Factional Plateau Speaker, Sanda declares Ayuba wanted, suspends him, 5 others
*Lawmakers urge President Buhari to intervene *As youths protest, call for Ayuba’s reinstatement By Marie-Therese Nanlong, JOS THE crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly, degenerated yesterday with the arrest of the embattled speaker, Abok Ayuba, and 10 other members of the house loyal to him, by the security operatives in the vicinity of […]
Public Safety Alert: Plateau, FCT are safe — IGP assures citizens
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assured citizens of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Plateau State and other contiguous States, of safety and security as they go about their lawful day-to-day activities.
44,000 persons receive first jab of AstraZeneca vaccine in Plateau
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Ndam, says that 44,000 persons have so far received the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the state. Ndam, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, said that the state had stopped administering the first dose […]
INEC creates 2,358 additional polling units in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created 2,358 additional polling units out of existing voting points in Plateau. Mr Halilu Pai, the state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) made this known on Saturday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos. Pai said that prior to the creation of the new polling units, the state had […]
Gunmen kill 3, injure 6 in Kaduna, Plateau villages
By Marie-Therese Nanlong & Ibrahim HassanWuyo Alleged plan to cart away livestock belonging to one Dakup Ntiem went awry as the intruders abandoned the plan and rather shot and killed the livestock owner and injured his pregnant wife, Blessing. Since the incident, which occurred on midnight of April 28, 2021, Blessing, who has not been […]
Gunmen attack mission school in Plateau, abduct 4 students, 3 escape
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were abducted in the early hours of yesterday. This came as Zamfara State government on Wednesday, asked residents to defend themselves against bandit attacks but with a proviso not to break the […]
