Tag: Jang
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I could never have supported Buhari against Jonathan in 2015, Jonah Jang counters Babangida Aliyu
Former Plateau Governor Senator Jonah Jang has described the claim by former Niger Governor Babangida Aliyu that the then 19 northern Governors worked against the second term bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan as a blatant liar. Jang said he was not part of the northern conspiracy against Jonathan’s reelection bid in 2015. He said…
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Jang, Gyang beg Buhari-led govt to grant state pardon to Dariye, Nyame
A former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang and the Senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Gyang, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to please grant executive pardon to the ex-governor of the state, Sen. Joshua Dariye, who is in prison. They equally appealed to the president to also grant executive pardon to former Governor…
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N30.2b Fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-gov Jang, others on amended charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday re-arraigned former Plateau State governor, Jonah David Jang, and a former cashier in the Office Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), Yusuf Pam, before Justice C. L. Dabup of Plateau State High Court, Jos, on amended 17-count charge. The duo of Jang and Pam are being…
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N6.32b Fraud: Jang has case to answer – Court
A former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang on Monday lost his bid to stop his corruption trial as Justice Daniel Longji of Plateau State High Court, Jos ruled that the ex- governor and a cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), Yusuf Pam have a case to answer in…
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I’m not sponsoring killings, unrest in Plateau – Ex-gov Jang
Immediate past governor of Plateau State and incumbent Senator representing Plateau North at the Senate, Jonah Jang, has said he is innocent of the killings in the state, particularly in his senatorial zone. Recall that the Northern zone of Plateau, comprising Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Jos South has been a centre of bloodshed in recent times.…
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I enjoyed preaching while in prison – Jang
Former governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang, who was granted bail Thursday morning by the Plateau state high court in Jos on Thursday said he used his brief stay in prison to witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ to fellow inmates. The former senator also described his detention in prison for one week on the…
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I didn’t visit Jang in prison – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied news making the rounds that he along other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) visited the immediate past governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang in prison over the weekend. Recall that there were news reports that the ex-vice president was among dignitaries that visited Jang, who is…
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Fraud: Atiku, Gana, others visit Jang in Jos prison
Eminent Nigerian politicians yesteday paid solidarity visits to the embattled Senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, Jonah Jang, in prison. “Their visits came about five days after Justice Daniel Longji of the Plateau State High Court in Jos ordered Jang’s remand in the prison custody.” Punch reports. Jang and a former cashier in…
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Alleged 6.3bn fraud: Court remands ex-gov Jang in prison
The Plateau State High Court has remanded a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, in Jos prison. The court made the decision after it denied an application by Jang’s counsel, Robert Clarks, for his bail following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday. Jang, who is currently the senator…
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Alleged N6.3bn fraud: Ex-Plateau gov, Jang appears in Court on Monday
A former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, will be arraigned on Monday at the Plateau State High Court in Jos, after he would have spent 168 hours (one week) in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja, a family source has said. “Jonah David Jang has not been released. The…