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 LG NEWS NIGERIA APP IS READY FOR DOWNLOADING The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Myrole Multi-Media Concept Ltd Engr. Solomon Gokas said that they have completed the building of Local Government News App that will be conveying Nigeria Local Government daily information to the general public domain, through the App which is purposely design, build and launch into Google Play Store to serve that purpose as you can read and watch News Report, Compendium, Documentaries, Advertisement, Special Report- e.g on investment potentials and others Event Coverage. Within the period of one month now that the App was build and launch into Play Store, without official launch, adverts or publicity of the App, 3,206 person's have downloaded the App already both home and abroad.   Therefore, we strongly believe that after the official launch of the App to the general public and with good publicity of the   LG News Nigeria App, Millions of Nigerians across th...

The Plateau State Publishers Association has emerged stronger and more united after its Congress held Sunday at its temporary secretariat, Kalwa shopping mall l, Zarmaganda, Jos. The Congress in its meeting decided to dedolve the Shabul Mazadu caretaker led exco after Godfrey Sunwar moved a motion for the desolution of the exco having expended its 6months tenure within which it was to run the association and conduct an election. The association was bedeviled by an alleged maliciously sponsored write up by a non treasable writer who whipped up sentiments to gain the Governors sympathy for the then caretaker chairman Shabul Mazadu just a week before congress. The report eroniously and maliciously indicted the Board of Trustee chairman, Chief Amos Gizo, a veterant Journalist, publisher of City Watch magazine/ newspaper and a political stalwart of conniving with Godfrey Sunwar of The Grassroots Watch magazine, Helen Bok of the Africa Magazine, Philip Zhattau of Nat...

The sexually molested girls in Jos-Abattior have cried out for help from government, NGO's and good citizens to help them learn a trade while schooling. The Grassroots Watch traced most of the girls to their homes as a follow up to yesterday's event. An 11 year old who is 5 months pregnant said she has never been to any hospital for antenatal care. She disclosed that she use to go and carry out house chores for the said Lebanese and he pays her N200 or N500 but often force her to have canal knowledge of her. Her sister who is also a victim narrated how the man takes advantage of the girls that work for him as househelps. From what The Grassroots Watch deduce from an interview with the minors who are mostly from 15 years bellow, poverty is the bane of the predicament that befeld them. The girls who are hard working stated their willingness to engaged themselves in learning hands-on trade so that people like the man in question will...

The residence of the Lebanese man alleged to have been involved in sexual molestation of under aged girls in Abattoir, Jos has been vandalised by irate youths in the area. The Grassroots Watch who went to the house in company of security agents discovered that while the security was trying to calm the situation at the police post where were beaten by the irate youths who took the advantage of concentration of security personnel at the Police outpost to sneak into than mans house and vandalised it. On entering the house, the team of security personnel saw the ransacked house in shambles. Items in the house were vandalised, destroyed and carted away. The next neighbour who is also a Lebanese, popularly known as God father was also attacked, his phones snached, cars vandalised and he escaped with degrees of injury. Identity cards of several persons were olso seen in one of the rooms. The security personnel discovered what looks like shallow graves at the back yard ...

Restiveness that followed the arrest and subsequent bail of a Lebanese man living at Lebanese quarters in Jos-abattoir area alleged to be taking advantage of under age girls has been brought under control by joined security operatives. The Lebanese who was arrested yerterday and detained at the Abattoir Police outpost following a tip-off about his nefarious activities of sexual molestation of underaged girls he camps in his house, attracted youths in the area who got a hint that he has been released on bail. The youths thronged to the police outpost in their hundreds this afternoon demanding the Police to produce the said man. The under aged girls ranging from below 10 years to about 15 years numbering about 10 were brought to the Police post for debriefing, in sighting the innocent girls, the youths baricated the gate of the Police station refusing to allow the girls to be taken to the hospital until the accused Lebanese was brought out. The timely ...

Culled from Daily Post  Giving the current spate of insecurity, including insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, among others, in the country, the Catholic Bishop of Bauchi Diocese, The Most Reverend Dr Hillary Dachelem, has declared that Nigeria is collapsing. The priest who spoke to selected journalists in his office in Bauchi Wednesday, submitted that the sorry state the country found itself now was caused by the leaders and the led, adding that, “Nigeria is sick, Nigeria is gradually collapsing.” While lamenting that unlike in the past, almost every sphere of Nigeria’s existence has collapsed, Dachelem said the government had failed the people in every ramifications and called for urgent solution to save the country from imminent collapse. According to him, things are so bad to the extent that Nigerians were not only sure of what would happen next but also suspicious of one another. “The government has failed us in every ramification. Something has to be done urgently to...

President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with quintessential administrator, Al-Hassan Yakmut Saleh as he turns 60 May 5, 2021.  In a message by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) May 5, 2021 states, The President appreciates decades of service to the country by Saleh, in different areas of endeavor, including sports, management and administration, rising to the position of Director-General, National Sports Commission.  Equally worthy of note, President Buhari says, are top flight appointments held by Saleh, including; Chef De Mission, 12th All African Games, Deputy Chef De Mission, Olympics Games, and Secretary, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, urging the younger generation of Nigerians to emulate such devotion to duties.  Rejoicing with the Yakmut Saleh family, professional colleagues, friends and well-wishers of the administrator, the President wishes him God...

Members of the Plateau State Executive Council have showered praises on Governor Simon Bako Lalong, describing him as a leader who has demonstrated exceptional capacity to consider the interest of others above himself.   According to Dr. Makut Simon Macham  Director of Press & Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State the Team  led by the Deputy Governor of Plateau State Prof. Sonni Gwanle Tyoden, the members of EXCO were at the residence of the Governor in Rayfield to congratulate him over his 58th birthday.  Speaking at the event, Prof. Tyoden said the special occasion is another opportunity for Plateau and Nigeria to celebrate the Governor for his humility and service to humanity.  He said Governor Lalong is a gift to Plateau State and Nigeria as he has used every opportunity in public office to serve the people particularly the vulnerable and marginalised.  Tyoden sai...

BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO THE UNCOMMON TRANSFORMER @ 58   By Makut Simon Macham  In the past six years, Plateau State under the leadership of Governor Simon Bako Lalong who clocks 58 today has been enthralled by purposeful driven governance, developmental projects under a serene and placid atmosphere. In all ramifications, his 58th birthday is a worthy and fulfilled milestone which should be commemorated with pomp and wide jubilations.   The reasons are instructive and obvious. For more than two decades in politics, Lalong has been playing active roles in the development of Plateau State. His stint in politics right from 1999 when he was elected into the Plateau State House of Assembly and later became the longest serving speaker in the State, up to 2015 when he was elected the Governor, have been trailed by amazing footprints and legacies.    Governor Lalong exudes uncommon attributes and leadership skills which include humility, discipline, forthrightnes...

GOVERNOR LALONG TO INAUGURATE BOARDS The Executive Governor of Plateau State Rt. Hon. (Dr) Simon Bako Lalong, KSGG will inaugurate the Chairmen and Members of Boards, Parastatals, Commissions and Governing Councils recently appointed on Tuesday 4th May 2021. The Event will take place at the Vitoria Gowon Hall, New Government House, Little Rayfield Jos by 11am. All appointees are expected to be in attendance. Please note that COVID-19 protocols will be strictly observed. Dr. Makut Simon Macham Director of Press & Public Affairs to the Executive Governor of Plateau State. 3th May 2021