Tag: jos
Driver jailed 4 years for raping nine-year-old girl
An Upper Area Court 3, Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Monday, sentenced a 35-year-old driver, Ahamed Talib to four years…
Farmer sentenced to 3 years in prison for raping 8-year-old
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos North, on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old farmer, Wundetenan Juna, to three…
Attacks: Security agencies advised to take early warning signals seriously
As more Plateau rural communities come under attacks, the UN on Thursday advised security agencies to be proactive by promptly…
58-year-old man arraigned for alleged possession of hard drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday arraigned a 58-year-old alleged drug baron before a Jos Federal High…
Group presents voter education manual in Jos ahead of 2019 elections
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, an NGO, Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP) has presented Voter Education Manuel that…
Businessman sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for raping minor
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old businessman, Isiaka Rabiu, to two years…
Farmer jailed 3 years for raping minor
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Wednesday sentenced a farmer, Wunde-Fenan Juna, to three years imprisonment…
Fuel Scarcity: Jos motorists keep vigil at filling stations
Many motorists spent the night at filling stations in Jos queuing for petrol as the fuel scarcity bites harder in…
Jos Residents Happy Over Buhari’s Return
Residents of Jos, the Plateau capital have expressed happiness over the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from a medical vacation…
FRSC calls for erection of speed breakers in Jos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has called for the construction of speed breakers shortly before crossing roundabouts in Jos-Bukuru…
Plateau Organises Empowerment Programme For 2,000 Widows
The Plateau government is organising an empowerment programme for 2,000 widows as part of activities to mark this year’s International…
FRSC Takes Road Safety Campaign To Churches
The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has taken its sensitisation of motorists on safety measures to…
Plateau Govt To Train 17, 000 Youths
The Plateau Government on Monday said it would train 17,000 youths on various skills in the 17 local government areas…
Labourer, 46, in court over alleged rape of minor
A 46-year-old man, Suleman Adamu, appeared in a Jos High Court on Tuesday, charged with allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl.
National Housing Scheme: 80 Jos houses for completion in June
Eighty units of houses, built under the National Housing Scheme, have reached 70 per cent completion and would be inaugurated…
Exhibitors in Jos decry low patronage
Exhibitors at the ongoing fair in Jos, organised by Deutche Gassellschaft fur Internatione Z Usammenarbeit (GIZ), a German organisation, on…
Security officials discover baby factory in Jos
13 persons have been arrested in Jos, Plateau State, for allegedly operating a baby factory along old Bukuru park, following…
10 killed in Plateau clash
Ten people have been killed in a clash involving two groups of illegal miners at Gero village in Gyel District…
Women having sex before 18 risk cervical cancer
Dr Kunden Deyin, the Plateau Commissioner of Health, says research has shown that women who engage in active sex before…
Jos carnival to hold during Easter
The maiden edition of Jos Carnival will hold during this year’s Easter celebrations, Mr Peter Mwankon, Plateau Commissioner for Culture,…
Lassa fever: Plateau records 4 deaths, 5 cases
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Kunden Deyin, said the state recorded four deaths, while laboratory tests confirmed five…
Boy, 14 flees Jos, rescues in Lagos
A 14-year old boy, Israel Solomon, who fled his parent’s home in Jos was on Monday evening intercepted and rescued…
Catholic bishop donates foodstuff to 20 prisoners
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has confirmed 20 inmates of the Jos Prison. This is contained…
Board to demolish illegal structure in Jos
The Jos Metropolitan Development Board is to embark on the demolition of illegal structures in Jos in the first quarter…
Second hand clothes dealers make profit in Jos
Dealers in warm second hand clothes are now making brisk business in Jos as the harmattan weather continues to bite…
Plateau govt empowers 60 women with various skills
The Plateau Government has empowered 60 women with various skills and donated wheelchairs and hearing aids to people living with…
Sallah: Sellers hawk rams in Jos
As Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid-El-Kabir on Sept. 12, ram sellers in Jos have been moving with their animals on…
Vice chancellors meet over varsity education
Vice-Chancellors of the nation’s universities, under the aegis of Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU), on Monday began their…
N350 tomato now sells for N3,500
The prices of tomatoes have gone up by 1,000 per cent in Jos and environs in Plateau, a market survey…
Jos switches over to digital television
Jos was on Saturday switched over from analogue to digital television in the pilot scheme of the Federal Government digital…