Labourer bags 3 years in jail for stealing 60 litres of kerosene
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Monday, sentenced a labourer, El-Kanan Emmanuel, 20, to three years in the correctional centre for […]
Plateau state
Plateau polytechnic students protest postponement of semester examinations
Students of Plateau State Polytechnic on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the postponement of their semester examinations by the school authorities.The students trooped out […]
External Borrowing Plan: Presidency lists projects, beneficiaries
The Presidency says a total of 15 projects, spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, are to be financed with more than $4 […]
LG polls: PLASIEC set to recruit 8,500 ad-hoc staff
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has begun the recruitment of 8,500 ad-hoc staff for the Oct.9 local government elections. The Commission’s Secretary, Mr […]
Student,18, jailed for stealing electrical cables
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Monday sentenced Daniel Isaac, an 18-year-old student, to one year imprisonment for trespass and theft […]
Nasarawa: Police arrest suspected kidnapper in Akwanga
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested a 28-year-old man in Akwanga Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, for alleged kidnapping.This is contained […]
Plateau of Crises and Death, By Dakuku Peterside
Plateau state is named Plateau for a reason. It is approximately the Centre of Nigeria and the midpoint between Christian and Muslim civilizations in […]
Plateau assembly PDP caucus urges implementation of security resolutions
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Plateau State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to implement resolutions and enforce relevant laws […]
Insecurity: Group seeks deployment of more security to UniJos
A group, under the aegis of Forum of Plateau State People in University of Jos, has called on the State and Federal Government to deploy […]
Defence chief tasks traditional rulers on peace building
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has advised traditional rulers in Plateau State to promote peaceful co-existence in their domains. Irabor gave […]
Narrow Politics and Questions of Democratic Development
By Salihu Moh. LukmanProgressive Governors ForumAbuja The American journalist and historian, Anne Applebaum, in the book, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism, stressed […]
Killings: Lalong relaxes 24-hour curfew on North LGA
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Jos North Local Government Area with effect from Aug. 30 untill further notice. […]
On Monguno, critics and roles of ONSA, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi
Though the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has enormous powers on security based on its mandates, the occupier of the office does not […]
Lagos State Govt. evacuates 3-week-old baby, Lagos students from Plateau
Lagos State Government has evacuated a three-week-old baby, the mother and undergraduate students of the state’s extraction studying at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), from […]
Plateau Assembly gives Lalong 2-week ultimatum to end killings
The Plateau State House of Assembly has given Gov. Simon Lalong two weeks to address the security challenges bedviling the state. Mr Philip Dasun, Chairman, […]
Kaduna evacuates students from Jos
The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board has evacuated students of the state origin studying in University of Jos and other tertiary institutions in Plateau […]
Killings: Lalong re-imposes 24-hour curfew on Jos North
By Idris Ibrahim The Plateau State Government has re-imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The government re-instated […]
Plateau Killings: Lalong updates Buhari, says all culprits must face justice
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking to […]
Insecurity: FCT natives, NANS evacuate 279 students from Jos
The Abuja Original Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO), in collaboration with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have evacuated over 279 students, who are natives and […]
Rukuba Killings: Government must be decisive in sending message of deterrence – JNI
The Jama’atu Nasri Islam (JNI) has called on government at all levels to be decisive in sending a message of deterrence to criminal elements in […]
Killing of 22 commuters in Jos unacceptable — Plateau Speaker
The Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba , has described the murder of 22 commuters in Jos on Saturday as unacceptable and […]
Bello mourns Plateau attack victims
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has expressed his sympathy with families of those killed by gunmen in Rukuba area of Jos, while travelling to Ondo […]
Dimka condemns killings, destruction of farms in Plateau
Sen. Hezekiah Dimka (APC, Plateau Central) has condemned in strong terms, the continuous killing of people and the destruction of farmlands in Plateau by assailants. […]
El-Rufai condemns Kauru attack
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai has condemned in the strongest terms, Monday’s attack on Ungwan Magaji, Kigam, Kisicho and Kikoba villages in Kauru Local Government Area of […]
NOUN solicits assembly’s support for more study centres in Plateau
The National Open University of Nigeria has solicited the support of the Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA) for the establishment of more study centres […]