By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has directed the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) to ensure justice for the underage housemaid allegedly tortured to death by her guardian. Recall that the guardian, who is a microbiologist, poured hot water on the house...
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The Police Command in Plateau State, on Thursday in Jos, confirmed the arrest and detention of a female suspect, for allegedly torturing and killing her maid, a minor identified as Margaret Joshua. DSP Alfred Alabo, the command’s spokesperson, who confirmed the arrest said investigation was ongoing and the suspect...
The remains of Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, a Lagos State lawmaker who passed on in Jos, Plateau during an APC Presidential rally on Tuesday, has been laid to rest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the remains of the lawmaker arrived the Murtala Muhammed Airport in the afternoon...
President Muhamadu Buhari says he will work with All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders for the election of Sen. Ahmed Tinubu as his successor come 2023. President Buhari stated this in his brief speech at the flag off of APC presidential campaign on Tuesday in Jos. “The party has taken...
Jos, the Plateau capital is agog as the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to inaugurate its presidential campaign. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that thousands of party faithful were seen signing and dancing as they go into the venue. NAN also noticed youths moving round some...
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong said on Monday in Jos that presidential candidates who flagged off their campaigns in Jos usually won the election. He said based on history, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be Nigeria’s next president, God willing since he is flagging off his presidential campaign in...
Chief John Dafaan, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Shendam/Mikang/Qua’an Pan Federal Constituency, says that the party will retain power in Plateau because of its outstanding performance across the state. Dafaan, who is the immediate past Chief of Staff, Government House, Jos, expressed this optimism...
A 25-year old man, Bulus Asuma, has committed suicide in Jos over the loss of two tricycles belonging to his employees to thieves, the police said in Jos on Wednesday. Asuma of Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Are is said to have hung himself in his room...
By SUCCESS SOLOMON, Jos – The Director General, Plateau State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (PLASCHEMA) Dr. Fabong Jemchang Yildam has said Nigeria as a country is still very far from achieving the Universal Health Coverage UHC, due to low funding in the health sector, poverty, and lack of...
By SUCCESS SOLOMON, Jos – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr. Peter Obi has assured Nigerians that if elected President of Nigeria come 2023 election, he will end the present challenges being faced by citizens. Mr Obi gave the assurances on Wednesday in Jos, Plateau state...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has urged Christian to be united irrespective of their denominations. Adeboye gave the advice at the Chapel of Mercy, Dadin-Kowa, Jos, on Sunday. He said he was in Jos to commiserate with the family of...
A Plateau High Court, on Monday in Jos, discharged and acquitted Sen. Jonah Jang and Mr Yususf Pam of N6.3 billion corruption charges proffered against them by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Jang, a former governor of Plateau and Mr Yusuf Pam, a former cashier in the office...
The Plateau Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) says 10 persons lost their lives and 15 others were injured in a multiple accident involving seven vehicles on Jos-Bauchi highway. The Sector Commander, Alphonsus Godwin, said on Thursday in Jos that the tragedy involved a truck and six...
Mr Yohanna Margif, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party(LP) in Plateau, has dismissed claims that he had withdrawn from the race. Margif affirmed his candidature in a letter by his counsel, Munir Abdullahi, addressed to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The letter made available to the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said a trailer descending from the Secretariat Flyover Bridge had crashed into seven moving vehicles in Jos. Route Commander, Peter Longsan, Public Enlightenment Officer FRSC Plateau State Sector Command Jos, said this in a statement in Jos on Saturday. Longsan stated that...
Concerned citizens note that attacks on residents of Plateau by terrorists have resulted in the death of many people while others have left their destroyed houses, becoming destitute. Investigations have shown that scores of people from different communities across the state have died in such attacks from April to...
Gunmen have abducted Rev. Fr. James Kantoma, the Parish priest of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Angware, Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Alabo Alfred, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the abduction to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos....
By MARK JANG, Jos – No fewer than two civilians and a soldier have been killed by unknown gunmen at Rikwe-Chongu village of Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau. According to locals in the area, the gunmen also injured one person and set various houses ablaze....
As politicians jostle for political parties’ tickets to contest the 2023 general elections, the Plateau chapter of the PDP has said that it would not force aspirants into any consensus arrangement. The PDP Vice Chairman, Mr. Simon Domle, stated this in Jos shortly after meeting with the party’s stakeholders...
A federal lawmaker, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau) has called on the National Assembly to enact laws that will permit Nigerian to bear arms in oder to defend themselves. Hon Gagdi, representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency of the state, made the call in an interview with journalists in...