Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has condemned the recent attacks on some communities in Plateau. Obi made the condemnation when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, on Sunday in Jos. The former LP presidential candidate, who described the killings as reckless,…
40 persons were killed and about 1000 displaced in last week’s attack on Hurti, Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Maren Aradong, the Village Head of Hurti, said this when Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), led other government officials on an assessment visit to the…
The Plateau Ministry of Education has closed down two private schools in Jos for operating below minimum standard. Mr Sabastine John, the Director, Quality Assurance of the ministry, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. John identified the schools as First Academy and Niret Private School, located in Jos North and Jos South Local…
Dr Kachollom Gang, the Commissioner for Education in Plateau, has decried the increasing rate of illegal schools and hospitals in the state. Gang said this at the inauguration of an investigative panel on the proliferation of private primary and secondary schools in the state on Tuesday in Jos. The commissioner explained that the exercise was…
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. Dr Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in…
Gunmen suspected to bandits has invaded Dogon Ruwa community of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau state, and abducted husband, wife and their child to an unknown destination in the area. A reliable sources from the area also told our correspondent that two persons sustained gunshot wounds in the process . Accordion to him, the…
