Tag: jos
Jos court sacks Pinnick, orders Giwa to take over NFF immediately
A Jos High Court in Plateau State has ordered that President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick should vacate…
Wanted ex-EFCC boss Lamorde schooling in Jos
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde, declared wanted by the Nigerian Senate, has surfaced…
Fire guts Jos Central Mosque
Fire has gutted the female section of the Jos Central Mosque, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Our correspondent,…
Ebonyi records first Avian Influenza case
Ebonyi has recorded its first case of Avian Influenza infection, as confirmed by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural…
Lassa fever kills one in Abuja
The dreaded Lassa fever which has been ravaging some parts of the country has landed in Abuja as Professor Isaac…
Queen Amina, BoI’s next movie, shoots in Jos
Funsho Arogundade Queen Amina, a story of the historical Hausa Muslim warrior queen and a new film project financed by…
Lion on the loose in Jos
A lion has escaped from the Jos Wild Life Park, in the central Nigerian state of Plateau. According to Mr…
Jos: Fire razes118 shops in Kabong Market
A raging night inferno razed 118 shops at the Kabong market in Jos North on Thursday morning, NAN reports. A…
Police training institutions in utter decay – Mbu
The Federal Government has been urged to set up a special committee to visit police formations in the country. Mr…
Army holds range classification for Airforce students
The 3 Division of Nigerian Army is to hold a three-day range classification for students of Air Force Military School…
Eid el-Kabir: Tight security in Jos
Security was beefed up in many parts of Jos metropolis and Bukuru, Plateau, on Thursday as Muslims in Nigeria joined…
School building collapses in Jos, kills four students
An Islamic school building collapsed in the town of Bukuru in Nigeria’s Plateau state on Sunday afternoon, killing at least…
Plateau residents relocating to safer areas over flood
Amidst fears of possible flood in some parts of Plateau, residents in flood-prone areas are already relocating to safer areas,…
Tricycle operator jailed for theft of transformer
A Jos Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced Daniel Joseph, a 25-year-old tricycle operator to one month in prison for…
DSS arrests Boko Haram members that executed Potiskum, Kano, Zaria, Jos bombings
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has arrested some members of the ruthless Islamist sect, Boko Haram that…
Buhari orders investigation into Jos gas explosion
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja directed a thorough investigation into the chlorine gas explosion in Jos, Plateau. In…
Explosion kills 8, injures many in Jos
At least eight people have been confirmed dead and many others injured following a chemical explosion at the Plateau Water…
Bomb blast rocks ECWA Church in Jos
The Boko Haram bombers have hit Jos in Plateau state, again. Right in the middle of service, a bomb blast…
Army arrests mastermind of Jos, Zaria suicide attacks
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in…
Bomb Blasts: Restore checkpoints in Plateau, Lalong tells FG
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appealed to the Federal Government to restore checkpoints in the state to check the…
UPDATE: Over 40 killed in twin blast in Jos
JOS, (AP) — Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and an…
Jos: Bomb explodes during Ramadan lecture
Two blasts hit the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday evening, one at a restaurant and another targeting a…
Bomb blast rocks muslim gathering in Jos
A bomb has exploded in Jos, Plateau state, central Nigeria, in the midst of a gathering of muslims listening to…
Nigerian troops battle new militia in Jos
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian troops battled militiamen in central Nigeria on Sunday after they destroyed several villages and killed…
Bomb rips through army barracks in Jos
A bomb explosion has been reported in the military barracks in Rukuba, Jos, Plateau state capital. It was not clear…
Two blasts rock Jos, at least 17 dead
Two blasts targeting a bus park in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 17 people on Thursday,…
Price Of Rice Falls To N9,000 In Jos
With few days to Christmas, the price of rice has fallen to N9,000 across markets in Jos metropolis, a survey…
32 dead, 47 injured in Jos twin blast, says NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday morning, confirmed 32 persons dead and 47 others injured in Jos suicide…
31 dead in double bombing in Jos
At least 31 people were killed in a double bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, while a…
Jos Court To Hear NFF’s Stay-of-Execution case Wednesday
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation led by Mr. Amaju Pinnick has filed a Stay of Execution at the…