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By: Eunice Maina, The Chairman Central Planning Committee of the Boys Secondary School (BSS) Gindiri, Rtd Brigadier General Jonathan Temlong has disclosed that, activities are in earnest to mark this year’s Anniversary of “BSS Gindiri Alumni @70” . He made this disclosure at the GOSA Secretariat, during a World Press Conference in Jos, the Capital of Plateau State on the 30 th of October, 2021, to herald the planned activities for the BSS @70 Anniversary. Gen. Temlong mentioned that, “The activities will kick start on Monday, 1 st November, 2021, by creating awareness campaign ,education ,information and the contributions of BSS Gindiri in raising the cotton of enlightenment. “On 2 nd November, there will be courtesy visits in fulfillment of our motto: “For Light and Truth”, with the Anthem gotten from the Holy Bible in the book of Matthew 28. Making disciples till the end of the week is what GOSA tends to achieve throughout the program. “We intend to p...

PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER, 20/22 YAKUBU GOWON WAY OPP NTA JOS 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2021 RE: PLATEAU STATE PDP PLAYING THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE The major problem of the APC in Plateau State, as it is at the National is the crass display of insensitivity, cluelessness, and abuse of power. A sensitive and responsible organization should  be talking against the democratic rape that took place in the early hours of Thursday, 28 th October, 2021, at the Plateau State House of Assembly complex. If there is anything that seems directionless on the Plateau, it cannot be less than the APC led government. They have just displayed their lack of shame and disrespect for the rule of law. This is another testament to the fact that, this present factional group of election rigging opportunist of the APC have nothing to offer the state than its continued rascality, embezzlement and disobedience to the rule of law. We know that, the signatory of this release is new to the job...

By: Willy Punvwet (Lafia), The Nasarawa State Government has expressed its displeasure, over the lukewarm attitude of most people towards the monthly environmental exercise in the state, after over 48 persons were arrested for violating the state Environmental Sanitation Law yesterday. The Chief Environmental Officer in the State, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed made the state government’s position known, while briefing media practitioners shortly after the monthly sanitation exercise in Lafia, the state capital yesterday. Alh. Abubakar stated that, the defaulters would be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the Law, while explaining that, the state Mobile Court has earmarked fines for the various offenses. He gave an assurance that, the state government would not relent in enforcing the environmental Laws since it is for the benefit of all. He said, “in this era of COVID-I9, coupled with the recent   outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country and with an increase in reporte...

–SPEAK WELL OF NIGERIA—VP OSINBAJO By: Valentine Adese (JP), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described Nigeria as a great country, with huge potentials, which needs to be nurtured and built by its citizens. VP He said, “Although the current challenges are huge, there is biblical support to the fact that things would change for the better in no distant time”. He urged Nigerians to speak well of their country and not confess negatively. The Vice President gave this advice, at the Annual Thanksgiving Service of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), held at the Jesus Power Crusaders International Assembly in Jos, the Plateau state capital today, Saturday, 30 th October, 2021. He also commended PFN, for organizing the Thanksgiving Service, which he said “is an opportunity to recognize and appreciate God’s goodness for the nation in times of difficulty and make God, to do more”. GOV. LALONG On his part the Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, used the event to clear...

By: Valentine Adese (JP) and Frank Agbai, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Jos, the plateau State capital today, for a meeting of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. THE WELCOME The Vice President, who touched down at the Yakubu Gowon Airport Heipang, was received by Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State. Also at the airport to welcome the Vice President were, the Deputy Governor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden, Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Sanda, Chief Judge Yakubu Gyang Dakwak and other top Government functionaries. SEE OTHER PICTURES BELOW:

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has congratulated the Ujah of Anaguta Jos,  His Royal Majesty Pozoh Johnson Jauro Magaji II, as he marks his 43 rd Birthday. Governor Lalong in a congratulatory message to the First Class Traditional Ruler, described the Ujah of Anaguta as a vibrant and dynamic traditional ruler who is pragmatic, visionary and committed to the development and progress of his people. In a press statement signed by, Dr. Makut Simon Macham, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau, dated 30 th October, 2021, Governor Lalong said, the Ujah has within the short period of ascending the throne of his ancestors, shown uncommon determination to foster peaceful coexistence, pursue tolerance and fight against crime and criminality within his domain and the entire State. UJAH Lalong stated that, “His Royal Majesty was very instrumental in the restoration of peace in the State particularly within Jos North which was...

By: Willy Punvwet (Lafia), Twenty three persons were reportedly burnt to death, while properties valued at #413, 632, 000.00 were destroyed, as a result of fire incidences in Nasarawa State, from January this year to September 2021. The State Acting Director of fire Service, Mrs. Hannatu D. George, disclosed in Lafia yesterday, while briefing media practitioners on the activities of the Department within the past nine months. According to Mrs. George, four persons were rescued from the inferno within the period under review, while the Department also rendered a total of seven special services. Mrs. Hannatu George Mrs. Hannatu George, who is the first female to head the Department reaffirmed the organization’s preparedness to fight all forms of fire outbreak in the state, while appealing to the Nasarawa State Government to sink boreholes in each of the fire service offices. According to her, “It will go a long way in assisting staff of the Department in fighting fire outbreak effec...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The last is yet to be told of how the removal of the Plateau State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abok Ayuba was staged by his colleagues and replaced with Rt. Hon. Yakubu Sanda. MAJORITY LEADER According to the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Daniel Naanlong, some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members also participated in the removal but do not want their names mentioned at this stage. Hon. Daniel Naanlong told the state Governor, Rt. Hon.  Simon Bako Lalong, while  receiving in audience the new Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, who led a delegation to formally inform him about the change of leadership in the House. Majority leader of the House Hon. Daniel Naanlong, told the Governor that, the House decided to change its leadership in order to save the institution and democracy from further damage on the account of “the misconduct and violation of due process and high handedness of the former Speaker Nuhu Abok Ayuba”. He said, “After fo...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), There may be no respite in sight yet for the embattled Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Nuhu Abok Ayuba, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has allegedly, received a petition accusing him of several allegations including abuse of office and financial misappropriation. The group also demanded that, Rt. Hon. Abok immediately steps down from his position pending the completion of investigation. The Executive Director, Youths Rights Against Corruption (YRAC), Comrade Abednego Musa, is said to have signed the petition, titled: “Petition Against Plateau State House of Assembly Speaker, Nuhu Abok Ayuba On Gross Financial Misconduct, Criminal Breach Of Public Trust And Abuse Of Office” . In the alleged petition addressed to the Chairman of the Anti-graft Commission, the group said, it was necessitated by popular demand and to avert continuous bleeding of public treasury. “Further to a popular demand by some members of the ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP) and Paul Naomi, Nigerians, have started calling for the prosecution of the, Six (6) Plateau State House of Assembly Lawmakers, who staged the failed removal move on the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ayuba Abok, yesterday. The pundits, who claimed to have been watching the developments in the state said, the act of collecting signatures of members by tricks to remove the Speaker is a crime under the Law (419) and the Lawmakers, who perpetrated the act must be punished. You would recall that, same yesterday, the remaining 17 members of the 24-member House of Assembly had suspended 6 of the 7 Lawmakers, who plotted the failed removal of the Speaker in a commando style, aided by security operatives. According to the press statement which announced their suspension yesterday, 28 th October, 2021, Saleh Yipmong  Dengi (APC), Nanlong Daniel Mikang,(APC), Yakubu Sanda Pengana,APC), Mohammed Balo Quan Pan South(APC), Eric Dakogoal Quan Pan North(APC) and Baba Hassan(A...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Naanlong Daniel, has disclosed that, the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Nuhu Ayuba Abok, was removed from office as Speaker today, over series of allegations. Speaking during their visit, to present the new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Sanda, to the Executive Arm of the State Government, accompanied by Principal officers and some members of the House, the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Naanlong Daniel said, “They were at the Government House in line with the tradition of the House to introduce the new leadership of the House, whenever there is a change, and to assure the Executive Arm of its collaboration and cooperation in running the affairs of the State”. Adding that, “the new Speaker emerged after 16 of the 23 Members of the House signed the petition to impeach the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Nuhu Ayuba Abok, over series of allegations”. According to a Plateau State Government’s press statement on the visi...

By: Valentine Adese (JP) and Paul Naomi, The plan to remove the Plateau State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Abok Ayuba, seems to have failed, as only Seven ( 7) members out of the 24-Member House turned up for the execution of the plan this morning, 28 th October, 2021. REALITY gathered that, the House was broken into by the plotters at about 6.00am and took to the floor to execute their removal plans at 6.46am, but were frustrated by two loyal members to the Speaker, which led to some jabs. REALITY also gathered that, some members who attempted to enter the complex were stopped by security operatives at the time of executing the plot. Addressing members of the press at the assembly complex, members who still remain loyal to Speaker Abok have described the exercise as, “A complete failure”. MEMBERS LOYAL TO RT. HON. ABOK Speaking through Hon. Daniel, a member of the House, the loyal members to Hon. Abok said, “there is one Speaker and that is Hon. Ayuba Abok and the attempt to insta...

PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY,(PDP) PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER, 20/22 YAKUBU GOWON WAY OPP NTA JOS 28th Day of October 2021 PRESS STATEMENT GOVERNOR LALONG’S EVIL PLAN TO IMPEACH SPEAKER PLATEAU STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RT HON AYUBA ABOK The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been reliably drawn to the orchestrated plans by Governor Simon Bako Lalong to impeach the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Ayuba Abok. The plan is been facilitated on behalf of Lalong by the Chief of Staff, Noel Dongjur and the Secretary to the State government, Prof Danladi Atu via a  nefarious and malicious petition, credited to one Abednego musa a faceless self seeking infiltrator masquerading as youths activist. The petition is being sponsored to maliciously discredit, undermine and ridicule the achievements and enviable records of Rt Hon Abok. We can only imagine the desperation in orchestrating a needless accountability agitation when the state, led by Governor Lalong is bro...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), News reaching the news desk of REALITY indicates that, moves to remove the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly this evening was foiled, as the members planning his removal were not allowed to sit. The information also indicates that, the planners have rescheduled the execution of their plan for tomorrow, Thursday, the 28 th of October, 2021. You would recall that, the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong and the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abok, have been having political face-off since the massacres that took place in Maingo, Gadabiu and Zangam communities in Bassa and Jos-North Local Government Areas of Plateau State. From our reliable sources also, REALITY gathered that, the Speaker has been in invited by an arm of the security operatives in Jos, and to appear at their office by 8.00am tomorrow, for a yet to be disclosed reason(s). An invitation our source said has been declined by the Speaker, owing to his official function at the State House of As...

By: Paul Naomi, The newly sworn-in members of the Legislative Arm of Jos-North Local Government Council (LGC) of Plateau State have promised to make Laws for peace, orderliness and progress of the Local Government. This position and promise of the Councilors was disclosed by the Leader of the Legislative Arm, Hon. Yakubu Atsen, in an exclusive interview with REALITY, after a short meeting with other Councilors, opposite the Plateau State House of Assembly, Jos. HON. YAKUBU ATSEN (LEADER) According to him (Hon. Yakubu), the need for such Laws is to cause more accommodation and unity in the cosmopolitan city of Jos and in line with the nature and ideals of the Chairman of the Council, Hon Shehu Bala. In his words he said, “My name is, Hon. Yakubu Atsen, Counselor representing Lamingo Ward at the same time, God willing, I am the Leader of the Legislative Arm of Jos North Local Government Council, for the sake of the administration of Jos North Local Government. ATSEN AND HIS COLLEAGUE “Ou...

By: Valentine Adese (JP) and Naomi Paul, Plateau State Ministry of Lands, Survey and Town Planning has taken the issue(s) of land registration in the state very serious, as it embarks on campaign to create awareness in the state among corporate and non-corporate organizations and also to distribute Demand Notices for payment of arrears of ground rents among others. THE DEMAND NOTICE The campaign is also aimed at correcting the current observed violations of various land laws in the state, spilling over decades by the Ministry. You would recall that, the Ministry of Lands, survey and town Planning Plateau State, had observed that, property owners are either in contravention or violation of their Certificate/Right of Occupancy of the Land use Act, Land Tenure Law of Northern Nigeria and Section 3 of the Plateau State Land Use Charge Law. The Task Force constituted by the Ministry led by its Commissioner, Mr. Yakubu Dati, as Chairman, visited corporate and non-corporate organizations on 2...