Tag: Plateau State
Angry youths burn Jonathan’s campaign bus in Jos
Some angry youths on Saturday attacked and burnt a campaign bus branded with President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign posters at Zololo…
Boko Haram behind Jos bombings, says Plateau govt
A double bomb attack that killed 31 people in a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos was…
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…
Improve living standard in rural areas, Jang tells NYSC members
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has urged the 3,500 corps members posted to the State to feel free to initiate…
Ex-Plateau Speaker, picks APC governorship form
Simon Lalong, the former Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, on Monday picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form for…
Gunmen kill 27 in Plateau
The Chairman of Riyom Local Government in Plateau, Mrs Josephine Piyo, has said that 27 people died in an attack…
Plateau Govt releases N95m for EVD control
The Plateau government has released N95 million in its effort to control the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in…
Plateau begins monthly sanitation
Plateau State Government on Saturday directed traders at the various markets in the state to conduct monthly environmental sanitation on…
Man arrested for selling wife for human sacrifice – police
A Nigerian man has been arrested for selling his wife to black magic practitioners who wanted to sacrifice a virgin,…
Plateau owes councillors 7 months salaries
Councillors in the 17 local government areas of Plateau state are being owed seven months salaries by the state government,…
Jang moves into new Government House 5 Sept
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau and his cabinet will move into the newly built Plateau Government House on Friday, September…
Jos crisis: Plateau to release Justice Ajibola’s report
Edward Pwajok, Plateau Commissioner for Justice, has said that the report of the Justice Bola Ajibola Commission of Inquiry into…
Plateau Gets 1,542 Additional Polling Units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau has increased the number of polling units in the state by 1,542…
Terrorism: Military intercepts youths heading for Abuja
The military have intercepted some youths based on their clandestine movement. A statement on the official website of the Defence…
Plateau govt. sacks 1400 teachers over fake certificates
The Plateau Government on Wednesday said it had dismissed 1,400 teachers found with fake certificates in the ongoing biometric data…