Assailants attacked communities in two Plateau local governments on Christmas Eve, killing close to 200 villagers and burning houses in the process. The Labour Party torchbearer in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has visited victims of the recent attacks in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau …
Read More »President Tinubu condemns heinous attacks in Plateau, orders immediate apprehension of culprits
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of over sixty lives on Christmas eve, December 24. A statement released by Ajuri Ngelali, Senior Special Assistant to the President on …
Read More »Gunmen kill over 60 in Plateau communities on Christmas eve
About 60 people have been killed in attacks carried out by gunmen in three communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau state. The Nation reported that Berom Youth Moulders-Association, led by Solomon Mwantiri, has officially confirmed and strongly denounced the tragic events that happened in Ruku, …
Read More »Gunmen kill 19-year-old, injure two others in Plateau community
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militants have killed a 19-year-old man identified as Jude Nicodemus and injured two other people at Gana Rop village in Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State. It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the community in the early hours of Thursday, December 21, …
Read More »Governor Mutfwang signs ₦314.8 billion 2024 budget into law in Plateau
The governor expressed optimism that the budget’s implementation would improve the living conditions of the people. Plateau’s Gov Caleb Mutfwang has signed the state’s 2024 budget of ₦314.8 billion into law, his media aide, Gyang Bere, stated on Wednesday in Jos.
Read More »12 die, 30 injured in truck crash in Plateau
No fewer than 12 persons were killed while 30 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a truck in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The accident occurred in the Hawan-Kibo community on Thursday afternoon, December 14. It was gathered that the vehicle was descending a hill on the …
Read More »Troops arrest one of the suspected killers of newly married couple in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) of the Nigerian Army have arrested one of the suspected killers of a couple, Rwang Danladi, 37, and his wife, Sandra, 28, in Kwi Community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of …
Read More »PDP loses control of Plateau Assembly as appeal court sacks 11 lawmakers
Eleven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Plateau state assembly were on Friday, November 24, sacked by a court of appeal sitting in Abuja. The panel led by Justice Okon Abang, held that all the sacked lawmakers scored wasted votes at the time of the March 2023 general …
Read More »Plateau will soon become Nigeria’s agricultural hub – Gov Mutfwang
Mutfwang said this on Sunday at the 37th Reunion Service of the Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA), in Gindiri on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GOSA is made up of old students of both Boys and Girls Secondary Schools, Gindiri. The governor, a member of GOSA, …
Read More »Two suspects arrested as troops bust illegal weapon manufacturing factory in Plateau
In a major breakthrough, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have successfully uncovered and dismantled an illegal weapon manufacturing factory in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State and arrested two suspects. OPSH Media Officer, Captain James Oya, in a statement on Saturday, November 4, 2023, said …
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