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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
***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 Zamfara, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Benue, Kogi, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it arrested 27 illegal miners in Imo, Plateau, Sokoto, Kaduna and Niger between January and May. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the corps, Emmanuel Okeh, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja. Okeh said that 10 of the suspects were from Imo, five from Plateau, […]
As part of efforts to ensure inclusiveness and forestall conflict in various communities, the Plateau government has engaged women in the grassroots as critical stakeholders in its security and peace building processes. Speaking at the launch of the Local Action Plan (LAP) for Jos North Local Government Area on Tuesday in Jos, Mrs Anna Izam, […]
President of Middle Belt Arise, Comrade Samuel Odumu Okpe, has declared that Nigeria is being threaten by food crisis following the persistent and unabated killings of farmers and forceful taken over of lands by Fulani Herdsmen in the region. He noted that most farmers in Plateau, Benue, Taraba, Southern Kaduna, Kogi, Adamawa and parts of […]
Gunmen killed eight persons yesterday night in a drinking joint at Nding in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. James Danjuma, who escaped the attack, said there were 20 people at the bar. He said: “I escaped because I just stepped aside to answer a phone call. Suddenly, I heard gun shots and […]
Plateau State Government has said that it has been able to reduce the debt it met by over 50 per cent Commissioner for Information and Communicatis, Mr. Yakubu Dati, in a statement also denied that the state procured a loan of $2 billion. Dati, who was reacting to the recent allegations by the Minister of […]
Three people have been reported killed in Zangwra community of Miango district, in what residents say is yet another attack by herdsmen. The three were said to have met their death while returning home on a motorcycle while two others escaped with injuries. Those killed include one Mr. John Esije 32 years, Mr. Monday Nzwe […]
Plateau state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state has taken steps to demonstrated that it is going to manipulate the process and outcome of the planned local government election scheduled for the 17th of February this month. The opposition party accused the ruling […]
Sequel to the statement credited to Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, at the State House in Abuja Thursday, where he was quoted to have said he advised the Benue State governor not to implement the anti grazing bill, Lalong has said the media should not misquote the intent of his statement, as Benue Plateau […]
The Special Task Force in Plateau otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), MONDAY said it has arrested over 80 suspects in connection with different offences within the State and has displayed over 70 (seventy), different types of locally fabricated weapons as well as over 2,000 rounds of ammunitions recovered from hoodlums in various parts […]