By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The University of Jos has officially joined the global push for plastic-free environments with the inauguration of its maiden Plastic-Free Campus Awareness Initiative and the “Get Creative with Plastic” competition, backed by the French Embassy Fund (FEF). Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Tanko Ishaya,...
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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...
Christian faithful, under the aegis of the Church Leaders Denominational Forum in Plateau, have called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify their efforts to end the ongoing killings in the state. The Leader of th forum, Rev. Amos Mohzo, made the call on Monday during a...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau Youth Council (PYC), Northern Zone, has raised alarm over what it described as a coordinated pattern of violent attacks on rural communities in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas, coinciding with the start of the wet farming season. Addressing journalists on Saturday...
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....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Abuja-based real estate developer and indigene of Plateau State, Mr. John Gamasaura Katura, has described the recent killings in Bokkos and Bassa as part of a calculated campaign to displace indigenous communities and seize their ancestral lands, warning that silence in the face of...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to foster academic excellence and expand infrastructure, the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has commenced the construction of a 500-seater auditorium under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention. Speaking during the official handover of the project site to the contractor,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Youth Veterans have called on the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation into what they described as “a calculated genocide and mass land grabbing campaign” against indigenous communities in Plateau State. Addressing a world press conference on Thursday in Jos,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Journalists in Plateau State have been encouraged to enhance their knowledge of digital rights laws as a crucial defense against the increasing incidents of online harassment, unauthorized surveillance, and data breaches. The call was made during a one-day Digital Rights Roundtable Engagement hosted in Jos...
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...
The Northern Nigeria Youths Union (NNYU), has promised to garner over two million votes for President Bola Tinubu during the 2027 General Elections. The Chairman of the union, Abubakar Aliyu, discussed this on Wednesday shortly after the conclusion of a major meeting held in Jos, Plateau. “We are speaking...
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...
No fewer than 68,000 children is expected to be vaccinated in Plateau against Polio, by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF Bauchi Field Officer, Ms Nuzhat Rafique, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, during an advocacy visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Buba. Rafique said that...
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...
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...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Council of Ulama of Yelwa in Shendam local government area of Plateau State has denounced the tagging of two law-abiding young tailors of the town as members of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist organisation. The headquarters of Operation Safe...
The former Military Governor of Plateau, Retired Rear Admiral Bitrus Atukum, has called on the Federal Government and the security agencies to find lasting solution to the incessant killings in the state. Atukum, who govern Plateau between January 1984 and August 1985, made the call in an interview with...
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),...