Plateau State
11 Jul 2023
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management has announced the temporary relocation of the orientation camp in Plateau State. NYSC’s spokesperson, Eddy Megwa, disclosed in a statement that the orientation camp in Plateau State has now been relocated from Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) to Jos, the capital of the state. Megwa noted that the…
11 Jul 2023
The Plateau State Government has announced a review of the previously imposed 24-hour curfew in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA). Governor Caleb Mutfwang's spokesperson, Bere Gyang, said this after the State Security Council meeting, stating that the curfew will now be in effect from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Gyang said movement within the local…
26 Jun 2023
Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, said his government will not target any ethnic group or religion in its fight against insecurity. Mutfwang made this promise on Monday while speaking on a news program on Africa Independent Television (AIT). The new governor of Plateau said this while giving updates on last Tuesday's attack in some villages…
25 Jun 2023
Following the rising spate of mining activities in some parts of Plateau, young people have abandoned their academic pursuits and have ventured into artisanal mining.
13 Jun 2023
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has congratulated the people on the occasion of the 2023 Democracy Day celebration, urging them to embrace democratic values of tolerance, respect for human rights and the rule of law.
6 Jun 2023
Suspected Fulani militiamen, on Sunday night, reportedly killed an unspecified number of residents at Ajing community, in Panyam District of Mangu Local Council, Plateau State.
6 Jun 2023
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Samuel Kwankur, has cautioned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, not to set Nigeria on fire with his utterances.
1 Jun 2023
The Plateau State House of Assembly has suspended all the Local Government Council chairmen and councillors in the 17 LGAs of the state with immediate effect. The suspension was announced by the Speaker of the House, Ayuba Abok, during the plenary session on Thursday, following a motion moved by Pirfa Tyem, the lawmaker representing the…
22 May 2023
The National President of Mwaghavul Development Association in Plateau State, Sir Joseph Gwankat, has said that no fewer than 120 people of Mangu have so far been buried as a result of the unprovoked attack unleashed on the community by Fulani mercenaries.
19 May 2023
Death toll in villages of Mangu Council of Plateau State has risen to more than 100 persons.
17 May 2023
Security operatives of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Wednesday arrested five suspects in connection with the attack on Bwai in Mangu Local Government Area of the state. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. He said that the police also…
16 May 2023
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has commiserated with victims of an overnight attack on Kubat village of Mangu Local Government Area. Lalong commiserated with the victims in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Tuesday in Jos. He expressed sadness that the attack claimed the lives of…
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