By Kingsley Chukwuka A bandit group known as Sara Suka in northern Nigeria, almost planned to ignite yet another crisis in Jos, during the just concluded Sallah celebration. The group had become one of the deadliest in Jos North over the last six years. They are known for rape, armed robbery, kidnapping and are mostly […]
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a drinking establishment in Jos, Plateau State, killing ten people, according to police. According to a statement released by police spokesman Ubah Ogaba in Jos on Monday, the gunmen drove into Kashe (Sabon Layi) village in Kuru District of Jos South Local Government in a Hilux van, intermittently shooting at […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka How can bandits takeaway over 500 school girls with all the security checkpoints in place and they will say they came in a motorcycle, it means there are hidden facts the government is not telling us, Chief Edinen Usaroh, the CEO Executive Guards Limited has said. Usaroh who is a Jos based […]
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old trader, Abba Arando, to two years imprisonment for stealing carrots worth ₦65,000 . READ ALSO: Man in court for stealing cables The Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Arando after he pleaded guilty to trespass, mischief and theft.Suleiman, however, gave the convict an […]
A branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Plateau State was involved in a fire incident on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The apex bank announced on its Twitter account that its branch in Jos, Plateau’s capital city, witnessed a minor fire outbreak that was promptly contained. “Minor fire outbreak at the Jos branch […]
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) is seeking a special fund from the Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. The chairman of the forum and governor of the Plateau, Simon Lalong made the call in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham on Monday in […]
The Police Command in Plateau state, has deployed 2,500 of its personnel to ensure total compliance with lock down directive by the state government. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state confirmed the figures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Jos. NAN reports that Gov. Simon […]
The wedding which was slated for March 21, at the ECWA Church Seminary, had sent two families into mourning after the sudden death of the groom. Late Yarling was set to marry his heartthrob, Miss Helen Weze, a nurse, who according to family is currently on admission at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BHUT) after […]
Wives of police officers fighting Boko Haram in the North-East have told the Federal Government to immediately redeploy their husbands from the battling round. The women, who marched through some streets in Jos dressed in black attire, protested against the killing of their husbands by the insurgents without anything being done by the government. One […]
The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Chongo’Pyeng, Jos, the Plateau state capital, Rev. Fr. Kizito Fogos, has advised Christians to be obedient to God, particularly during the Lenten season. Rev. Fr. Fogos, who gave the advice in his sermon on Sunday in Jos, added that disobedience to God leads to destruction. According to the […]
Jos – The Plateau Police Command, said gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, on Thursday, killed 12 persons and injured one at Kulben village of Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, made this disclosure in Jos. Kebbi Govt. drafts guidelines for […]
Jos – Residents of Jos are lamenting the prevailing biting cold that has befallen the city, saying the weather condition is disrupting their routine activities. The temperature in the town has dropped to an average of 11 degrees Celsius in the evening, but rises to about 19 degrees in the afternoon. Some of the residents […]
A mobile court has convicted 31 motorists over various traffic offences in Jos. The motorists were convicted having been arraigned before the court by the Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Public Education Officer of the command, Mr Andrew Bala, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in […]
Mr Yakubu Datti, Commissioner of Lands, Survey and Town Planning, on Thursday issued 238 Certificates of Occupancy (Cs of O), and 815 Right of Occupancy (R of O), in Jos. Dati, in a speech at the ceremony, said that government was committed to restoring confidence and guaranteeing access to land titles for the citizens. He […]
A head-on collision between a tricycle and BMW vehicle around Rayfield road in Jos, has claimed the lives of three persons. Mr Andrew Bala, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Plateau, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Bala said the accident which […]
A gun runner, Mrs. Salamatu Saiyit, has confessed to the knowledge of operating an AK-47 rifle, loaded with 20 rounds of 7.65mm special ammunition, saying that her husband who is now at large taught her the technical know-how. Salamatu, who is now 18 years old, was arrested along six others by the Special Military Taskforce […]
The federal government has discovered about 1,260 abandoned mining sites in the country. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite said about 25 sites have been recovered from 2007 since the programme started. The abandoned sites, he said, are useful sometimes because they form artificial lakes especially in dry season farming for those […]
Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, on Tuesday in Enugu asked for prayers from Nigerians for the Super Eagles to beat Tunisia on Wednesday in Cairo. Newsmen report that the Super Eagles will face the Carthage Eagles in the third-place match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Okala, who helped […]
Micheal Ajayi Following the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) report on system collapse, Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) has denied the allegation of it dropping load allocation. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mr Oyebode Fadipe, on Monday, debunked the development is “We didn’t drop any load.” He said that power allocation […]
Joy Obakeye The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday called on manufacturers and other stakeholders to embrace efficient environmental safety management during production to save the ecosystem. The Director-General of SON, Osita Aboloma, made the appeal in Jos at a workshop for stakeholders on the relevance of environmental management for an efficient and sustainable […]