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Plateau PDP Chair warns rebel, says no faction

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2020 0

The Plateau State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has warned those bent on destroying the party to refrain from doing so or faced sever consequences.  The PDP describing those who are fuelling anti party activities in the State as rebels, also drew their attention to the

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Police nab suspected killers of UNIJOS lecturer

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2020 0

The Plateau State Police Command has paraded two more suspected killers of the University of Jos lecturer, Dr. Nandi Drenkat, who was shot dead in his residence and his seven-year -old daughter abducted. Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka on Saturday at a press briefing disclosed this to newsmen. According to the police commissioner, the two […]

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Lalong inaugurates advisory c’ttee on community policing

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state on Friday, inaugurated a 17-member state advisory committee on community policing. The committee is expected to supervise and guide the state government in the implementation of the community policing policy. Lalong, in a brief speech at the ceremony, said that the committee was the highest custodian of community policing […]

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COVID-19: Plateau warns transporters against conveying illicit goods, passengers

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Plateau state Joint Technical Task Team on Emergency Response to COVID-19 on challenges of movement of food and agricultural inputs has warned transporters against conveying illicit items and passengers. Plateau state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ebuka, who is the task force chairman, gave the warning at the inauguration of the committee in Jos […]

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Plateau police nab killers of UNIJOS lecturer, rescue other victims

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

The Plateau state Police Command on Sunday said it has rescued two kidnap victims from the net of their abductors, as well as arrest one of the kidnap kingpins identified as Ali Mohammed. It would be recalled that on May 16, a lecturer with the Department of Social Science Education in the University of Jos, […]

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Plateau discharges 10 COVID-19 patients

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

The Plateau state government has said that most of the patients infected with the dread coronavirus are recovering, as 10 patients out of the 21 cases recorded in the state were discharged on Friday. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Lar disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Jos. “We have 21 infected cases and […]

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Military task force detains policeman for murder

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

A mobile policeman who mistakenly shot a 300 level University of Jos student, Mr. Rinji Bala, has been arrested and detained by the Special Military Task Force, code named ‘Operation Safe Haven’ in Plateau state. The detained police officer attached to the task force was said to have mistook the deceased to be a gun […]

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COVID-19: Lalong decries flouting of curfew by travelers

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state on Monday in Jos, decried the flouting of the 6pm to 7am curfew by desperate travelers coming into the state. The governor, while monitoring some major borders in the state, said that the Plateau-Bauchi border and Plateau-Kaduna forest borders were notorious for the anomaly. Lalong said that unchecked travelers […]

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COVID-19: Plateau to be strict on ground rules as infected cases swell

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2020 0

Commissioner for Health Plateau state, Dr. Ninkong Ndam, has said strict measures will be deployed to ensure that people stick to the ground rules as the number of infected persons with the coronavirus in the state hit 15. The commissioner said if the state Government hadn’t imposed total lockdown for three weeks running, the number […]

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COVID-19: Plateau places 11 family members on supervised isolation

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2020 0

The Plateau state Commissioner for Health, Mr. Lar Ndam, has said that 11 family members who had contact with a COVID-19 patient have been traced and placed on supervised isolation. Ndam, who made this known in Jos on Wednesday, said that the state government traced the family members of the patient who lives in Enugu […]

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COVID-19: Police will be polite, firm in Plateau, says coommissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau state, Edward Egbuka, has assured that the officers will be polite and firm in enforcing the guidelines spelt out by both federal and state governments aimed at containing the spread of the COVID-19. Mr. Egbuka stated this on Friday in Jos, during a handing over ceremony to usher him […]

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Stop sponsoring crime, military task force warns

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

The Special Military Taskforce in Plateau state, codenamed ‘Operation Safe Haven’ has warned sponsors of criminal activities to stop their shady activities or relocate from the state. The mandate of the military task force is to restore peace in Plateau state, some parts of Bauchi and Southern Kaduna. The task force believes most of the […]

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190 repatriated ‘almajiris’ arrive Bauchi from Jos

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2020 0

One hundred and ninety ‘almajiri” pupils evacuated from Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state have arrived Bauchi state. This was disclosed in a press release on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Media, Alhaji Muktar Gidado. Deputy Governor, Senator Baba Tela, who received the pupils at General Hassan Usman […]

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20-yr-old woman tests positive to COVID-19 in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed a new coronavirus case in Plateau state. The case is a woman, aged 20, who escaped from Kano during the just relaxed lockdown in the state, it was learnt. She was according to sources, arrested and isolated for testing on Wednesday after she attended a wedding […]

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COVID-19: Lalong sends ‘almajiris’ out of Plateau, says lockdown continues

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has directed the immediate evacuation of all ‘almajiris’ from the state to their respective states of origin. The governor has also extended the total lockdown in the state indefinitely. Arising from a press briefing on Thursday in Jos, Lalong said that “considering the grave danger that ‘almajiri’

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Plateau quarantines 600 travellers for violating lockdown order

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2020 0

The Plateau state government has quarantined no fewer than 600 travellers in two of its observation centres in the state for violating the lockdown order. Commissioner for Health, Mr. Lar Ndam, disclosed this on Wednesday in Pankshin. Ndam decried the attitude of some indigenes staying in other states who were insisting on returning to the […]

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COVID-19: Hoteliers in Jos groan under lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2020 0

Hoteliers in Jos on Tuesday said that their operations have been grounded due to the COVID-19 and by measures adopted to contain the spread of the global pandemic in Plateau state. Some of the hoteliers interviewed said that despite the lull in their operations, they are fully complying with directives from the authorities to contain […]

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Military task force will be neutral in handling crisis – Okonkwo

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

The Special Military Task Force deployed to restore peace in the troubled areas of Plateau state, some parts of Bauchi state and Southern Kaduna, has restated its determination to deliver on its mandate in dealing with the crisis with a reassurance to remain neutral. The taskforce also known as ‘Operation Safe Haven’ disclosed this on […]

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COVID-19: Lalong threantens to shut transport firms, mosques, churches

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has said he will shut down transport operators, churches and mosques if they don’t adhere to the new rules set by the state government to checkmate the spread of the coronavirus getting into the state. Gov. Lalong, who spoke through the Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS), […]

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COVID-19: 34 persons tests negative in Plateau says Gov. Lalong

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2020 0

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Tuesday said out of 38 suspected cases of corona virus in the State, results of 34 persons have shown negative while those of four suspects are being expected and urged citizens to continue to abide by directives given to them for safety. The Governor who spoke at the installation […]