The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), says it has put stringent measures in place to tackle the security challenges confronting Plateau. Mr Maurice Dankwambo, the Aassistant Inspector General (AIG) incharge of Zone 4, said this when he visited Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday in Jos. Dankwambo said he was in Plateau on the directives of Mr…
Dr Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health says the state has recorded 11 confirmed cases of cholera, five deaths, and 53 suspected cases . Baamlong, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Jos said the confirmed and suspected cases were reported in Pushit, Mangu 1 and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government Area…
The Plateau Advocates for Peaceful Co-existence, has warned a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, against demarketing the state and discouraging visitors, investors and residents from carrying out lawful social and economic activities. The warning is contained in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Bulus Ayuba, made available to the News Agency of…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says that the State Government has spent more N16 billion on pension and gratuity of retirees in the last three years. Mutfwang disclosed this during a special thanksgiving organised to commemorate three years of his administration on Sunday in Jos. The governor, who insisted that he came into politics to…
President Bola Tinubu has challenged Plateau leaders to review past White Papers on security crises and propose implementable resolutions to end recurring violence. Tinubu gave the charge on Wednesday during a meeting with a 32-member delegation from Plateau at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president also approved N2 billion relief support for victims of the…
No fewer than four traders have been feared killed on Monday when gunmen ambushed a group of six shoe sellers travelling from Gangare, Jos North to Pankshin LGA for business transaction. News gathered that the victims were attacked by the gunmen before reaching Mangu Hale in Mangu LGA. The killing of the traders raised tensions…
The Plateau Government has affirmed the availability of free Echitab Polyvalent Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) in designated health facilities across the state. Mr Kim Bot, Executive Secretary (ES), Plateau State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency (PS-DMCMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Jos. Bot, who is a pharmacist, said snakebite is a medical emergency, and as such, no life…
Justice David Mann of the Plateau State High Court 1 in Jos on Tuesday sentenced Sgt. Ruya Auta to death by hanging or lethal injection for the culpable homicide of Rinji Bala, a 300-level student at the University of Jos. Bala was shot on May 12, 2020, after being detained along with two friends during…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has processed 78,451 new applications in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Plateau State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Mohammed Sadiq, gave the update during a stakeholder meeting in Jos on Wednesday. The CVR began online on 18 August, with in-person registration commencing on…
A group of Peoples Democratic Party members in Plateau State on Monday staged a peaceful rally in Jos calling on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to leave the party and join the All Progressives Congress. The demonstrators, drawn from all 17 local government areas, said the political climate in both the state and the country required the…
