Protesters in Plateau State held the Sunday worship service at the Old Airport roundabout in Jos, where the demonstrators have been gathering since the start of the protest on Thursday. The worship service, which was attended by Christians and Muslims, was a replica of last Friday’s jumat prayers offered by the Muslim faithful at the…

Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, Emmanuel Adesina, has cautioned against aggressiveness in the interest of peace and

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has granted pardons to 13 prison inmates. This act is based on recommendations from the Plateau State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to commemorate 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Thursday evening in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang…

Plateau State House of Assembly Speaker Gabriel Dewan says the house has passed seven bills, irrespective of some challenges facing the 10th assembly. Dewan stated this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the assembly in the last 12 months, explaining that two of the seven bills had been assented to by the governor, while…

Plateau State has lifted the curfew in Mangu Local Government Area five months after violent attacks on some communities. Governor Caleb Mutfwang's spokesperson, Gyang Bere, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. Bere said the decision to lift the order by Mutfwang was taken after "careful consultation" with the state security council, giving a…

Worried by the Presidency's procrastination in appointing a new minister from Plateau State to fill the gap created by the former Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong’s resignation and the deliberate refusal of the Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, to swear-in the remaining seven members-elect as state legislators, the Chief Executive Officer, Institute…

The police in Kaduna State have arrested a notorious bandit leader Abdulkarim Maude for kidnapping for ransom in Plateau State. Police spokesman ASP Mansir Hassan in a statement said Maude has confessed to having been involved in kidnapping for ransom, with other members from Binchim village, Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau State. According to…

A coalition of ethnic nationalities under the aegis of Atakar, Berom, Irigwe, Mwaghavwul and Ron Youths Association, in conjunction with the Coalition of Plateau Indigenous Youths, has raised the alarm over the forceful displacement and annexation of 151 indigenous hamlets, villages and communities as well as land grabbing in Plateau State by suspected bandits.

No fewer than 46 persons, including vigilante, operatives, have been killed in Zurak village, Bashar District of Wase Local Council of Plateau State, injuring others in the community.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has hit at Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state for allegedly forcing 16 of its members in the state House of Assembly to sign post-dated resignation letters as a blackmail tool to buy their utmost loyalty. APC national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka, in a statement, claimed that the…

A middle-aged man was reportedly found in a new-generation bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South in Plateau State with belts packed with what appeared to be a Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED). It was gathered that he was apprehended on May 13, 2024, when the suspect was found with an apparent bomb…

There was an attack carried out by suspected herdsmen along Ratsat Rung in Dogo Na Hawa (Gyemburuk) river on the road. Our correspondent gathered that three boys who were residents of Ratsat Rung Foron District were coming from Dogo Na Hawa (Gyemburuk) around 8:00 pm when they were attacked around Ratsat River popularly known as…