By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The management of Command Secondary School Jos in Plateau State has reaffirmed its dedication to the growth and development of students by pledging to prioritize the desires of parents without compromise. Lieutenant Colonel OA Oduyemi made this commitment during the school’s 41st Annual...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a bid to transform Plateau State into Nigeria’s agricultural hub, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has pledged to allocate more resources towards the agricultural sector. The governor made this announcement during the swearing-in ceremony for 22 newly appointed Special Advisers and 24 liaison officers...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a show of commitment to unity and progress, Plateau State Governor, Mutfwang, has emphasized his dedication to fostering a more united and prosperous Plateau, free from ethnic and religious divisions. Speaking at the reopening and rededication ceremony of the Plateau State Government House...
The Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service says it has not reduced the quantity and quality of food rations for inmates. Spokesman of the command, Mr Godfrey Longdiem, stated this in Jos on Saturday while reacting to media reports that inmates at the Jos Custodial Centre...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a special military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have arrested 271 suspects for committing various offences within its areas of responsibility. The Deputy Commander of OPSH, presented the suspects and recovered weapons to...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have rejected a N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Jos by the Media Officer...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Members of the Bauchi State Government House Press Crew are in Jos, Plateau State capital for a 3-day retreat organized by the Office of the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado. The retreat, sponsored by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed is among...
By EMMANUEL BENSON, Jos – A serene Christmas Eve morning in the village of Fat Makada, Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, was shattered by a horrific attack that claimed lives, destroyed homes, and displaced countless families. The coordinated assault, carried out by gunmen dressed in camouflage...
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, said that the police has commenced special operation to tackle security challenges currently confronting Plateau State. He disclosed this when he paid a condolence visit to the state governor Caleb Mutfwang on Friday in Jos. Egbetokun said he had directed...
The newly appointed Managing Director of the Jos Water Services Corporation(JWSC), Mr Apollos Samchi, has said only 30 per cent of the population of Jos-Bukuru has access to potable pipe-borne water. Samchi, who is also a water resource engineer, communicated this on Thursday in Jos, Plateau, when he...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that at least 50 people were killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen in several communities in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areas of the state. The governor disclosed this at a luncheon organised by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja,...
Police in Jigawa have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly fabricating firearms in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, stated in Dutse on Thursday that the suspect was arrested on Nov. 16. “Policemen in Ringim in collaboration with a...
The Appeal Court in Abuja has sacked the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang. In her ruling on Sunday, the lead Justice, Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Nentawe Goshwe. Justice...
Residents of Jos, the capital of Plateau have rejected the judgement of the Court of Appeal that sacked Gov. Caleb Mutfwang. The residents called for the review of all the judgements delivered by the court of appeal on Plateau elections. They made the call during a peaceful protest...
Following the protest by some youths over the recent judgments of the Court of Appeal that sacked some National Assembly members from Plateau, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the state has called on the residents to remain calm and peaceful at all times. The governor made the call in...
A cross section of youths in Plateau have called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review the recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from the state. Mr Patrick Jatau, who spoke on behalf of the youths during a peaceful protest on...
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and environs has arrested two suspected gun manufacturers at Vom in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. Its Media Officer, Capt. James Oya, told a news conference in Jos on Saturday that troops of the taskforce...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi States, have arrested 13 suspects over alleged kidnapping, banditry, rustling and other criminal offences. The Media Officer of OPSH, Captain James Oya, who...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that Nigeria can defy its current difficulties and strive to become a great nation. Mutfwang said this at the Independence Day parade, organised by the State Government to mark Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary on Monday at Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos. “Despite the odds...
Plateau Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr Lawandi Datti has warned youths against jungle justice and advised them to report their concerns to constituted authorities. Datti stated this when he visited the family of late Fwinbe Gofwan who gruesomely murdered by a mob in Jos on Sept. 25. It...