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Plateau State Sees Malaria Decline After Reaching One Million Children with Preventive Treatment

Kingsley Chukwu14 hours ago01 mins

A mass malaria prevention campaign in Nigeria’s Plateau State has reached more than one million children, helping to drive down infection rates, health officials said. The Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) programme distributes Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine with Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five during peak transmission seasons. Officials say the intervention has cut malaria prevalence from 18.8 per…

9 Arraigned Over Terror Attacks In Benue, Plateau

Kingsley Chukwu15 hours ago01 mins

Nine men accused of complicity in the June attacks that killed and displaced residents in Yelwata, Benue State, and parts of Plateau, were on Wednesday arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects were charged separately with terrorism-related offences, unlawful possession of firearms, and assisting violent…

Catholic Bishop Donates Foodstuff, Others To 80 Displaced Households In Plateau

Kingsley Chukwu2 weeks ago03 mins

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Mathew Audu, has donated foodstuff and other items to 80 households displaced by the recent attacks in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Presenting the the items to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Riyom, Audu commiserated with those who lost their loved ones in the incident. He…

Plateau Relatively Safer Than Other North-Central States – Gov Mutfwang

Kingsley Chukwu1 month ago03 mins

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has said that the security situation in the state is milder compared to other parts of the North-Central region, despite recent incidents of violence. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists on Tuesday in Jos, the governor acknowledged that the recent killings in the state were deeply concerning, but…

Group Wants MACBAN Scribe To Explain Comments On Plateau Killings

Kingsley Chukwu1 month ago02 mins

The Plateau Patriotic Front, (PPF) has called on the authorities to probe the alleged explanation by Bello Gotomo, the National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on the recent killings in plateau. The PPF made the call on Tuesday in a statement by its National Coordinator, Mani Imman, in Abuja. Gotomo while…

Plateau State Violence Claims More Lives As Peace Committee Arrives

Kingsley Chukwu2 months ago03 mins

A family of farmers came under deadly attack in Plateau State on Monday, leaving three dead and two seriously injured in an incident that coincided with a state-led initiative to address the region’s chronic insecurity. The victims were reportedly tending to their tomato farm in Te’ebbe, Miango district, when unknown assailants ambushed them. The attack…

Renewed Violence In Central Nigeria Leaves Six Dead As Clashes Escalate In Plateau State

Kingsley Chukwu3 months ago03 mins

A fresh wave of violence has claimed at least six lives in central Nigeria, as intercommunal clashes erupted in the Bassa and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State over the weekend. Among the deceased are women and children, with a further 12 people hospitalised following injuries sustained during the separate attacks, according to local…

4 Persons Killed, 2 Injured In Plateau Ambush

Kingsley Chukwu3 months ago03 mins

At least four persons have reportedly been ambushed and killed in the Uwok-Ishe community of Kakkek district of Bassa local government area of Plateau State. Also, another two were critically injured during the incident and were rushed to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention. News gathered that the ambush occurred yesterday around 7…

Plateau Pilgrim Dies In Makkah

Kingsley Chukwu3 months ago01 mins

Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau has died in Makkah. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died on Monday at the King Abdul’aziz hospital, Makkah due to complication from diabetes….

Bandits Abducts 5 Shops Owners From Local Market In Plateau

Kingsley Chukwu4 months ago02 mins

A group of bandits attacked the Dogon Ruwa community in Bashar district, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, abducting five residents from their local market on Monday . According to local sources, the bandits burgled shops and business centers, carting away huge quantities of food items and medicines during the attack. News gathered that…