Plateau State
19 Jan
It has been reported that top on the legislative thinking of the House of Representatives when it reconvenes on 30 January is the issue of security and the concomitant imperative of the establishment of state police.
10 Jan
Just days before the gruesome Christmas eve terrorist attack on 25 communities in three local government areas in Plateau State where more than 200 people were killed, it is instructive that the Federal Government promised to end terrorism, including insurgency, and other criminalities this year.
10 Jan
Security is, and ought to be, everybody’s business because the converse, insecurity, and terrorism, imperils life, and poses an existential threat to societal order, and wellbeing.
10 Jan
Plateau State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Oliver Agundu, has told the Commissioner of Police (CP), Okoro Alawari, that next month’s by-election in the state has heightened security concerns.
9 Jan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on an appeal filed by Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State seeking to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal which nullified his election. A five-member panel headed by Justice John Okoro upon hearing the arguments of parties in the matter stated that the date for…
9 Jan
The Federal Government on Monday opened an online humanitarian job application for residents of Plateau state. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in a statement said it is for the communities in Plateau where people were recently killed by armed bandits. "For avoidance of doubt, this is a temporal humanitarian aid worker job…
7 Jan
The unrelenting massacre of Nigerians in the Middle-Belt States, particularly the most recent that took place on 23rd to 25th December 2023, has shown without any doubt that the government and security forces have failed in their responsibility as stated in Section 14(b) of the 1999 Constitution...
5 Jan
Police have arrested eight suspects in connection with the killing of about 200 persons, in some communities of Bokkos, Barkin-Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State on Christmas Eve. Plateau Police spokesperson, Alfred Alabo, said on Thursday that the suspects were arrested at different locations. “Concerning the Inspector General of Police’s deployment, we…
3 Jan
A security expert, Col Hassan Stan- labo (rtd) said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yet to exhibit the political will to tackle the spate of insecurity in the country. Speaking on Arise TV Morning Show, he argued that not much has changed in the country on the issue since President Tinubu assumed the mantle of…
2 Jan
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has declared a one-week of mourning over the recent attacks in the North-Central State. Over 150 persons lost their lives and many were injured in separate attacks in the state in the last two weeks. Declaring the one-week mourning period in his New Year broadcast, Mutfwang told residents of the…
1 Jan
An elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, calling for restructuring of the country.
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