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Plateau State House of Assembly

Type: Organization

Name: Plateau State House of Assembly

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Olusegun Obasanjo

An emergency without emergency governors

The proclamation of state of emergency in three states without the removal of the governors of the affected states is a break from the tradition of the past.Tuesday declaration of a state of emergency in three states was not a surprise given the descent ... [Published Vanguard - May 16 2013]

Entities: State of Emergency, Olusegun Obasanjo, emergency

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Plateau assembly condemns state of emergency calls

Written by Lami Sadiq, JosThe Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday condemned calls for declaration of state of emergency in the state and four other northern states, stressing that Plateau has been enjoying relative peace.Chairman of the House Committee ... [Published Daily Trust Nigera - May 14 2013]

Entities: State of Emergency, Condemnation, Plateau State House of Assembly

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Nigeria: Plateau Crisis - Ex-Deputy Speaker Denies Exonerating Jang

Jos Former deputy speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Baba Hassan said the crises in Plateau State is as a result of a combination of factors and that no principal actor in the state could be completely exonerated as it is more as a result ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Jos, Crisis, Plateau State House of Assembly

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of Defense

US Dept. of State Accused of Enabling Nigerian Islamist Group Boko Haram

|3:53 pm(Photo: Jubilee Campaign USA)Nigerian human rights lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe (podium) addresses participants at a Congressional briefing in Washington D.C., on Thursday April 25, 2013.A Nigerian human rights lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe, has accused the ... [Published Christian Post - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Boko Haram, Nigeria, US Department of Defense

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Gunmen Kill 2 Women, Burn 30 Houses In Plateau

Two aged women have been confirmed killed and 30 houses razed on Friday night when suspected gunmen attacked Dakum and Jol villages in Riyom local government area of Plateau State.The bandits allegedly struck when the residents were asleep and set the ... [Published Leadership - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Plateau State House of Assembly, Special Task Force, STF, Emergency Management

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Jang, Lawmakers Task Electoral Body On Council Poll

GOVERNOR Jonah Jang of Plateau State and the Chairman, Plateau State House of Assembly Committee on Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), Dayyabu Dauda, have called on the electoral body to expedite action towards the conduct of council ... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Jonah Jang, Elections, Plateau State House of Assembly

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria

Mr President Used and Dumped Us, Says Former Plateau Speaker

Jos Former Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly Istifanus Caleb Mwansat yesterday said the recent omission of Plateau State in the appointment of Chairmen and members of the Governing Councils of Federal Government-owned universities was a clear ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Federal, Plateau State House of Assembly

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Salvaging Local Government System From The Brink Of Precipice

By Chukwunonso Daniel OgbeIt is no longer news that the local government tier of government in Nigeria has been subjected to abuse by the governments of the federating states that make up Nigeria. It is doubtful if the framers of the Nigerian constitution ... [Published PM News Nigeria - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Elections, Enugu, Supreme Court of India, Alliance for Democracy (NG), Maneka Gandhi

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

WILL THE PLATEAU KILLINGS EVER END?

It is increasingly deadly to live on the Plateau, despite the security agencies and endless panelsOnce again, the mindless bloodletting in Plateau State is back on the front burner with the killings during the last Easter weekend of over 50 persons by ... [Published This Day Online - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Security, Plateau State House of Assembly, Fratricide, Joint Task Force, Nigerian Army

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Plateau lawmaker donates borehole

Posted by: on April 10, 2013 in News Extra Leave a commentA representive of Kanke constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon Timothy Golu, has lifted the spirits of worshippers in Rayfield, Jos.The lawmaker who is also the Chief Whip of ... [Published The Nation Nigeria - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Donations, Plateau State House of Assembly, Visionary

First reported Nov 30 2012 - Updated Nov 30 2012 - 1 reports

Minimum Wage - Plateau Assembly Threatens...

The Industrial dispute between the Plateau state government and the state chapter of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) over the refusal of the state government to fully implement the N18, 000.00 minimum wage is about to reach a boiling ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Nov 30 2012]

Entities: Minimum Wage, Jonah Jang, Plateau State House of Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress, Handedness

Quotes

Reacting to media reports quoting him as absolving Jang of blame over crisis in the state, Hassan said, "For me to exonerate the governor is not possible. I cannot exonerate myself, talk less of the governor."

Nigeria: Plateau Crisis - Ex-Deputy Speaker Denies Exonerating Jang [Published AllAfrica.com - May 07 2013]

"Since last year we have seen a situation where the Department of State acted as ransom-demander for the Boko Haram terror group, first in refusing to designate them a terror group and secondly in claiming they are economically motivated and therefore more money should be provided to the Muslim Northern Nigeria" said Ogebe in a statement to The Christian Post

US Dept. of State Accused of Enabling Nigerian Islamist Group Boko Haram [Published Christian Post - Apr 29 2013]

Mwansat who described the omission as an insult to the people of Plateau State said "are we saying that out of the 120 names, no Plateau person was found worthy to be appointed a member of council? I think that is an insult. We are not talking of even the Chairman of a council because by whatever rating, you can never rate Plateau state as one of the educationally backward states in Nigeria."

Mr President Used and Dumped Us, Says Former Plateau Speaker [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 20 2013]