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Missing General: Army hands over 13 suspects to police

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2018 0

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

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Despite killings, Plateau still open for business – Lalong

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2018 0

Governor Simon Lalong has said Plateau is open for business despite the civil unrest that has bedevilled the state in recent times. Lalong stated this on Tuesday in Jos while declaring the 2018 Jos Trade Fair open. He said, “Plateau State still remains the destination for business even as relative peace has returned to the […]

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Mobile court convicts 37 motorists in Jos

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2018 0

A mobile court conducted by the Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday convicted 37 motorists for various traffic offences in Jos. Mr Andrew Bala, the Public Education Officer of the command told journalists that the exercise was held at the British-American junction. According to Bala, the motorists were convicted over […]

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APC sweeps Plateau Council polls

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2018 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won 11 out of the 13 local government areas where elections held in the just concluded Council polls in Plateau state. Mr Fabian Ntung, the Chairman, Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) who announced the result of the election on Thursday said that APC won 11 out of the […]

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Dokubo is giving Amnesty Programme strategic direction –NIPSS Director

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

…Warns FG against neglecting Niger Delta ex-agitators Director of Research, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, Prof. Habu Galadima says the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof. Charles Dokubo, is providing the needed strategic leadership towards actualizing the objectives of the Presidential Amnesty

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That Plateau Pond of Death

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2018 0

When news filtered on the recovery of cars of victims from a mining pond in Dura Du, Jos, Plateau State, I was not surprised. I say this for two reasons. One is the fact that Du is an area made famous by the former governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah David Jang, who was an […]

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Jos Killings: Ondo Govt evacuates students from UNIJOS

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

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 […]

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Plateau LG poll: Police to end vote buying, frown at religious, ethnic politics

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie has said Police in the State won’t tolerate vote buying as well as religious and ethnic politics during the upcoming Local Government elections in the State. “Our duty is to protect the process and shun any act of violence that will lead to the breakdown of law […]

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Plateau Crisis: Military taskforce buries 3 young soldiers

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

The Military Task Force in Plateau on Wednesday buried three of its young soldiers killed by assailants on September 6, in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of the State. Speaking at the burial ceremony held at the Military cemetery, 3 Division of the Nigeria Army, the STF boss, Maj. Gen. Augustine Chris Agundu said the avoidable […]

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Plateau killings: Group blows hot over fresh crisis, fingers Jang

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has raised concern over the renewed killings in Plateau State. The group, while condemning the fresh outbreak of violence in the state, described the killings as barbaric and inhumane while calling on the relevant international bodies to immediately document them with a view to holding those responsible […]

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Christians, MACBAN want FG to improve security in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

Christians and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), among other stakeholders in Plateau state, have called on the Federal Government to improve on the security situation in the state in order to facilitate quick return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their villages. Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by the […]

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Buhari condemns Plateau violence, calls for peace

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2018 0

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 […]

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Killings: Military taskforce patrols trouble zones in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2018 0

Officers of the Special Task Force (STF) are now patrolling troubled zones on Plateau State, following the attack of gunmen who ambushed and killed 15 persons within the State capital in Jos North Local Government Area. The incident however led to a reprisal attack by the locals leading to counter attack and spreading through the […]

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Missing Army General: Fear grips Community over possible Military Action

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2018 0

The discovery of the car allegedly belonging to Major General Idris Alkali (Rtd) (who was declared missing since early September) in a pond in Du, Jos South LGA of Plateau State has sent shivers down the spines of residents. According to a source, most residents were mulling mass relocation for fear of possible military action […]

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Plateau under attack, 3 Unijos students feared dead, STF boss talks tough

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2018 0

Palpable tension enveloped some part of Jos North Local Government as armed assailants laid seize to University of Jos student community in the Plateau State capital. In a renewed violence on Sunday afternoon after the killing of over 20 people in Rukuba road, Jos, the armed men allegedly blocked major roads around Unijos hostels in […]

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Missing General: Idris Ahmed enemy of Nigerian Army, Plateau people Group

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2018 0

…Says mischief makers want to destroy peace The controversy over Major General Idris Alkali (retd), who has been declared missing, took a dramatic turn on Sunday with Plateau Peace and Justice Forum (PPJF), describing Idris Ahmed of Citizens United for Peace and Security (CUPS), “an avowed enemy of the Nigerian Army and the good people […]

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Plateau crisis cause by religious criminals – Gbong Gwom

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2018 0

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 […]

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Christian, Muslim teenagers task on coexistence

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2018 0

Christian and Muslim teenagers, drawn from four secondary schools in Plateau State, were on Wednesday tasked to coexist, and leave behind the accumulated hate that has hitherto bedevilled their relationship, which has led to incessant bullying among the two dominant religions. This charge was made by a Non-governmental organisation (NGO), otherwise known as King Abdullah

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Communities in Plateau partner STF to end killing

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2018 0

Communities that have suffered series of attacks in Plateau State have partnered with the Special Military Taskforce (STF), for prompt response to better protect their lives during attacks by assailants. The synergy was reached yesterday, during a town hall meeting held in Fan district of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of the State. The communities agreed […]

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12 aspirants jostle for PDP presidential ticket

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2018 0

…As Jang, Saraki return nomination forms With the submission of expression of interest and nomination forms on Monday by former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah Jang and the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, number of aspirants seeking the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Parry (PDP) have risen to 12. Jang, a former military governor […]