The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau, Mr Rufus Bature, has expressed concern about holding by-elections and APC national convention on the same day — Feb. 26. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed Feb. 26 for by-elections in seven states, including Plateau. The by-elections however, coincides...
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The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau to release N310 million for the payment of Earned Allowances owed its members in Plateau State University. The figure represents the payments owed from 2010 to 2020. The...
Palpable fear gripped residents of Dong village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State after gunmen attacked a mining site, killing four persons. The gunmen stormed the mining site on Saturday and shot the workers dead, a situation that forced the State Police Command to deploy more personnel...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), acting on credible intelligence have killed three notorious kidnappers in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos, said...
The Plateau State Commissioner for Land, Survey and Town Planning, Mr Yakubu Dati, has said that empowering people by turning land to capital will be given attention in 2022. “This can be done through the process of title issuing,” he told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an...
The pioneer chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Letep Dabang and other bigwigs of the party, have resolved to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The aggrieved APC chieftains reached the resolution tagged “Great Movement” at a meeting held in Barkin Ladi on Wednesday evening. The resolution signed...
YUNUSA MUSA, Jos – The process for the construction of two bedroom flat and three bedroom flat for local government employees has commenced in Plateau State. The idea to provide permanent homes for local government employees in the state was born out of partnership between the Plateau State Government...
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of Mr Edward Egbuka to Kogi State Command as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the state. Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said the posting was...
The special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has said the abductors of Sum Pyem, Mr Charles Mato, have demanded N500 million ransom. Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Commander of OPSH, said this when officials of Correspondents Chapel of Plateau Council of Nigerian Union...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested eight of the inmates who had earlier escaped during the attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Ogaba, disclosed this in a...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an attack on the Jos Correctional Centre by unknown gunmen on Sunday. The National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NCoS, Mr Francis Enobore, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Jos. According to Enobore,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Jos – The ancentral maiden Amok Ibaas Foron festival which is the apex cultural festival of the Ibaas Foron community in Plateau State usually hosted by the paramount ruler, Gwom Ibaas,. Da Dr Luka Pagyang Pam JP to mark his coronation anniversary will hold on 10th...
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau, Mr Chris Hassan, has urged members of the party to forgive one another and unite to reclaim power in the state in 2023. Mr. Hassan, who made the call on Friday in Jos at the Plateau North stakeholders meeting...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on ministries, departments and agencies, to study NIPSS report on how best to ensure effective policy design and implementation with a view to implementing some of its recommendations. The report titled “Getting Things Done: Strategies for Policy and Program Implementation in Nigeria” was presented...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Former Lagos Governor and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong and Joseph Din’s family over the passing of the retired army captain. Asiwaju Tinubu described the late Captain Din “as an elder statesman, prominent...