As part of its mandate to recommend inmates serving jail terms in various prison formations for amnesty, the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, on Friday visited the Jos Prison. The Vice Chairman of the committee, Mr. Williams Aloh said the rationale for the visit was to basically recommend prisoners serving their jail terms […]
The Nigeria Army on Wednesday presented 13 suspects arrested in connection with missing Major-General Idris Alkali (retd) to newsmen in Jos. Brig.-General Umar Muhammed, Garrison Commander, 3 Division, Nigeria Army, Rukuba, near Jos, told newsmen that the suspects would be handed over to the police for full investigation. Muhammed said that the people were arrested […]
Ondo State indigenes studying at the University of Jos, Plateau State have been evacuated by the state government from the tertiary institution due to the crisis within the Jos metropolis where the institution is situated. Among those who were brought back to the state are two visually impaired students. The students had sent a distress […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest violence in Jos, Plateau state which led to the imposition of a curfew in the state capital. In his reaction to the flare up, Buhari said, “I am deeply worried about the seeming indifference to the sanctity of life by criminals whose hearts are hardened by evil.” The […]
The Gbong Gwom of Jos and Chairman, Plateau Council of Chiefs, His Royal Highness, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, has identified what he described as religious criminality as responsible for the continued crisis in Plateau State. The Jos monarch said that insincerity and hypocrisy have made the resolution of the crisis almost an impossible task. Gyang […]
Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, has said the growing rate of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in Nigeria is fast becoming a tribe. Kigama stated this on Tuesday while interacting with newsmen at the end of the opening mass of the 16th General Assembly of the archdiocese in Jos. He said, “I […]
The Military Task Force in Jos, Plateau State otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has paraded seven suspects in connection with the recent killings in the local communities of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects on Tuesday at the OPHS Headquaters in Jos, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the central states of the country on Monday morning with prospects of rains over Abuja, Bauchi, Gombe, Jos, Jalingo, Niger, Yola and Kaduna cities. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range […]
Over 40 women organizations in Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu buhari’s led Federal Government to put an end to the incessant killings in parts of the country especially Jos, Benue, Taraba, Southern Kaduna and Zamfara States. They also urged government to set up a commission of enquiry to look into the armed herdsmen who […]
* Tasks security chiefs on protection of lives, property President Muhammadu Buhari has described the recent killings in some communities in Jos, the Plateau State as an unfortunate incident assuring that he has directed security chiefs in the country to remain vigilant and ensure the protection of lives and property in the country. Buhari said […]
The Industrial Training Funds (ITF), has trained over 150,000 Nigerians in two years, says the Director General of the Fund, Sir Joseph Ari. Ari stated this yesterday in Jos the Plateau State capital, while giving account of his administration to members of the press. He said, “in two years, the ITF has trained over 60,000 […]
A Group under the umbrella of Daffo Mangai Women Association, Plateau State on Thursday in Jos took to peaceful rally to the Plateau State House of Assembly appealing to government to help resettle the growing number of Internally displaced persons (IDP) camps back to their ancestral homes. The women also alleged that government has abandoned […]
The Jos chapter of Non Academic Staff Union (NASU ), of Educational and Associated Institutions of Inter Country Center for oral Health (ICOH), of Africa in Plateau State, on Friday lamented what they termed the Illegal addition of employees and illegal substitution of those legally selected. The union in a letter of complaint to the […]
The Plateau Football United Club has apologized to a private radio station in Jos known as JAY FM over an invasion on its station to abduct and assault a sports presenter also known as Mbum Ferdinand. This was contained in a press statement issued at the end of a Press briefing organised at the instance […]
Following the protest that broke out in Jos by operators of tricycles popularly known as Keke NAPEP, the Government of Plateau State has suspended the operations of Keke NAPEP in Jos and Bukuru Metropolis. This was contained in a Press Release made available to our correspondent in Jos signed by Mr. Cornelius Shioibal, Permanent Secretary […]
The resurgence of communal and farmers/herders conflicts hitherto bedevilling the once peaceful Plateau State, has however necessitated the move by the Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA), to develop a Five Years Strategic Plan aimed at providing a lasting solution to the lingering tension. Established through a legislative act and signed into law by the Governor […]
Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The Jos Distribution Company (JED), PLC, said it has recommenced the distribution of meters across it four states of jurisdiction, which are Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe and Benue States. Managing Director of JED, Alhaji Gidado Modibo, stated this in a chat with newsmen in Jos on Thursday, adding that the meters has been […]
as resident doctors accuse CMD of ignoring court order Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos Fresh crisis appears to be looming at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) as resident doctors have accused its Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor Edmund Banwat, of ignoring the court order asking him to stop the sacking doctors in the health institution It […]
In a grand reception to honor the newly elected President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Bishop Moses Panti, in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, the governor of Plateau state, Barr Simon Lalong, said the security threats in Jos, the capital of the state, is a work of some enemies and miscreants who are bent […]
Residents and traders in Jos metropolis scampered for safety on Thursday at about 5:15pm. The panic started at Katako market situated in Jos north. The Special Task Force STF Media Officer Captain Umar Adams said the panic was ignited by rumor mongers who are bent on putting fear in people. He said the STF is […]