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Plateau attacks: 26 persons killed, 190 houses destroyed – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

Jos – Plateau Police Command has said that 26 persons were killed and 190 houses completely razed down in recent attacks on some communities in Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas of the state. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command confirmed the

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Kidnappers will face death penalty in Plateau, Lalong says

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

Gov.Simon Lalong of Plateau says henceforth kidnappers caught in the state will be facing death penalty. Lalong said this on Thursday at Shendam Mini Stadium during the coronation and upgrade of three chiefdoms in Shendam Local Government Area. He said that kidnappers were relocating from other places to Plateau because of the “heat” they were […]

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Buhari condemns gunmen attack on Plateau community

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2020 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the gunmen attack on a community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau and ordered security agencies to prevent further attacks on innocent communities. The President made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. […]

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Just in: Gunmen kill 12 persons in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2020 0

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 […]

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Plateau Express Service acquires bus terminal, to purchase new buses

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2020 0

Plateau Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Mohamed Mohamed, says the State Government has purchased a bus terminal from the Nasarawa State Government. Mohammed disclosed to news men on Wednesday in Jos. He said after the creation of Nasarawa State from the former Plateau State, the terminal became the property of the Nasarawa State Government, but that […]

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FG discovers 1,260 abandoned mining sites

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

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 […]

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Seven confirmed dead in Jos building collapse

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in the three storey building that collapsed along Seriki road in Jos, Plateau state yesterday Monday July 15th. The building said to be owned by a popular herbal doctor, Alhaji Rufai Kabiru, collapsed on Monday evening at about 4pm. Speaking to newsmen during the rescue operation, Mrs Junni Bala, […]

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CODE tracks N1.2bn budgeted for rural communities projects

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2019

Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Disturbed by the anomaly where grassroots communities in Nigeria are constantly deprived of access to basic human needs like health care, water, education, Connected Development (CODE), through its homegrown social accountability initiative, ‘Follow The Money’ have tracked an estimate of NGN 1,289,579,737 ($3.6m) budgeted for projects in 69

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Insecurity: IDFP urges Buhari, govs to end crisis in volatile states

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors have been called upon by the Interfaith Dialogue Forum (IDFP) to intervene and rein in criminal elements causing violence and killing Nigerians in various parts of the country, especially in Kaduna, Plateau, Zamfara, Taraba and Benue states. The Co-Chairmen of IDFP, Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sani and Bishop Sunday Onuoha […]

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Flood displaces over 200 households in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2018 0

About 200 households have been displaced by flood in Rikkos community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, following heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon. Mr Al’Amin Yakubu, Head, Emergency Response Team of the community disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. Yakubu said though no life was lost, […]

Opinion

2019: Why Plateau Earnestly Desire Lalong Again

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2018 0

“We stand by Gov. Simon Bako Lalong and we call on Lalong to contest the forthcoming Governorship election”. This is one popular sound bite that is propagated by the generality of Plateau citizens across the State preparatory to the upcoming 2019 elections. It assumed a bold inscription on banners carried by women and youths in […]

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Apologize to Nigerians if involved in Plateau massacre, Gowon tells Miyetti Allah

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2018 0

Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has asked Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to apologise to Nigerians if actually the recent massacre of over 200 persons in Plateau State were retaliatory as credited to the socio-cultural organisation. Gowon stated this on Tuesday in Jos, the state capital when he […]

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STF moves to end Plateau killing, relocates to troubled zones

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2018 0

The Special Task Force (STF), code name Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), saddled with the responsibility of restoring peace in the troubled parts of Plateau, Bauchi and Southern Kaduna, has relocated its headquarter to the most vulnerable part of Plateau communities under Barkin-ladi Local Government Area. This aims at stopping the incessant Fulani herdsmen attack that […]

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Insecurity: Ethnic nationalities, others demand security submit in two weeks

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

***Say, Nigeria Drifting into Anarchy Various Nigerian Ethnic Nationalities, including Self-Determination Groups, Civil Society Organisations as well as Professional and Youth Associations converged in Lagos at the weekend to discuss the rising spate of killings across the country, especially the communal clashes, farmers/herders conflicts and attacks by bandits in

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Military taskforce embarks on show of force, assures residents’ safety

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2018 0

The multi task force in charge of security in Plateau, Bauchi and parts of southern Kaduna, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has assured Plateau State residents of their safely, following last weekend’s killing of over 100 people in parts of the state which has fueled widespread tension. Speaking yesterday after the show of force exercise around […]

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NCWS calls for calm in Plateau, other crises prone areas

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2018 0

The National President, National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Mrs Gloria Shoda, has appealed for calm and restraint in Plateau, where 86 people died in the violence that erupted in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. The police in Plateau confirmed that 86 people died in the violence that erupted on Saturday in Barkin Ladi Local […]

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US Government Reacts To Plateau Killings

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2018 0

The United States has reacted to the recent spate of killings in Plateau state. They condemned the attack and revealed that they join President Buhari to condole with the victims of the attack. The letter read:- The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of civilians and destruction of property in Nigeria’s […]

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Plateau Killings: Youths, Military Disagree Over Secret Burial For Victims

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2018 0

The burial of over 200 victims of the recent attacks in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen generated a serious controversy following allegations that security agencies want to carry out the exercise in secret. Sources said that relatives of the deceased wanted to pick the corpses for […]

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“We Lost 300 Cows” – Miyetti Allah Confirms Plateau Killings Were Retaliatory

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2018 0

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the raid by suspected herdsmen on three local governments in Plateau State were a retaliation of the loss of cows in recent times. More than 100 people were killed on Saturday night when suspected herdsmen attacked many villages in Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Jos South […]

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Angry Falz Blast President Buhari Over Plateau Massacre

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2018 0

Nigerian rapper, Falz has called blasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over the spate of killings experienced in some parts of the country. The rapper, cum actor, who recently highlighted the problems in the country in his song ‘This is Nigeria’ spoke in reaction to fresh attack in Plateau. There were reports that Plateau Police […]