judicial Shake-Up: APC Secures Victory as Court Ousts Plateau State Governor Mutfwang https://www.theinfostride.com/judicial-shake-up-apc-secures-victory-as-court-ousts-plateau-state-governor-mutfwang/ https://www.theinfostride.com/judicial-shake-up-apc-secures-victory-as-court-ousts-plateau-state-governor-mutfwang/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:11:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=361237 The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the election of Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and declared Nentanwe Yilwatda Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful Governor of Plateau State. In a ruling on Sunday, lead Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/judicial-shake-up-apc-secures-victory-as-court-ousts-plateau-state-governor-mutfwang/feed/ 0 Plateau killings: NARD recalls striking doctors as corpses, patients fill hospitals https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-killings-nard-recalls-striking-doctors-as-corpses-patients-fill-hospitals/ https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-killings-nard-recalls-striking-doctors-as-corpses-patients-fill-hospitals/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:10:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305036 The Nigerian Medical Association in Plateau State on Thursday expressed deep concern over what it described as the increasing population of the hospitals’ emergency wards and mortuaries by victims of attacks and killings in various communities in Plateau State. It was learnt on Thursday that following the attacks, the striking resident doctors at the Jos [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-killings-nard-recalls-striking-doctors-as-corpses-patients-fill-hospitals/feed/ 0 It Would’ve Been A Blow If APC Lost States Like Kano, Plateau – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/it-wouldve-been-a-blow-if-apc-lost-states-like-kano-plateau-buhari/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:12:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=245529 President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated APC over the recent Supreme Court judgments that upheld the elections of governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Simon Lalong of Plateau. Buhari, in a recent statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, hailed APC National Executive Council, National Working Committee and [...]

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]]> I Will Appeal My Plateau Governorship For The Sake Of Democracy – Useni https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-appeal-my-plateau-governorship-for-the-sake-of-democracy-jeremiah-useni/ Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:56:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242192 Lt-Gen. Jeremiah Useni, the Governorship Candidate of PDP in Plateau in the 2019 elections has told his lawyers to head to the Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the victory of Gov. Simon Lalong. He disclosed this during a review meeting with his legal team shortly after the [...]

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]]> I Will Improve Power Supply In Plateau State – Simon Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-improve-power-supply-in-plateau-state-simon-lalong/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 03:44:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237595 Simon Lalong, Plateau state governor has shared how he plans to improve the power supply in his state. He shared this pledge when he visited the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Usman Gur Muhammad. The governor said he loves to make the people happy so he will not relent. He [...]

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]]> N6.3bn Fraud Allegation: Court Rules on Admissibility of Evidence against Jang fixed for June 27 https://www.theinfostride.com/n6-3bn-fraud-allegation-court-rules-on-admissibility-of-evidence-against-jang-fixed-for-june-27/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:34:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234854 Rule on the admissibility of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) documents sought to be tendered against a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has been fixed for June 27, 2019 by Justice Daniel Longji of a Plateau State High Court, sitting in Jos last week. Jang is standing trial along with Yusuf Gyang [...]

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]]> Simon Lalong Emerges Victorious In Plateau State Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/simon-lalong-emerges-victorious-in-plateau-state-governorship-election/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:47:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229770 Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has clinched another term in office after emerging victorious in the supplementary election held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Lalong, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, polled 595,582 votes, while Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 546,813 votes, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Richard [...]

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]]> Lawmaker In Plateau State Dies After Sealing Re-Election https://www.theinfostride.com/lawmaker-in-plateau-state-dies-after-sealing-re-election/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 20:36:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228680 Lawmaker representing Pengana Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr Ezekiel Afon has left the world after he sealed re-election to represent his constituency. The Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plataeu, Mr Bashir Sati revealed this recently in Jos. Mr Bashir said Mr Ezekiel gave up the ghost after a [...]

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]]> APC Is Deeply Rooted In Plateau State – Simon Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-is-deeply-rooted-in-plateau-state-simon-lalong/ Sun, 16 Dec 2018 01:59:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223406 Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has charged APC candidates in the state to open campaign offices in their constituency and mobilise voters to support the party. Lalong, while inaugurating his campaign office on Friday in Jos, urged candidates to reach out to all stakeholders and work as a unit to ensure success. He said that [...]

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]]> Families Are Destabilised In Plateau State – Oby Ezekwesili https://www.theinfostride.com/families-are-destabilised-in-plateau-state-oby-ezekwesili/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:52:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209713 Dr Oby Ezekwesili has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari yet again for his lack of emotional intelligence in dealing with tragedies in the country. Speaking about the president’s trip to Cross River, Ezekwesili said, “It tells us that the president, unfortunately, is a leader without emotional intelligence. He lacks capacity to empathise with a certain segment [...]

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]]> Plateau Had Become An Example Of How To Restore Peace – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-had-become-an-example-of-how-to-restore-peace-yemi-osinbajo/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:35:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209649 Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, visited Plateau following attacks that left scores of people dead. He said that Special Forces have been deployed to restore peace in the state. “The Inspector General of Police has deployed more personnel to Plateau and the Chief of Defence Staff has announced this morning that Special Forces will be deployed [...]

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]]> We Have Paid All Salaries In Plateau State – Simon Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-paid-all-salaries-in-plateau-state-simon-lalong/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:25:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197025 Simon Lalong of Plateau has said his administration will not enact the controversial anti-grazing law in the state, as grazing areas for cattle ranching have yet to be developed. “When the governor of Benue was doing the law, I told him: `Just be careful, take other steps before you start implementation’. “But he said that [...]

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]]> 6pm – 6am Curfew Begins In Plateau State https://www.theinfostride.com/6pm-6am-curfew-begins-in-plateau-state/ Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:09:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182044 Simon Lalong has declared a dusk to dawn curfew in the state. This is to start after many people were reportedly injured during a clash between Hausas and Igbos in the state. Lalong also instructed that security personnel be deployed to various flash points in the state to sustain law and order. The governor said [...]

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]]> Plateau State Police Command promote 144 Officers https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-police-command-promote-144-officers/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:24:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180906 Plateau State Police Command has promoted a total of 144 officers of the command from one level to another while dismissing a police officer for killing a civilian. Even as the commissioner of police declared that 304 suspects were arrested within the month of July and August, with 235 criminal cases. The Commissioner of Police, Mr [...]

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]]> Plateau Governor Lalong approves N37b for the Construction of 16 Rural Roads https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-governor-lalong-approves-n37b-for-the-construction-of-16-rural-roads/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:53:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180905 Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has approved the construction of sixteen major roads across rural communities in the state at the cost of over thirty seven billion naira. State Commissioner for Works and Transport Pam Dongs disclosed this yesterday after the state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Simon Lalong at the Government [...]

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]]> Plateau State gets $1.5m for FG/World Bank funded Save One Million Lives Programme https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-gets-1-5m-for-fgworld-bank-funded-save-one-million-lives-programme/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:29:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180293 Plateau State Government has disclosed that it has received $1.5 million for its Save One Million Lives programme for Results (SOML) funded by the Federal Government and World Bank. The state Programme Manager of the Save One Million Lives for Results, Mr Philimeon Dagwa‎, disclosed this on Monday in Jos at the opening of the [...]

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]]> FG resumes Work at Barkin Ladi and Mangu Dams in Plateau State https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-resumes-work-at-barkin-ladi-and-mangu-dams-in-plateau-state/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:19:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180292 Work has commenced at two Dams that are located at Heipang, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area and Gindiri, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Activities resumed at the sites after a decade of work stoppage by the Federal Government. For over a decade, work was suspended by the Federal Government at the Dams. The resumption of [...]

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]]> Plateau Governor Lalong invites Dangote on Agricultural Development https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-governor-lalong-invites-dangote-on-agricultural-development/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:29:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179410 Plateau State Governor, Barrister Simon Bako Lalong on August 22, 2017 led a delegation from Plateau state to visit Dangote Group of Companies at Marble House, Ikoyi Lagos. They were received at the Corporate Headquarters of the company by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON. Governor Lalong said the visit was intended to invite Dangote to come [...]

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]]> Plateau Court rejects Jang’s Suit instituted against Governor Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-court-rejects-jangs-suit-instituted-against-governor-lalong/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:00:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178531 The Chief judge of Plateau State, Justice Pius Damulak, has dismissed the suit filed by Jonah Jang against the Plateau State government to stop it from using or releasing recommendation of the judicial commission of Inquiry into activities of governance from May 2007 to May 2015. Justice Damulak made the decision while delivering judgement in [...]

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]]> VAIDS: Plateau State sets to adopt FG’s Revenue Generation Policies https://www.theinfostride.com/vaids-plateau-state-sets-to-adopt-fgs-revenue-generation-policies/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:53:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177816 Plateau State Government (PLASG) disclosed it will key into the revenue generation policies (Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme {VAIDS}) of the Federal Government to enhance its internal generated revenue to meet the yearning and aspirations of it Citizens. Plateau State Commissioner of Finance, Mrs. Tamwakat Weli stated this at the flag off of the [...]

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]]> N1.57b Severance Allowances: Sacked Councillors Urge Plateau Governor Lalong To Obey Court Judgement https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-57b-severance-allowances-sacked-councillors-urge-plateau-governor-lalong-to-obey-court-judgement/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:32:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177888 The lawyer representing the sacked councilors in Plateau State, Gyang Zi, had said the Plateau Government was to pay the sum of N1.57 billion as severance allowance to the sacked councilors in the 17 local government areas of the state, following a court judgment which faulted their dissolution in 2015. Meanwhile, the counsel to Governor [...]

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]]> 2019 Elections: Former State Secretary of Plateau PDP decamp to APC https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-elections-former-state-secretary-of-plateau-pdp-decamp-to-apc/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:43:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177757 The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary in Plateau State, Hon. Barr. Damian Shekarau has finally decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC)  in the state. Shekarau resigned as PDP’s secretary last march on on what he described as personal grounds and no response so far about his resignation by the PDP office in the state. [...]

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]]> FG Approves N20bn Road Proejects In Plateau, Kwara State https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-approves-n20bn-road-proejects-in-plateau-kwara-state/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 04:14:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176498 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) headed by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday approved N20.6 billion for the reconstruction of two road projects in Plateau and Kwara. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the result of the Council’s meeting held at the [...]

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]]> Jos Rotary Club commences Skills Acquisition Programme for Youths, Widows https://www.theinfostride.com/jos-rotary-club-commences-skills-acquisition-programme-for-youths-widows/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:28:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175992 The Rotary Club of Naraguta, Jos has begun a skills acquisition programme aimed at empowering unemployed youths and widows in Plateau State, and make them self-reliant. Among skills in the programme are soap and beads making, hair dressing, fashion design, welding and auto mechanic. According to Ms Theresa Eyetan, President of the Club, graduates of [...]

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]]> Nigerian Students, NGO pass Vote of Confidence in the INEC Management https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-students-ngo-pass-vote-of-confidence-in-the-inec-management/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:12:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174204 The Zone C Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passed a vote of confidence in the management of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The zone comprise of the following Nigerian States: Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Kogi, Kwarra, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Deputy Coordinator of the zone, [...]

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]]> Fake News, Disinformation, Hate Speech among Political Tools to discredit Government – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/fake-news-disinformation-hate-speech-among-political-tools-to-discredit-government-lai-mohammed/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:19:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173260 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, has said the growing cases of hate speech, disinformation and fake news in the country are being orchestrated by naysayers and their sponsors to discredit the government, destabilize the polity and make the country ungovernable. The Minister made the statement at the Extra-ordinary Meeting of the [...]

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]]> Chris Giwa Defects To PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/chris-giwa-defects-to-pdp/ Sat, 24 Jun 2017 07:56:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169508 Mr Chris Giwa, ACN candidate for the Plateau governorship seat in 2011, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Giwa, proprietor of Giwa FC of Jos, who was received at the party’s secretariat in Jos on Thursday, said that he opted for the PDP because he was convinced that it held the key to [...]

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]]> Corruption: Witness Reveals How Governor Goje Spent N1.83bn Loan Without State Approval https://www.theinfostride.com/corruption-witness-reveals-how-governor-goje-spent-n1-83bn-loan-without-state-approval/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:51:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169166 The trial of a former governor of Gombe State, Mohammad Danjuma Goje continued on Wednesday before Justice B. Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting Jos, Plateau State with two witnesses testifying. Goje is facing trial alongside Aliyu El-Nafaty, S. M. Dokoro and Sabo Muhammad Tumu on charges of conspiracy, money laundering and embezzlement of [...]

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]]> Plateau State Unhappy With Non-Execution Of Constituency Projects https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-unhappy-with-non-execution-of-constituency-projects/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:01:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168175 Members of the Plateau House of Assembly on Tuesday in Jos decried the non-execution of constituency projects by the state government. The lawmakers, at a special plenary to mark the end of the first half of the 8th Assembly, regretted that no constituency project had been executed “in the last two years”. “This is our [...]

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]]> Plateau State Government Is Spending Recklessly – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-government-is-spending-recklessly-pdp/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:18:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167033 The Plateau chapter of the PDP on Tuesday accused the APC-led state government of “reckless spending”. The Plateau PDP Chairman, Damishi Sango, at a press briefing on Tuesday in Jos, alleged that the government was “plunging the state into indebtedness, severe hardship, hunger and penury by deploying limited resources into fictitious projects”. “Instead of rescuing [...]

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]]> Ayo Fayose Mourns Mohammed Bawa https://www.theinfostride.com/ayo-fayose-mourns-mohammed-bawa/ Sat, 27 May 2017 22:09:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166373 Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has mourned the death of former Military Administrator of the state, Mohammed Bawa. Bawa reportedly died on Friday, May 26, at a hospital in Jos, Plateau State after a surgery. Fayose made his comments via a statement issued in response to Bawa’s passing. The statement reads: “The late Colonel Inuwa [...]

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]]> Plateau State Promises Speedy Passage Of 2017 Budget https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-promises-speedy-passage-of-2017-budget/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:00:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151968 The Plateau House of Assembly has promised to ensure quick passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill of N133 billion submitted to it by Gov. Simon Lalong for approval. The Speaker of the assembly, Mr Peter Azi, made the pledge in Jos on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN reports [...]

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]]> Plateau State Rice Farmers Aim To Harvest 1million Tonnes Of Rice https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-rice-farmers-aim-to-harvest-1million-tonnes-of-rice/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:19:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147929 Rice farmers in Plateau are optimistic of a bumper harvest this year with their chairman, Mr Joshua Bitrus, boasting that members would garner “ at least one million tonnes”. “This year’s harvest is plentiful; from what we have seen on ground, we expect nothing less than one million tonnes of rice in Plateau,” Bitrus, Chairman, [...]

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]]> Professor Akintunde Akinwande Rejects PMB’s NERC Nomination https://www.theinfostride.com/professor-akintunde-akinwande-rejects-pmbs-nerc-nomination/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:10:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146622 President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the position of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Chairman has rejected the position. The nominee, Professor Akintunde Akinwande, failed to appear for a senatorial screening on Tuesday, October 25. Akinwande is said to have rejected the nomination because he wasn’t consulted. “We also learnt that enough consultation was not made [...]

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]]> N1.16bn Fraud: Judge berates Ex-Governor Dariye’s Lawyer over Delay https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-16bn-fraud-judge-berates-ex-governor-dariyes-lawyer-over-delay/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:30:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146150 The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja was stalled on October 20, 2016 as Dariye’s counsel, Nantok Joshua, asked for an adjournment to enable the defence produce a ruling purportedly delivered by a Kaduna State High Court, which [...]

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]]> Ibrahim Idris Order Arrest Of Killers Of Plateau Monarch https://www.theinfostride.com/ibrahim-idris-order-arrest-of-killers-of-plateau-monarch/ Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:08:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136986 The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed the Deputy-Inspector-General of Police, operations, DIG Joshack Habilla, to ensure the arrest of the killers of Chief Lazarus Agaie, the traditional ruler of Bokkos in Plateau. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Force Spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Don [...]

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]]> N1.2bn Fraud: Ex-Governor Dariye Wrong For Diverting State Ecological Fund, Witness Tells Court https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-2bn-fraud-ex-governor-dariye-wrong-for-diverting-state-ecological-fund-witness-tells-court/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:19:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134318 A former member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Geoffrey Teme, on Monday, June 27 told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gudu, Abuja, that it was wrong for Joshua Dariye, a former governor of the state, to divert the state’s ecological fund for personal gains. Under cross-examination by prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, [...]

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]]> Defence Makes U-turn, Withdraws No-Case Submission In Dariye’s Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/defence-makes-u-turn-withdraws-no-case-submission-in-dariyes-trial/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:51:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=132240 The defence counsel, G. S. Pwul, SAN, in the trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, has told the court that he has decided to shelve his intention to seek a “no-case” submission and so would want to open his defence. He said this today, June 14 before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of a Federal Capital Territory, [...]

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]]> Defence Backtracks, Seeks No-Case Submission In Dariye’s Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/defence-backtracks-seeks-no-case-submission-in-dariyes-trial/ Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:49:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=132097 The trial of the ex-governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, witnessed a turn of events on June 10 as the defence counsel, G. S. Pwul, SAN, rather than open its defence, told the [...]

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]]> N23.4m Scam: EFCC Arraigns Dan China, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/n23-4m-scam-efcc-arraigns-dan-china-others/ Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:35:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=132091 One Abdullahi Adamu Usman (aka Dan China) alongside his company, Solid Unit Nigeria Limited was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on June 9 before Justice Yakubu Dakwak of the High Court of Plateau State (Court 2), Jos, Plateau State, on a two-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by [...]

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]]> EFCC Closes Cases Against Ex-Plateau Governor Dariye Over Money Laundering https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-closes-cases-against-ex-plateau-governor-dariye-over-money-laundering/ Wed, 08 Jun 2016 08:56:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131515 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who presented its tenth witness during the trial on June 6, has closed its case against former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye. Dariye is being prosecuted by the EFCC, on charges bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), [...]

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]]> Fake Staff: EFCC Arrests Elisha Ankuma For Impersonation https://www.theinfostride.com/fake-staff-efcc-arrests-elisha-ankuma-for-impersonation/ Mon, 23 May 2016 21:52:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129436 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 17 arrested one Elisha Ankuma for allegedly impersonating as a staff of EFCC and obtaining by false pretence. Ankuma’s arrest followed a complaint by one Dr. Audu Shekaro, a childhood friend of the suspect and a staff of National Veterinary Research Institute, Jos, Plateau [...]

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]]> N359 Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Provost, Four Others At Jos Federal School https://www.theinfostride.com/n359-fraud-efcc-arraigns-provost-four-others-at-jos-federal-school/ Sat, 14 May 2016 21:31:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128637 Some top officials of the Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology (FSMLT) in Jos, Plateau State, have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, May 10, before Justice Y. G. Dakwak of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on a 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy and diversion of [...]

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]]> Money Laundering: Ex-Governor Dariye Remains A Fugitive In The UK, Witness Tells Court https://www.theinfostride.com/money-laundering-ex-governor-dariye-remains-a-fugitive-in-the-uk-witness-tells-court/ Tue, 10 May 2016 09:07:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128248 The former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 23-count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, is alleged to have siphoned the state’s ecological fund to the tune of N1.162 billion. Clark gave a blow-by-blow [...]

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]]> DPR Commences Enforcement Of Petrol New Pump Price In Plateau State https://www.theinfostride.com/dpr-commences-enforcement-of-petrol-new-pump-price-in-plateau-state/ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 08:19:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116837 In ensuring that major and independent marketers comply with the new pump price of N86.50/litre as directed by the Federal Government, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has begun to visit filling stations in Plateau State. It was reported that in Pankshin the officials of the department visited the central and southern zones of the state to [...]

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]]> Governor Lalong Urges Nigeria’s Ethnic Groups To Preserve Their Languages https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-lalong-urges-nigerias-ethnic-groups-preserve-languages/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:01:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115541 The Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Simon Lalong, has called on ethnic groups in Nigeria to preserve their languages and save them from extinction. The governor made the call yesterday at the 2015 Gamai Cultural Festival in Shendam Local Government Area of the state, where he hails from. He said that languages were vital tools for interacting and expressing ideas, [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Appoints New Commander To Lead Operation Lafiya Dole In The Fight Against Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-appoints-new-commander-to-lead-operation-lafiya-dole-in-the-fight-against-boko-haram/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-appoints-new-commander-to-lead-operation-lafiya-dole-in-the-fight-against-boko-haram/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:15:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113854 Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday announced a restructuring of the Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East, which it said was aimed at re-positioning it for more efficiency, effectiveness and combat readiness in the discharge of its assigned tasks of crushing the remnant of Boko Haram Terrorists. Subsequently, a new Theatre Commander has been appointed, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-appoints-new-commander-to-lead-operation-lafiya-dole-in-the-fight-against-boko-haram/feed/ 1 Lalong’s Commissioner-Nominees A Mixed Bag Of Professionals And Technocrats – Ex-Plateau Commissioner https://www.theinfostride.com/lalongs-commissioner-nominees-a-mixed-bag-of-professionals-and-technocrats-ex-plateau-commissioner/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:57:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111858 A former Commissioner for Information in Plateau State, Mr. Yakubu Dati, has said that the list of commissioner-nominees sent by Governor Simon Lalong to the State House of Assembly for screening has shown that the administration is well-focused and did not make its selection based on political patronage, tribal or religious inclinations. Mr. Dati said [...]

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]]> EFCC Nabs Access Bank Staff For Alleged Forgery And Impersonation https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-nabs-access-bank-staff-for-alleged-forgery-and-impersonation/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:46:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110889 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Joshua Emeje, a staff of Access Bank Plc, for alleged forgery and impersonation. Emeje, who works in the Loan Recovery Unit of Access Bank in Jos, Plateau State, allegedly wrote a letter, on November 21, 2015, to one Patrick Dusur, Education Secretary, Jos North LGA [...]

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