Jos
16 Oct
Sir: Nigeria’s seemingly unstoppable guillotine of mob justice has claimed yet another victim with the brutal killing of Mr. Fwinbe Thomas Gofwan by a mob in Jos for stealing a car he owned, by all accounts. In Nigeria, the mob that has shown itself lurking and lethal in Sokoto State, the Federal Capital Territory, as well…
28 Aug
An 86-year-old man, Joshua Deme, had reportedly been killed by armed men on his farm in Rahwol Gasa, Barkin Ladi, of Plateau State. According to the reports, the elderly man was working on his farm when he was attacked by armed men who were fleeing the area. It was gathered that the attackers tied the…
20 Apr
The 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, has organised a training on Basic Driving Course for its personnel. Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. Declaring the training open, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Ibrahim, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the…
14 Feb
Two people were on Sunday afternoon, February 12, 2023, killed at a drinking joint at kugya community in Bukuru town of Jos South Local Council of Plateau State.
3 Feb
Created close to half a century ago, so far ruled by 11 appointed military administrators and governed by five elected civilian governors, Plateau State – one of Nigeria’s 36 states located in the central part of the country – has played pivotal roles in shaping the providence of Nigeria and many Nigerians: from serving as a breeding ground for numerous professional stars to being an incubator of strategic decisions that for decades to come, will feed into the progress of Nigeria.
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Tourists choose where they visit because of unique features associated with such places. These include, culture, architecture, gastronomy, infrastructure, landscape and events, sometimes, shopping experience. According to tourism experts, these features make one destination different from the other. Jos as a destination for whites During colonial era, up to the 1990s, many identified Jos, originally…
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• IGP pledges to reposition force • Lalong launches Emblem, praises dead soldiers Four hundred and fifty-six police recruits, comprising of 400 males and 56 females, were at the Passing Out Parade ground of the Police Training School, Jos, Plateau State, for their graduation. Cadets from Plateau and Taraba states were involved in the six-month,…
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About 460 professional and amateur golfers are in Jos, Plateau State, to compete in the ongoing Governor Simon Lalong’s golf tournament. Speaking at the Lamingo Golf Club, Jos, yesterday, Captain of the Club, Rev. Father Blaise Agwom, said Lalong has been sponsoring and organising the tournament since he assumed office in 2015, adding: “This is…
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