By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Government has received a donation of 20,000 bags of 10kg rice from Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, aimed at supporting vulnerable residents across the state. The donation was formally presented by the Dangote Area Manager, Bashir Adamu,...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, jos – Professor Sonni Gwanle Tyoden, a renowned academic and former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, has died at the age of 74. Tyoden, who was also a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, served as Deputy Governor under former Governor Simon Lalong from...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Besang Chun family has unveiled plans to cultivate a 5-hectare Chun farm as a foundational step to preserve their cultural heritage and back Plateau State’s renewed agricultural drive. The President of Besang Chun, Chief Pamson Dagyat, disclosed this during the Wonong Chun 2025...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Government has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) as being its most reliable partner in tackling insecurity in the state. Secretary to the Plateau State government, Architect Samuel Jatau, in a statement on Tuesday urged members of the public to ignore...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Governor Caleb Mutfwang has called on elders, politicians, and stakeholders across Plateau State to set aside their differences and unite in the fight against the recurring violence that continues to claim lives in the region. The governor made the appeal during an expanded stakeholders...
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, on Saturday visited communities that were recently attacked by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that on April 2, gunmen attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities in Manguna District of the locality....
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) visited Plateau on Thursday and condoled with Gov. Caleb Mutfwang over the recent attacks and killings in the state. Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara and Chairman of the forum led other governors on the visit. He said that the visit was to commiserate with...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the evil perpetrated by the attackers and sponsors of the recent mayhem in the state will not go unpunished. In a Statewide Broadcast on the recent security incidents in the state, the governor said:” As your governor, I stand resolved, Plateau shall...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has banned night grazing in all parts of the state following the spate of attacks and killings in some communities. Mutfwang issued the ban in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday in Jos over the prevailing security challenge in the state. The News Agency of...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the ongoing security challenges in the state have deprived the state of steady growth and development. Mutfwang said this on Tuesday when he visited communities in Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area (LGA), recently attacked by gunmen. The News Agency of...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has apologised to the people of Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) for the failure of government and security agencies to protect lives and properties. Fifty-one persons were gunned down early Monday in the Zikke community of the LGA, with houses razed and many displaced...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the recent bloodshed in Plateau State, a tragedy that has claimed the lives of over 40 individuals. President Tinubu in a statement on Monday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, strongly condemned the violence and extended...
Gunmen on Sunday night attacked and killed scores of persons in Zike and Kimakpa communities in Iregwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Brig.-Gen. Gakji Shipi, the Acting Coordinator of Operation Rainbow, a State-owned security outfit, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has condemned the recent attacks on some communities in Plateau. Obi made the condemnation when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, on Sunday in Jos. The former LP presidential candidate,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Rt. Hon. Joyce Ramnap, has reaffirmed Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s commitment to driving infrastructural growth, economic development, and security reforms across the state. Speaking on Peace FM 90.5 in Jos on Monday, Ramnap assured residents that the administration remains...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that the zoning arrangement in the state will remain even after his tenure. Mutfwang declared this during a colloquium tagged “Leadership and Transformation: the Renaissance of Plateau Economy”, organised in his honour on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has charged government officials in thestate to embrace a renewed sense of urgency in governance, stressing that the state can no longer afford delays in implementing critical reforms. Speaking at the Plateau State Annual Retreat themed “That Plateau May...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has sworn in five newly appointed commissioners and inaugurated the Governing Councils of key tertiary institutions in Plateau State, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to effective governance, accountability, and development. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Victoria Gowon Hall,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has sacked five commissioners serving in his administration. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Samuel Jatau, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. Jatau said the sacked commissioners include, Mr Chrysanthus Dawam, who served in...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has congratulated retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, on his 87th birthday anniversary celebration. This is contained in a congratulatory message on Monday in Jos by Dr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to the Governor. Mutfwang, who described Danjuma as an...