Tag: Lalong
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Lalong meets security chiefs over Jos skirmishes
Plateau governor Simon Lalong on Monday met with heads of security agencies over the recent skirmishes in some parts of Jos North Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the meeting was to review the prevailing security situation in the affected areas. A source from the meeting told NAN that the…
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Plateau killings: We’ll Dogara whatever it takes to defeat violence in Nigeria
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has commiserated with the people of Plateau state following the recent wave of violence which engulfed communities in the state which claimed the lives of about 200 people. Speaking during a condolence visit to the state, Speaker Dogara described the sad occurrence as a collective loss…
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Plateau 2019: Why I am seeking reelection – Lalong
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has formally declared his intention to contest 2019 governorship poll in the state. Lalong made the declaration at Plateau All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting in Jos on Friday. The governor said that the declaration was as result of the intense pressure from the people of the state for him…
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Herdsmen/farmers crisis: Stop meddling in our issues in Benue, Ortom warns Lalong
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has warned his counterpart in Plateau State, Governor Simon Lalong, to ‘mind his own business’ and not to interfere with the issue of Benue. Ortom said this to the representative of Lalong at the stakeholders’ meeting with the National Economic Council Technical Committee on Herdsmen/Farmers’ Crises Resolution. The stakeholders…
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Plateau Gov, Lalong makes U-turn, rejects Buhari’s cattle colonies
Following severe pressures mounted on his administration by critics of cattle-colony initiatives, Simon Lalong, Governor of Plateau State has dismissed reports that He had adopted the cattle colony policy of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a Statement signed by Dan Manjang, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor of Plateau State and released to newsmen…
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Gunmen kidnap former Bayelsa commissioner, soldier
Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Marie Ebikake, and a military official in the state. The abductions took place in two separate incidents. While Ebikake, the first female Chairman of the Brass Local Government Area, was abducted on Sunday at her residence in Igbogene, Yenagoa,…
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Jang rejects proposed cattle colonies, says Lalong “on his own”
Former Plateau governor Jonah Jang says his constituents are opposed to the creation of cattle colonies as proposed by his successor, Simon Lalong. Jang, who represents Plateau North in the Senate, said in Jos on Friday that he had met with his constituents to gauge their feelings on the proposal. “My people are against cattle…
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2019: I stand with Buhari, APC not Atiku – Lalong
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has said despite being a close associate of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, says he is not perturbed by the later’s resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). TheNewsGuru.com reports that Atiku had last week, announced his resignation from the APC, a party he joined others to build…
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Gov Lalong dissolves LG caretaker committees
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday dissolved caretaker committees of the 17 local governments of the state. Lalong announced the dissolution in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, noting that it was with immediate effect. The governor directed the caretaker committee chairmen to handover to directors of…