The National and State Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia has upheld the election of Senator Umaru Tanko Almakura of the APC. The tribunal submitted that the Petition of Adokwe and PDP against the victory of Senator Almakura has failed as their entire Petition is predicated on the ‘hearsay’ evidence of their principal witness, … Continue reading Tribunal Upholds Al-makura’s Victory As Senator Nasarawa South

BY VICTORIA N. IKEANO President Mohammadu Buhari’s ‘next level’ ministers got off the block last week with their formal swearing-in and first federal executive council (FEC) meting this week. This is after a two-day retreat meant to acquaint them with the policies, programmes, goals and objectives of the Buhari cum APC administration’s agenda. There should … Continue reading Task Before Buhari And ‘Next Level’ Ministers

By A. Ladan Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule, Executive Governor of Nasarawa state will be 100 days in office having assumed the mantle of leadership of the state on 29th May 2019. Against the usual norm and tradition, His Excellency Engineer Abdullahi A.Sule made it known to the entire people of Nasarawa state openly what his … Continue reading Gov Sule: Keeping A Date With History

By Our Reporter Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has said his administration will leverage on agriculture and technical training to generate employment for the people of the state. Engineer Sule stated this at the palace of the Emir of Keffi, while welcoming Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who was in the state to officially launch … Continue reading We Shall Leverage On Agriculture, Technical Training For Employment Generation- Gov Sule

By Yusufu Shehu Usman The social media is awash with the news that governor Wike of Rivers State has ordered the demolition of a central mosque in the state capital as he was also reported to have declared Rivers State as a Christian state in the midst of the controversy I don't fault Wike for … Continue reading Wike’s Mosque Demolition: Let’s Tread With Caution

By Yusufu Shehu Usman The presumption of innocence as a jurisprudential concept presumes that every person accused of a crime no matter how henious, is presumed by law backed by the Constitution, to be innocent and he remains so until he is proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction. The law and the Constitution … Continue reading Wadume: The Limits Of Presumption Of Innocence

By Ali Abare The taste of the pudding, they say, is in the offing. Since his assumption of office on May 29, 2019, His Excellency, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, Executive Governor of Nasarawa State has exhibited a penchant and tenacity to a purposeful leadership built on clear conscience, fear of God, transparency and prudent management of … Continue reading Nasarawa: X-raying Engineer Sule’s Stewardship In First 100 Days

BY VICTORIA N. IKEANO Following the accelerated Senate confirmation of all 43 ministerial nominees, President Mohammadu Buhari’s cabinet is set to go. The president needs to get his cabinet members (drivers of his policy) to hit the ground running for, history beckons at him in this his final term. He has barely four years left … Continue reading Common Man’s Juicy Portfolio

By Yusufu Shehu Usman I remember the days of yore when a transcript from ABU with 2.1 automatically qualified a student for postgraduate courses in the best university in the United Kingdom and America. Our educational system was thus highly rated and the integrity of the certificates issued by Nigerian Universities never in doubt by … Continue reading Tertiary Education: In Search Of Past Glory

The Nasarawa State government is collaborating with the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) to create gainful employment for youths across the state who will be trained and given finance to engage in agribusiness. Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, while welcoming a special delegation from NIRSAL at the Government House on … Continue reading NSG To Partner NIRSAL On Youth Empowerment Through Agribusiness