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  • Gov. Lalong tests positive for COVID-19

    Gov. Lalong tests positive for COVID-19

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Makut Macham, Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. According to Macham, the development followed COVID-19 test conducted on the governor and members of his family. He said that the governor had…

  • We are working with FG to secure release of abducted aid worker – Lalong

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    Bayo Millz
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    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says his administration is working closely with the Federal Government and security agencies to secure the release of the abducted aid worker, Miss Jennifer Samuel, who hails from Plateau. Lalong in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, said the State Government would…

  • Elections: I am not afraid of rerun – Lalong

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    Bayo Millz
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    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says he is not jittery over the March 23 Governorship Election Re-run in the state. Lalong expressed this view while speaking with State House correspondents after a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The March 9 governorship election in the state was declared…

  • New Year: Gov Lalong pardons 4 prisoners

    New Year: Gov Lalong pardons 4 prisoners

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has granted pardon to four prisoners serving various jail terms in the state in the spirit of the New Year. The governor made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mr Mark Longyen, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity on Tuesday in Jos. “The decision was taken after consultation…

  • Plateau govt. condemns attack on Lalong’s convoy

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Plateau Government has condemned the attack on the convoy of Gov. Simon Lalong by some hoodlums. Lalong’s convoy was attacked on Saturday while leaving an IDP camp in Jos. A statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Communication Mr Yakubu Dati on Sunday said that the hoodlums were acting the script of their sponsors.…

  • Gov. Lalong sends names of 3 commissioner-nominees to PLHA

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Barely a week after he dissolved the entire cabinet, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Tuesday forwarded three names to the House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. Among those nominated is Yakubu Datti who served as information commissioner under one of Lalong’s predecessors, Joshua Dariye Others are Mr Luka Madaki and Chris Ahmadu. Speaker…

  • I’m not perturbed by Atiku’s movement from APC – Lalong

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, a close associate of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, says he is not perturbed by the latter’s movement from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku, on Sunday afternoon, announced rejoining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he left in 2013, joining others to build the APC into a strong…