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Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has directed an immediate 24 hour curfew in Jos North LGA where the skirmishes took place on Saturday that claimed many lives and left several injured.This is barely hours hours after the Governor…

The Plateau government says it is working hard with security agencies to check the spate of kidnaping, cultism and other forms of violent crimes in the state.Gov. Simon Lalong said this on Sunday during a special…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has urged citizens of the state, particularly Christians, to use the Christmas season to pray for a united and peaceful state.The governor made the call in a Christmas message signed by his…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has tested positive for  Coronavirus (COVID-19).Dr Makut Macham, Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos.…

Plateau governor Simon Lalong, on Sunday in Jos, commended the Nasarawa Old Students Association (NOSA) for the construction of new structures as well as rehabilitating old ones at his Alma MaterThe governor made the…

Gov.Simon Lalong of Plateau has threatened to relocate government properties from host communities to other areas, following the invasion of the facilities by hoodlums in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests.Lalong…

Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has reinstated the 24-hour curfew in Jos South and Jos North Local Government Areas, effective from 4 p.m on Saturday till further notice.The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and other extra-judicial killings, a sequel to the EndSARS protests in some parts of the country.A statement issued by his Director of…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro, on his 80th birthday.Lalong, in a message issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has inaugurated the Plateau State One-Stop Investment Centre (PS OSIC) in Jos to facilitate ease of business transactions for investors in the state.Speaking at the event on Wednesday at the centre…

The Northern Governors Forum on Thursday condemned the recent attack in Southern Kaduna in which about 22 persons were reportedly killed on Wednesday night.Chairman of the Forum, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau via a statement issued by…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, says the state government would aggressively enforce preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, as confirmed cases in the state rise to 17.Lalong said this in a statement issued by his…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed sadness over the demise of the Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Danladi Yarima. SEE ALSO:…

Simon Lalong, Plateau state Governor has ordered the arrest of all Fulani traditional leaders after a fresh attack in which 15 persons were killed.Barely two weeks after 12 persons were  brutally killed by unknown gunmen in Kunben…

Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, has described Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, as a thoroughbred spiritual leader interested in unifying all faiths and fostering reconciliation among people of different…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated former Head of State, Gen.Yakubu Gowon, on his 85th birthday, describing him as a rare gift to the State, Nigeria and the world.In a birthday message by his Director of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Simon Lalong of Plateau on their victories in the March 2019 gubernatorial polls at their respective State Governorship Election’s Petition…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has advised Mrs. Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Women Affairs, to avoid listening to gossips from people that had no good intentions for Plateau.“You should not listen to gossip from people who don’t…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau and Chairman Northern Governors Forum has urged Nigerians in diaspora to invest at home and help to reduce unemployment among the youths.Lalong made the call while delivering a keynote address at the…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has mandated his political associates to adopt an animal each at Jos Wildlife Park.Lalong, who was speaking at the event of the 100 Days in Office of the Acting General Manager, Plateau Tourism…

Plateau Governor Simon Lalong has described former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, as ‘the architect and icon of Nigeria’s contemporary politics.”Lalong said this in a…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has won his reelection bid with total of 595,582 votes.Lalong, who ran under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Jeremiah Useni, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival,…

As the results of the Plateau Governorship supplementary elections held on Saturday began to trickle in, Governor Simon Lalong got the early lead in Pankshin and Bokkos Local Governments.In Pankshin, Lalong of the APC polled 446 votes…