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What we have in Plateau is organised crime, not cattle rustling – STF boss

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2018 0

Organised crime in Plateau is viewed as cattle rustling, which is wrong and this is what the perpetrators want us to believe, says the Special Task Force (STF), Commander in Plateau State, Major General Augustine Agundu. He said group of syndicates who varied from different tribes across the

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NGO identifies illicit drugs as trigger to violence in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

Illicit drug has been fingered as one of the cause to the incessant crisis that has bedevilled Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, says a Non-governmental Organisation, otherwise known as Search for Common Ground (SFCG). Speaking to our correspondent on Thursday in Jos at a forum tagged, Agenda for Inter Dialogue Meeting for […]

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Plateau: IDPs to return home before Christmas

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

The Special Military Taskforce (STF), has perfected plans to resettle internally displaced persons (IDPs) back to their ancestral communities before this yera’s Christmas, according to Plateau STF Commander, Major General Augustine Agundu. Gen. Agundu who spoke in Jos on Wednesday said plans are on top gear to ensure that the IDPs scattered all over Plateau […]

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Gunmen kidnap Plateau traditional ruler

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2018 0

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Mr David Dongbam, a second class traditional ruler of Dorock Kingdom in Shandam Local Government Area of Plateau, the Police have said. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Terna Tyopev, who stated this on Tuesday Police, said that Dongbam abducted at his residence in Shandam on Monday night. […]

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SDP guber candidate in Plateau insists on claiming mandate

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2018 0

The gubernatorial candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Plateau State, Honourable John Pofi, has called on the Independent National Electoral (INEC), to recognise him as the bonifide candidate of the party for next year’s governorship poll and not Godfrey Miri who lost at the primary election. Pofi, who stated this in a chat with […]

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Appeal Court upholds ex-Govs Nyame, Dariye conviction

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2018 0

…Reduces Nyame’s 14-year jail term to 12 years plus N495m fine … Dariye to serve 10 years in prison instead of 14 years The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday partially upheld the convictions of former Governors of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame and his Plateau State counterpart, Chief Joshua Dariye, who are […]

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JUST IN: Appeal Court commutes Dariye’s 14 years jail term to 10 years

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2018 0

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has commuted the sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment passed on a former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, earlier this year to 10 years. You would recall, A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had sentenced Joshua Dariye, former Governor of Plateau state, to 14 years in […]

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Plateau killings – Lalong visits trouble spots, vows to ensure that IDPs return home

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2018 0

In order to restore lasting peace and ensure that Internally Displaced Persons of the recent killings in Plateau are peacefully returned to their ancestral homes , the state Governor Simon Lalong on Tuesday visited Gashish District of Barkin Ladi local government where the state recently got an approval to establish a Mobile Police Barracks in […]

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Nigeria Army to boost combat proficiency, physical skills

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2018 0

The Nigerian Army is set to improve in its combat proficiency through physical skills aimed at boosting the proficiency of troops in combating insurgency. The task will be achieved through the Nigerian Army Sports Festival (NAFEST) 2018, bid to hold from Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th November 2018 in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Speaking […]

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2019: Atiku is not Fulani says Tapgun

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2018 0

Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun, a former governor of Plateau State, has said Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful is not from the Fulani extraction. Tapgun who spoke to our correspondent in Jos at the weekend said most Nigerians are confusing the identity of Atiku to be Fulani, adding that the PDP presidential […]

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National Minimum Wage And Lalong’s Shining Example

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

Every leader has his defects. Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau state is also not spared the limitations governance imposes on a leader either. Frankly, he has his fusillade of leadership challenges he battles every day to make positive impact on the Plateau, just like most or all governors in Nigeria. But a good leader […]

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IDPs, orphanage homes appeal to STF for security, protection

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2018 0

Managers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and Orphanages have appealed to the Special Military Task Force, (STF), to provide them with security considering the volatile insecurity situation in Plateau State. “Whenever there is crisis most of the children hardly sleep for fear of being attack. You know most of them narrowly escaped from terrorists […]

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Army discovers shallow grave where missing General was buried

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2018 0

The youths who killed the retired missing Army General, Idris Alkali, on September 3, 2018, jubilated after pushing his car in a mining pond at Dura Du of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, says the General Officer Commanding, 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Benson Akinroluyo. “The irate youths who […]

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Missing General: Suspects, village head surrender to police

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2018 0

Three suspects have voluntarily surrendered to the Plateau State command of the Nigeria Police on Friday, less than 24 hours after being declared wanted by the police over the disappearance of an Army General, Mohammed Idris Alkali (rtd). A source said the other suspects were also ready to surrender themselves but were waiting to see […]

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Diamond Bank Shooting: OPSH arrests soldiers

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2018 0

The soldiers who shot and killed a security guard and left two others injured at Diamond Bank in Jos on October 22, have been arrested and detained by the Special Task Force (STF), in Plateau, code named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH). The OPSH Commander, Major General Augustine Agundu, in a statement signed by the STF […]

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Plateau 2019 Guber: John Pofi The Right Man For The Job

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2018 0

With the conclusion of the party governorship primaries across the country and the emergence of candidates for the position of governor from all the political parties, one state that will attract interest of Nigerians is no other than Plateau state where a lot have happened over the past years that have triggered the need for […]

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We have increased response time to crime — OPSH boss

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2018 0

The Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), in Plateau, Major General Augustine Agundu, has said his Command has strengthened the structures that enable troops to respond to crime to be more effective aimed at enabling personnel to be more proactive to curb crime. Gen. Agundu stated this on Tuesday in a stakeholders meeting with top […]

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Christian lawyers urge govt to rebuild Churches, homes destroyed during crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2018 0

The wanton lost of lives, burning of Churches, properties and the forceful takeover of ancestral lands belonging to natives Plateau indigenes have gained the attention of Christian Lawyers, who are demanding justice from government. They call on Plateau State Government to take practical steps in rebuilding burnt Churches by assailants and resetting those whom have […]

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Army warns fake news medium, bloggers, says it did not kill 35 years old woman

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The Nigeria Army has reacted to the news making the rounds that troops shot and killed a 35 years old woman on Friday night, in Fwapwa Doi village of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Army responding through a rejoinder titled “Re: Soldiers allegedly kill 35 years woman in Plateau”, warn fake […]

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Plateau killing: STF sets up forward operational base to boost community confidence

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The Special Task Force mandated to restore peace on the Plateau, code name, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has set up Forward Operational Base (FOB), unit in Gyambwas district of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, aimed at reducing response time to crime and to boost community confidence. The Commander, Major General Augustine Agundu at […]