By Marie-Therese Nanlong Plateau State government has designates seven courts for the prosecution of the 307 suspects so far arrested at various locations where looting took place in Jos North and Jos South local government areas of the State. This is even as a truck with materials from the looted Plateau State Rural Water Supply […]

The Judicial Inquiry to investigate Police Brutality and other related extrajudicial killings in Plateau has called for the submission of complaints to commence its assignments. In a statement by the Secretary of the panel, Mr Cornelius Shobial, in Jos, the body invited the general public to submit ten copies of memoranda to the panel. “Consequently, […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos Following the engagement with all stakeholders and setting up mechanisms for observing the COVID-19 protocols, the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has directed the re-opening of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state from 30th October 2020. By this directive, the Governor’s Director of Press and […]

For the umpteenth time in almost a decade, gunmen again invaded Wereng station, a quiet hamlet in Riyom local government area and this time attacking nine people, leaving six of them dead and three others receiving treatment at the Vom Christian hospital.

The Plateau Government directs public and private schools in the state not to exceed 20 students in a class in compliance with the social distancing protocol of COVID-19. The Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB) Executive Chairman, Prof. Matthew Sule, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sule […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Again, nine people have been attacked and six of them killed at Wereng (station) village of Riyom local government area of Plateau State while three others who sustained various degrees of injuries are receiving treatment in a hospital. Among those killed in the night attack is a community leader who has been […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Again, a passionate appeal has been made for Nigerians especially citizens of Plateau State to engage in aggressive tree planting to replenish the environment which has been highly degraded, and its negative impacts felt on human existence. The Director, Green Renaissance Africa, Onche Ugbabe made the call in Jos, while marking the […]

…As Jang laments monarchs’ killing by herdsmen, says 10 have been killed By Henry Umoru THE Senate yesterday asked president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has asked security agencies to provide security for all citizens, especially the traditional rulers, to ensure their protection. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, following a point of order raised by Senator […]

Sen. Istifanus Gyang (PDP- Plateau) has described the assassination of a traditional ruler in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau state, Bulus Janka by assailants as inhuman, barbaric and devilish. The traditional ruler was said to be killed on Monday night at his residence at Rasat, Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area […]

The Police in Plateau has commenced an investigation into a case of the alleged murder of an 18-month-old baby in the state by unknown persons. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, ASP Gabriel Ubah, said the command had received a petition addressed to the Police Commissioner on the alleged murder, […]

Prof. Noel Wannang, the Chairman, Plateau Research Committee on COVID-19, said the committee had successfully developed a herbal cure for the disease. Wannang disclosed this during an engagement with Local Government Chairmen and traditional rulers in Jos on Friday. He said that the team had concluded phase one which was the safe test of the […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos Reactions have continued to trail last weekend’s Plateau State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Congress which brought on board the State Executive who would oversee the affairs of the party in the State. The said Congress was initially delayed due to myriads of litigation against the party by aggrieved members which […]

Nigeria has continued to maintain a drop in COVID-19 new cases, reporting only 160 cases and no death. From the list of the new cases reported, Plateau State is still leading with 44 cases, followed by Lagos State with 27 new cases.

…COVID-19: FG shifts resumption of int’l flights to Sept. …Says Lagos has reached its peak, but… By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has announced a shift in the resumption of international flights from August 29 to September 5. Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Musa Shuaibu Nuhu, gave the new date during yesterday’s briefing […]

By Dirisu Yakubu The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, approved the reconstitution of its Plateau state caretaker committee. The National Working Committee, NWC, of the party also approved the expansion of the Niger state caretaker committee of the party. A statement issued by spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan noted that “the […]