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By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abubakar Hassan has told the Plateau State High Court trying Sen. Jonah Jang and one Yusuf Pam (A Secretary serving at the office of the SSG) that, the two Defendants were not authors nor did they sign any of the documents, letters and appendixes he was accosted with by the Counsel of the EFCC, Rotime Jacobs (SAN). Abubakar who said he is an Assistant Director with Universal Basic Education Commission Abuja, said whiel they were investigating the over N6 Billion sent to Plateau State Basic Education Board (SUBEB), they never investigated the personal Accounts of Sen. Jang, Mr. Yusuf or any member of their families. He explained under cross examination by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Counsel to Sen. Jang (1 st Defendant) and S. Oyawole (Esq), Counsel to Mr. Yusuf Pam (2 nd Defendant) that he has never had any dealings with them and does not even know the name of the 2 nd Defendant, Mr. Pam. HIG...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), It was a surprise to Journalists in Plateau State when they were informed that, the Three (3) Senators from the state, representing the Northern, Central and Southern zones of the state and 7 Members in the House of Representatives have refused to buy-in into calls to secure the health of their constituency by the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA). This disclosure came during an interface of PLASCHEMA and the Media, tagged: “Securing Community Sustainability, The Media Experience”, at crest hotel today, 29 th April, 2022. While interrogating the Agency and its operation in the 17 local Government Areas by Journalists, the Director General (D-G), Dr. Fabong J. Yidam, lamented over the effect of poverty on the young and elderly in the state and the refusal of the state’s elected political representatives to help. He said, “Apart from, Rt. Hon. Maje in the House of Representative, other members and the Three Senators from Platea...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Surprises in the matter between the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the former governor of Plateau State, Sen. Jonah Jang and a Cashier, Mr. Yusuf Pam, who worked in the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) seems not to have an end as, Mr. Pam (The Cashier) has told the Plateau State High Court again that, his statement at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja was obtained from him under duress. My Yusuf Pam, who is the 2 nd Defendant in the matter concerning the alleged looting and mismanagement of Plateau State funds, a charge brought against him and the former governor of Plateau State, Sen. Jang by the EFCC, in Examination-in-Chief by his Counsel S. A. Oguntuyi (Esq) told the Court that, he made the statement after he received slaps from one Mr. Sunday, the IPO handling the matter at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja. Yusuf also added that, he was forced to corporate to write the statement in the way of...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), There are strong indications that, Nigerians, across all fields of life, may soon be mobilizing for protest, if State Houses of Assemblies refuse to ratify, Local Government Autonomy, among others provisions in the 1999 Constitution, as amended by the National Assembly recently. You would recall that, information has it that, the amendments in the 1999 Constitution have been transmitted to the State Houses of Assemblies since 29 th of March, 2022, yet Nigerians have been kept in the dark by the State Assemblies. In a crucial meeting on 21 st April, 2022 (last week), organized by PERL-ECP, titled: “STRATEGIC MEETING OF CITIZEN GROUPS ON ADVOCACY FOR THE RATIFICATION OF CONSTITIONAL AMENDMENT BILLS”, Participants have resolved to mobilize their constituents, professional bodies and industrial association, towards engaging the various State Houses of Assemblies for the need to ratify the Constitutional Amendments, centering more on Local Government Financial A...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi has bagged the prestigious Award of the Independent Publishers Association (IPA) on “Invaluable Legislative Representation and Youths Empowerment”. Presenting the Award to him in his office, the Chairman of IPA, Mr. Shabul Mazadu flagged by other members of the Association, said Hon. Gagdi has tremendously and remarkably curved an excellent niche for himself in the representation of his constituents at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly and that, “Never in the annals of PKK Federal Constituency representation has any member distinguished himself with selfless,  tremendous and remarkable achievements for the constituents as Yusuf Gagdi”. MR. SHABUL, MEMBERS OF IPA, OTHERS Adding that, “He has exhibited excellence in his representation, both at law making and bettering the welfare of his constituents. “Of the bills he raised and were enacted int...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The former Deputy Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Johnbull Shekarau has call on the Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, to indicate his interest now if he is going to run for the Plateau South Senatorial District seat before it is too late. Rt. Hon. Johnbull in an exclusive interview with REALITY said the Governor should indicates his interest now because, “It is not going to be business as usual”. HON. JOHNBULL SHEKARAU Johnbull, who has also indicated to run for the Plateau South Senatorial District, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also disclosed that there is nowhere in the Southern zone of the state where the Governor’s interest is established even through posters. “He needs to do it now and sharply too because, there are few months left”. Rt. Hon. Johnbull stated. He said, “It is not the issue of birth right. We have governors that were never Senators. Late Chief Solomon Lar, Sir Fidelis Ta...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), A form Deputy Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly has strongly condemned the ongoing tribal and ethnic campaigns going on in the country, especially in Plateau State. RT. HON. JOHNBULL   Rt. Hon. Johnbull Shakarau who also is a former member of the Lower Chambers of the National Assembly, then represented the good people of Mikang/Shendam/Qua’anpan Federal Constituency of Plateau State, also call on the people engaging in the practice to desist. Rt. Hon. Shakarau, who spoke in an exclusive interview with REALITY, explained that, representation from such political ideology cannot produce needed performances and results. He said, “I am not comfortable and this is a very sad observation. Ethnicity and bigotry is not allowed in politics. Politics ushers in a platform where one gets the opportunity to represent, and govern people that live in a particular area. When it is reduced to ethnicity or religion, it becomes bigotry and this is entirely not r...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Rt. Hon. Johnbull Shekarau, a former Deputy Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, who later represented the good people of Mikang/Shendam/Qua’anpan Federal Constituency of Plateau State, has finally broken his silence on his ambition to represent the good people of Plateau South Senatorial District at the Upper Chambers of the National Assembly, come 2023. Rt. Hon. Johnbull, while speaking to REALITY on his aspiration to contest for the Senate seat come 2023 revealed that, he is pushed by the desire to raise the bar of representation to a higher level in order to meet with the needs and yearnings of the people in the constituency and the country at large. He explained that, he is the best for the Job to Prince Valentine Adese (JP) the Editor-in-Chief in an exclusive interview at his residence in Jos recently. Rt. Hon. Johnbull Shekarau also revealed that he would be contesting under the plateform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). READ THE EXCERP...

By: Hauwa Kabir, The Chairman of the Independent Publishers’ Association (IPA) Mr. Shabul Mazadu has again today Sunday, the 17th of April, 2022, added smiles on the faces of his members, as he sourced and distributed Easter gifts and consumables to members. The distribution of the items under his supervision was carried out at his Newspaper’s office (THE BEACON), which also doubles, as IPA’s Temporary Secretariat, after an emergency meeting. CHAIRMAN SHABUL Items distributed include Rice, BUA Pasta Spaghetti Slim, Honey Well Macaroni, Hot Chocolate Drinks, among others. The Chairman saw to it that, members of IPA were given priority in the distribution exercise before him, irrespective of the outcome. Members unanimously prayed for him, asking God to grant him more wisdom and ability to lead. You would recall that, the Chairman of the Independent Publishers’ Association (IPA) Mr. Shabul Mazadu had on Friday, the 24th of December, 2021, exemplified the same leadership, when he sourced ...

15th April, 2022. APC PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER, EWAREWAH HOUSE, YAKUBU GOWON WAY,  JOS. PDP’S IRRESPONSIBLE AND MISCHIEVOUS POLITICISATION OF PLATEAU KILLINGS The All Progressives Congress (APC), Plateau State Chapter has noticed with great concern and sadness the indifference of the supposed opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the state over the unfortunate attacks on our people which led to the loss of unsuspecting lives and wanton destruction of property. Instead of joining hands with the people of the state in condemning the acts and preferring solutions to these cowardly acts, the party has always deliberately chosen to look the other way. Known for its love for bogus figures, the party is the only one to have come out with a 300 number of people killed in the recent terrorist attacks on some  peaceful communities in Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas last weekend. We know that every live lost in such manner is regretted and condemned as none of us can create one life. Thi...

By: Samuel O. Nentawe, My attention has just been drawn to a write of one Hosea Nash, titled: PKK MICROZONING: A CASE OF ELECTORAL XENOPHOBIA, published by REALITY NEWSPAPER few minutes ago that has caused my heart to bleed. I took my time to also googol to know the profile of the writer, and I discovered that, he is the Publisher/Owner of the defunct APEX Magazine. In his write up that may have gone viral, courtesy REALITY NEWSPAPER, Hosea claimed and I quote that, “The opportunity created by political parties to enthrone geopolitical equity and good conscience is about to be mangled by ethnic fear as fortune seekers attempt to forge an arrangement that is not supported by any historical facts and antecedents. “First of all, constitutional matters must be separated from Party privileges and consensual norms. The entrenchment or creation of geopolitical zones, senatorial districts, federal constituencies, state constituencies, and Federal Wards in the 1999 constitution was to keep the ...

By: Hosea Nash, The opportunity created by political parties to enthrone geopolitical equity and good conscience is about to be mangled by ethnic fear as fortune seekers attempt to forge an arrangement that is not supported by any historical facts and antecedents. First of all, constitutional matters must be separated from Party privileges and consensual norms. The entrenchment, or creation of geopolitical zones, senatorial districts, federal constituencies, state constituencies, and Federal Wards in the 1999 constitution was to keep the federation intact in terms of political representation. The same constitution is silent on how the tribes within such political demarcations collaborate and coagulate socio-politically. To a large extent, political parties intervene with privileges such as rotation or zoning. But not even the political parties prescribe zoning or rotation along the political prefabrications of Federal, State, or Wards. Rather, ethnic or cultural configuration is the pr...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Women’s Rights Advancement And Protection Alternative (WRAPA) in order to push for the assent and implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill, and Gender and Equal Opportunity (GEO) Law respectively, has organized a Strategic meeting between the Plateau State Coordination Committee, the State Legislature the State Executive and many other critical stakeholders in the legal implementation process. The program, which was held at City Lodge Hotel Jos, organized by WRAPA and funded by African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), is aimed at legally and socially empowering Women’s Rights in Plateau and Kaduna States, as well as, formulating a strategic action plan. The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, who was humbly and ably represented by Hon. Esther Dusu, and who showed total support for the move to formulate an action plan to push on the Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong for his assent to the VAPP Bill, also assured ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Dr. Patrick Dakum has joined other Aspirants in Plateau State in the coming 2023 governorship race. Dr. Dakum, who declared his intention to contest in the forthcoming Plateau 2023 governorship race under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, told journalists in a press conference that, among the array of governorship Aspirants currently in the state, he remains the best fit for the job. Dr. Dakum, who took same yesterday to open his campaign office claimed that, none of the Aspirants has his experience in politics, adminitration, information management, among others, which the state needs in order to amplify the achievements of the incumbent administration of Governor Simon Lalong in the state. DR. DAKUM He said, “I will rate myself above 99%”. MORE TO COME…  

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The political time table for each general election in Nigeria comes before the end of every four (4) years. Its publication attracts politicians, who want to vie for any political office in the states or at the federal levels. It also attracts the activities of political followers, who believe in the vision and aspirations of these Aspirants, who may later turn candidates in each political party since the 1999 nascent democracy in the country. These political followers from available facts cut across, religious denominations, tribal, ethnic and professional groups/bodies. As the 2023 general elections in Nigeria approaches especially, in Plateau State, one major feature that is visible is the display of ethnic interest by all the nationalities in the state over all elective positions, from the state to the national levels. The Peace Loving Ngas people in the Central Senatorial District are not left out on this, as the plot to occupy the governorship seat of th...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), As the political stage is getting set in each registered political party to pick a candidate to represent it in the forthcoming 2023 governorship election in Plateau State, political watchers in the state are urging Mwaghavul people in Mangu Local government Area (LGA) to support the bid of the Ngas Nation. Pundits in the state are of the view that, since they are neighbours and sharing very close borders, the need to support each other within the Central Zone would bring more positive impact to the zone. You would recall that, REALITY had reported that, Stakeholders from PKK in the PDP are currently campaigning for a microzoning of the governorship ticket to PKK. The campaigners, have said that, “There is no doubt, this is the turn of PKK to produce the governor because, Mangu/ Bokkos have done it before. As Stakeholders and Delegates in the coming election, we must do the needful. “If Mwaghavul people believe it’s because they have the majority in the C...

By: Frank Agbai, The race for the forthcoming 2023 general elections has commenced with Political Parties operating in the country strategically zoning political office to strongholds based on historical agreements and arrangements. Although most of these alleged agreements and arrangement are largely unwritten, they seem to be respected by party faithful. The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also joined other chapters to zone its political offices especially the governorship ticket. The chapter has decided after a long deliberation in its secretariat yesterday, Saturday, the 9 th of April, 2022, to zone the governorship ticket to the Central Senatorial Zone of the State. Although this did not come as a surprise to political watchers in the state, with is in the minds of pundits is where the ticket would finally land in the zone, as the zone has the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam and Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituencies. However, in a swift move, the people of PKK ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Fresh and underlining facts have emerged, as the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), finally zoned its 2023 Governorship ticket to the Central Senatorial District. Critical Stakeholders from REALITY findings across the state, have began quick moves to lobby for the ticket to be further microzoned to Pankshin/ Kanke/Kanam (PKK) Federal Constituency of Plateau State haven zoned it to Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency in 1999, which later produced former Governor, Joshua Chibi Dariye. It is of note that, there is a strong unwritten agreement, that is well known to all Stakeholders in Plateau Central Senatorial District, which the people in PKK Federal Constituency of Plateau State had kept to their chest, while waiting for this zoning to take place. It was therefore not a surprise that, as soon as, the State Executive Committee (SEC) endorsed the zoning yesterday (Saturday), swiftly, underlining permutations came up, which is x-raying the...

By: Yakubu Dati, The menace of drug trafficking and abuse coupled with its spiraling effect of cultism and crime, is a cankerworm ravaging the youthful population in Nigeria, with Plateau State feeling the brunt. This concern formed the nucleus of discourse with the Plateau State Commandant of the NDLEA, Mr. Umar Yahuza, where he lamented a surge in the use of narcotic drugs as evidenced in the arrests and convictions of drug traffickers lately. It is the root cause of this menace that Governor Simon Lalong is attacking by providing massive employment and engagement for youths by pumping over Nine (9) Billion Naira into the ongoing construction of the British/America flyover bridge. GOV. LALONG With this initiative, the teeming youths in the state are already being engaged in various ways, as construction superintendents, project engineers, construction estimators, construction inspectors, journeyman electricians, plumbers, pipefitters, carpenters and artisans. The multiplier effect is...