By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Special Adviser, Security, and Homeland Safety to the Plateau State Governor, Brig. Gen. G. Shipi (rtd), has refuted reports on social and conventional media alleging that he declared Fulani as indigenes of the state, insisting such a pronouncement is beyond the mandate of his office....
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By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has dismissed media reports of alleged attempts to relocate its headquarters from Jos, the Plateau State capital. These reports stem from a Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised during a recent plenary session of the Plateau State House of...
Lawmaker representing Quaan-Pan South (APC) in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Prof. Theodore Maiyaki, has strongly opposed the proposed relocation of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) headquarters from Jos. Speaking on a matter of urgent public importance during Thursday’s plenary session in Jos, Maiyaki called on both the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed deep concern over the worsening state of insecurity across the country, warning that rising cases of banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism in states such as Benue, Zamfara, and Plateau threaten national unity and public safety. The Union made...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – United States government, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), on Tuesday inaugurated a modern evidence storage facility and donated forensic kits to the Plateau State Police Command to strengthen crime investigation and prosecution. The facility, expected to improve...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) troops in Plateau State apprehended Musa Ali in Jos for posing as a military personnel. The operation’s Media Officer, Maj. Samson Zhakom, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Ali was taken into custody for attempting to deceive and...
Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda may not roll easily off the tongue or be instantly recognisable to many Nigerians. Its provenance is the Ngas ethnic stock, also known as Angas, in Plateau State, which produced the late Joseph Gomwalk, the first military governor of the defunct Benue-Plateau State. Yilwatda hails from...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to rebuilding trust and fostering peaceful coexistence, describing peacebuilding as both a moral obligation and an economic necessity. The assurance was delivered on behalf of Governor Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang by the Commissioner for Information and Communication,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Berom Youths Moulder-Association has called for the constitution of an independent panel of inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the July 14 massacre in Bindi and Jebbu villages of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State, where 27 persons were killed, over 2,000 displaced,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Sulaiman Kwalla, in the trial of Bishop Katung Jonas and Okewole Dayo, chairman and secretary of Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Jos, Plateau State, respectively, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, told Justice Sharon T. Ishaya of the Federal High Court,...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed that soldiers of Operation Safe Haven turned down a N13.7 million bribe offered by terrorists during a high-stakes operation along Jos-Sanga Road in Plateau State. Director of Defence Media Operations,Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, shared details of the incident during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of preparations for the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a united opposition to drive what it described as the largest and most powerful political coalition in Nigeria’s history. The Plateau State chapter of the party said...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Former Senate Minority Leader of the 10th Senate, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, has distributed economic empowerment items to 200 women across the six Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau North Senatorial District. The distribution was aimed at boosting the economic capacity of beneficiaries in the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Police Command has arrested 22 suspects in connection with a violent mob attack on travelers in Mangu Local Government Area on June 20, 2025. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, during a press briefing on July...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A devastating ambush by suspected bandits has claimed the lives of eight members of a vigilance group in Kukawa community of Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State . The incident occurred on July 6 when the vigilantes, who had mobilized without notifying...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated the sum of ₦1 billion to Plateau State under her Renewed Hope Initiative. Speaking in Jos on Thursday, Tinubu called for an end to the bloodshed that has plagued the region for years, declaring that future visits...
In a surprise move, the Speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has resigned from his position, paving the way for a new leader to emerge. Daniel Naanlong, representing Mikang Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC), was unanimously elected as the new leader of the 24-member...
A delegation of the Plateau Government, led by Alhaji Muhammadu Haruna, the Emir of Wase, has visited the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Bamalli, to commiserate over the killing of some travellers in the state. The victims were attacked and killed by hoodlums on June 20 at Mangun community...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of activities marking the 2025 Plateau Social Media Day, young media professionals and aides to Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, have been charged to use their platforms to promote verified information and counter the growing tide of misinformation threatening peace and development....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has renewed its commitment to national development and security reform, advocating for a comprehensive, whole-of-nation strategy to address Nigeria’s socio-economic and security challenges. This resolution was adopted during AANI’s 45th Annual General Meeting, held on Saturday at...