Tag Archives: 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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Its Media Officer, Capt. James Oya told a news conference in Jos on Saturday that troops of the task force uncovered the duo’s gun factory where they recovered newly manufactured weapons. “Two individuals, Michael Dung (33) and Yusuf Pam (43) were apprehended and their weapons manufacturing factory dismantled. “Preliminary investigation …

The Plateau State Police Command in its relentless efforts to get rid of criminal elements in the State, has trailed a gang of notorious kidnappers to their den, dislodged them, rescued six (6) kidnapped victims and gunned down one kidnapper.   A statement released by Alfred Alabo, spokesperson of the …

Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) on Operation HAKORIN DAMISA IV have arrested 34 suspects in connection with kidnapping, criminal attacks, cattle rustling, gunrunning, murder, farm destruction, theft as well as recovered arms/ammunitions and illicit drugs.      The suspects were arrested from 22 to 29 October 2023, in Kaduna, …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed a newlywed man identified as Maren Amos Ishaku in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.     According to one D’yong Mangut, the deceased, who got married a month ago, was shot dead on Saturday, October 28, 2023, when he went to …