Tag: Lalong
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BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds elections of Bala Mohammed, Lalong as governors
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Bauchi State. A seven-man panel of the court was unanimous in holding that the appellants, Mohammed Abubakar and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove their case. Justice Dattijo Mohammed, who read the…
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Lalong speaks on kidnap of aid worker from Plateau, Jennifer Samuel
Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, has assured that his administration was working with the federal government and security agencies to secure the release of the Miss Jennifer Samuel. Lalong gave the assurance in a statement on Thursday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dan Manjang. Jennifer, an aid worker, hailed from the Plateau State.…
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Lalong condoles Yahaya Bello over sister’s demise
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has condoled with Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi over the death of his elder sister, Hajia Rabiat Bello. Lalong in a condolence message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Simon Macham, described the death of Hajia Rabiat as a great loss to the Bello family and the…
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Tribunal upholds Lalong’s election as Plateau governor
The Plateau Governorship Elections Petitions tribunal in Jos on Wednesday affirmed the election of Gov. Simon Lalong. Sen. Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is challenging the election of Lalong in the March 9, governorship poll. Useni prayed the tribunal to declare him winer of the elections alleging the disparity in the names…
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Plateau to close IDP camps by year end – Lalong
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, Monday assured that all the IDP camps in this state will be vacated by the end of the year. The governor said that his administration decided to handle the issue of IDPs in three phases and so far, the first two phases have been concluded. He said that he is…
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Buhari shocked over non-payment of allowances to Super Eagles – Lalong
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Monday disclosed President Muhammadu Buhari was shocked by the alleged non-payment of allowances to the Super Eagles players in the ongoing African Cup of Nations football competition in Egypt. He spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him,…
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Supplementary poll: PDP candidate, Useni heads to court as INEC declares Lalong re-elected in Plateau
Sen. Jeremiah Useni, gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has vowed to challenge the re-election of Gov Simon Lalong for another term. Lalong was on Sunday declared winner of the governorship seat after the supplementary election on March 23. Lalong, candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 595,582 votes against Sen.…
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Supplementary Polls: How Ortom, Lalong, Ganduje, Tambuwal scaled through hurdles of reelection
Governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Umar Ganduje (Kano) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) have retained their seats after the collation of Saturday’s supplementary polls. But their challengers – Emmanuel Jime (Benue), Jeremiah Useni (Plateau), Aliyu Sokoto (Sokoto) and Abba Yusuf (Kano), have rejected the results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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JUST IN: INEC declares APC’s Simon Lalong winner of Plateau governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of the 2019 governorship election in Plateau State. Richard Kimbir, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, made the declaration on Sunday at the state INEC headquarters after concluding the supplementary election held on…
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Governor Lalong visits Ahmed Musa over mother’s death
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong led the state executive members to the house of the Super Eagles assistant captain, Ahmed Musa to commiserate with him over the death of his mother, Serah Moses. The Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia winger lost his mother on Thursday. He announced her passing away via his twitter handle @Ahmedmusa718. According…