The Police Command in Plateau says it has rescued the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Pankshin, SP Nwapi Augustus, who was abducted by gunmen. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria...
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A truck conveying over 70 supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has crashed in Plateau, leaving many people dead. The accident occurred on Saturday at Jwak village in Panyam District of Mangu Local Government Area of the state after the zonal rally of the party held in Pankshin....
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated a Servicom Centre at its Plateau command Headquaters in Jos. Speaking at the event on Friday, Mr Isah Idris, the Comptroller-General of the Service, said that Plateau command became first to launch its centre in the country. Idris noted that servicom initiative...
No fewer than 460 golfers across the country have converged on Jos, the Plateau capital, for the 2022 edition of the Governor’s Cup. Rev. Fr. Blaise Agwom, Captain of Lamingo Golf Club, venue of the tournament, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Jos. He explained that...
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...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the prayer by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for God’s blessing on PDP ahead of the 2023 elections. The party said the prayer, which was prophetic also confirmed...
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...
Plateau is set to host President Muhammadu Buhari, Sen. Ahmed Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu and other dignitaries for the flag off of APC presidential campaigns, an official of the campaign committee has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
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...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to flag off its presidential campaign in the city of Jos, capital of Plateau state. Plateau is the home state of Governor Simon Lalong, the Director-General of APC Presidential Campaign Council. A statement issued on Thursday by...
More cases of snakebites have been reported across the country as humans and the reptiles clash in dry lands while scurrying away from devastating floods. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited areas prone to snakebites and the treatment centres, found a sharp rise in the...
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...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has apologized to Catholic Bishops in Nigeria after referencing the Catholic church and the Pope during his interview on leading the campaign for the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lalong had said that as a Catholic, the Pope has not informed...
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...
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has expressed joy on the release of the state former Governor, Chief Joshua Dariye, saying Plateau people also rejoice on the development. The governor stated this when he led a delegation from the state along with his wife’s, Mrs Regina Lalong to visit Dariye...
By MARK JANG, Jos – No fewer than five persons have been killed by gunmen at Fusa community in Fabur District of Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, confirmed the development in a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday sworn-into office a new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet, from Plateau State. The member of the INEC family has been posted to Kogi State to serve as REC...
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...
Residents of the communities in Bashar District in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau have cried out against the incessant attacks by kidnappers and bandits in the area. They complained that the criminal elements were terrorising their communities and giving them sleepless nights. The people made the complaint on...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State on Tuesday said it has successfully conducted primaries that began on Sunday across the 24 state constituencies. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr John Akans, said that the state executive committee of the party...