Tag: Plateau State
3 Die In Fresh Terror Attack In Jos
.Police station also attacked in Kano Gunmen shot dead three Christians in Nigeria near the flashpoint city of Jos, hours…
Fake Army Captain Arrested
A 30-year old man who claimed to be an Army captain is currently being detained at the Gowon Estate Divisional…
Commercial Activities Return In Jos
Commercial activities are gradually returning to Jos metropolis, Plateau State, as the strike organised the labour entered its fourth day.…
What a Bloody Xmas: Bomb Blast in Jos!
Like Xmas bangers,bombs are exploding in Nigerian cities, on a day Nigerian Christians are celebrating the birthday of their Saviour.…
Teacher Jailed For Hemp
An Upper Area Court in Jos, on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old school teacher, Apam Agwom, to four months imprisonment for…
Tinubu Calls For Vote On National Anthem
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has called…
N1.3bn Scam: Court Throws Out Ex-Gov Boatmang’s Applications As Trial Begins
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was on Wednesday October 26, 2011, told that most of the cheques used…
Bomb Scare: Churches Deserted In Jos
Following the widespread rumours of possible bomb attack by the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect today Jos, capital of Plateau…
No Boko Haram In Jos –Task Force
The military Special Task Force (STF) maintaining security in Plateau State has denied suggestions that members of the Islamic sect…
Jang Appoints New SSG
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has appointed Prof. Shedrach Best as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Jos Shooting: Gov Jang, STF Condole Affected Families
Plateau State Governor, Jonah David Jang and the Commander, Special Task Force, STF have condoled family members of the lady…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Presidential Polls: Jonathan Wins Plateau
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan swept 16 April election with 1,029,865 million votes to win…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Police Restrict Movement In Plateau
Ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election, Plateau State Police Command has announced restriction of movement today from 6pm to 6am tomorrow…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
PRESIDENTIAL POLL: PDP Perfects Plans To Deliver Plateau
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has perfected plans to deliver block votes to President Goodluck Jonathan during the presidential elections…
Nigeria’s Poll Day Tragedy: Many Feared Killed in Fuel Tanker Fire
A fuel tanker has overturned at an army checkpoint near the Bauchi state border with Plateau state in central Nigeria,…
More Cops, Soldiers Drafted To Jos
In response to the alarm raised by the police and state government Friday, a reinforcement of heavily armed soldiers and…
Plateau Police Raises Alarm, 350K Deployed For Polls
The Police in Plateau State have raised an alarm over plans by some individuals and groups to invade Jos and…
2 Die in Jos Bombing Accident
The police in Jos, Plateau state have confirmed the death early today of two men when explosives they were carrying…
Oritsejafor Weeps Over Jos Killing
National President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has wept over the incessant wanton killings of Christians in…
NDP Chieftain Condemns Killings In Jos
By Abosede Aboola The National Vice Chairman of National Democratic Party, NDP, Otunba Babatunde Edu, has condemned the bombing and…
Jos Crisis: Don’t Take Up Arms; Kumuyi Tells Christians
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has warned Christians in Jos, Plateau State…
On The Verge Of Religious War
Is Nigeria on the verge of a religious war? A statement by a new radical Mulsim group seems to suggest…
Fuel Scarcity Hits Plateau
Fuel scarcity has hit Plateau State following a three-day strike embarked by Petroleum Tankers Drivers Union (PTDU) and filling station…
Police To Downsize Mobile Force
The Nigeria Police has begun the overhauling and downsizing of its mobile force in a bid to professionalise it, Mr.…
Guard Jailed 18 Months
The Hwolshe Area Court in Jos, Plateau State has sentenced a 26-year-old guard, Mathew Benedict, to 18 months imprisonment for…
Girl Held Over False Alarm
A 19-year old girl in Minna, capital of Niger State, North Central Nigeria, has been arrested by the police for…
2011: NDLEA Moves Against Politicians
Politicians in the country who intend to use money from illicit drug trade to actualise their ambition in the 2011…
We Can’t Afford Another Religious Violence
Last week, the Presidency placed security on alert in Kaduna, Kaduna State and Jos, Plateau State to forestall what those…
7 Disabled Aspire For Councillorship, State Assembly
No fewer than nine persons living with disabilities are aspiring for various elective positions in the forthcoming 2011 elections in…
Burglar Nabbed
The police at Owutu Division in Ikorodu Lagos State, Nigeria have arrested a suspected burglar. The suspect, a 25-year old…