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    Plateau State Deputy Governor, Professor Sonni Tyoden on Tuesday denied rumours making the rounds in some quarters that Governor Simon Lalong has endorsed any Governorship aspirant. Tyoden who spoke while answering questions from newsmen shortly after attending the 101st General Church Council of the Church of Christ in Nations in Jos ,said My Governor Simon Lalong has not endorsed any aspirant ,if he has ,he would have told me , I am the number 2 man in Plateau ,I am the closest to Lalong because I am his deputy , I am not aware of anything like that , he stressed . On the allegations raised by several groups that Lalong has endorsed an aspirant ,he said I believe what the groups were asking for is a level playing ground for all aspirants ,which is what democracy is all about . Speaking on the forthcoming All Progressives Congress APC primaries slated for Friday, Tyoden called on delegates to vote wisely . In his words ” I call on the delegates to do the needful ,not to b...

  It's becoming the MAGA midterms -- with or without  former President Donald Trump . Sixteen months after leaving office, he's unquestionably still  the figurehead of the red-hatted "Make America Great Again" brigades , but talented messengers running in this year's midterm elections have sometimes been more effective in articulating that brand and where it is headed. Trump is now facing a fresh test: not only whether he can vault  his endorsed primary candidates  to victory, but also whether he can maintain control of the movement he started as some candidates he spurned are claiming the MAGA label anyway and as his loyalists reject his chosen candidates. The former President is sprinkling primary endorsements like springtime blossoms as he seeks to prove his power before a possible 2024 White House race. Rival Republican candidates are feuding over who truly epitomizes the "America First" mantle regardless of who the former President has backed. And P...

  Adamu Garba has withdrawn from the presidential race scheduled for next year after raising N83 million from Nigerians. Mr Garba told Peoples Gazette that even though he had withdrawn from the exercise, it won’t be the end of his quest to govern Nigeria someday. Mr Garba said the N100 million for nomination forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress is exploitative and may not encourage good governance. The development comes after the politician raised over N83 million in donations from Nigerians. “We have recorded the sum of N81,750,000.00 in private donations and N1,457, 794.70 in online donations. Totaling N83,207,794.70. “We sincerely, immensely, and graciously thank everyone for these wonderful contributions and donations, including those who made theirs anonymously. “We, however, request that all those who donated online and who require a refund send an email with evidence of payment on the attached document to assure you of a complete refund upon request,” Mr Garba said....

  The front runner in the race for the Governorship of Plateau State under the banner of the APC, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda has instituted a ten year Best Science Student endowment fund in the prestigious Catholic Institution of St Augustine’s College Du, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Endowment fund which was announced on behalf of Dr Nentawe by an APC Chieftain and ardent apostle of the Generation Next Movement, Hon Festus Fuanter at the St Augustine’s Students Cultural Festival held at the Schools’ premises. According to Dr Nentawe Yilwatda who is an Engineer and an Associate Professor Computer Science, the ten year endowment is in the sum of twenty five thousand Naira every session to the Best Science Student of the School. Dr Nentawe thereafter gave the sum of #50,000:00k (fifty thousand naira) which is expected to cover for the best Science Student in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 Sessions. In his speech, Dr Nentawe encouraged the Students to take their Scie...

  No fewer than 17 constituents of PKK, mostly youths, have today joined the ranks of car owners proudly made by the member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi. At a well attended ceremony at the Pankshin Mini-stadium today, 35 youths were equally handed keys to brand new Boxer motorcycles, with 5 others taking home tricycles each, in an empowerment program that seeks to ameliorate the suffering of members of the Constituency. This is the sixth time within the span of 3 years that Hon. Gagdi is giving out various numbers of cars and motorcycles to his constituents, all in the quest to improve the welfare of his electorate. Speaker after speaker at the event have extolled the leadership prowess of the lawmaker and commended his determination to redefine representation in practical terms, beyond the rhetorics of sugar-coated electioneering promises. They describe Gagdi as an all round represent...

  Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has asked Nigerians not to allow the current challenges facing the nation to push them towards de-marketing the country or even advocating for its disintegration as the consequences will not only be uncertain, but unimaginable. Lalong who was speaking at the inter-denominational Church service to mark the 61st Independence Anniversary at the Government House Chapel Rayfield Jos, said Nigeria still remains a great nation that will surmount its challenges to realize its potentials for greatness. He said “While some may use the current travails that the nation is witnessing to cast a shadow of hopelessness and despondency, we should never allow the trials of today overshadow the many successes that our nation has witnessed in the past and the many good things that have continued to happen up till date. Many prophets of doom had prophesied that we shall not live to witness this year and some people representing both internal and external inter...