No member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Plateau State would be posted to crises-ridden areas, the state’s coordinator, Abdulsalam Alhassan, has said.

The elders in all of Plateau’s 17 local councils have urged hoodlums barricading the highways, especially in Riyom council area, to halt forthwith their criminal activities to avoid turning the state into a pariah entity. They described as a disservice the vow by the people in transit not to return to the state in their…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday failed to bring witnesses to testify in the case of alleged misappropriation of state funds involving former Plateau Governor Jonah Jang.

Plateau community in Jos North Local Government area of Plateau on Monday held a town hall meeting to fashion out ways of curbing electoral violence in the area. The meeting was organised in collaboration with the “Collaborative for Violence Prevention”, a project of Search for Common Grounds Nigeria (SFCG). Its convener, Mr Adamu Ahmed, said…

Impeached Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly, Mr Peter Azi said on Wednesday that he had no regrets over his removal Azi, representing Jos North-East Constituency in the House, was unanimously removed by his colleagues in a dramatic sitting on Wednesday. He was promptly replaced with Mr Joshua Madaki from Jos East Constituency as the…

Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State have urged aggrieved members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return. The Chairman of the group and former Governor of the state, Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun, made the call after their meeting in Jos. He said this was necessary, especially now that the…

Clerics have claimed that with the incessant threats by terrorists and killings witnessed recently in the country, Jihadists are taking over Nigeria. This was disclosed yesterday at the national prayer for Nigeria and Lagos state, organised by Ministers of God Prayer Network International (MGPNI) with the theme: "Destroying Satanic Manipulation and Killings". The National President,…

The leadership of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday collectively condemned the recent killings of almost 200 people in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local governments of Plateau State and called on President Buhari to ensure the perpetrators are arrested and prosecuted. Chairman of NGF and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari stated this in Jos…

Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to all permanent representatives and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, urging them “to initiate and actively support the urgent holding of a special session of the council to address the ongoing killings by suspected herdsmen and/or unknown persons in Nigeria,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regret over the reported killings of innocent people in Plateau and vowed that his administration would not rest until the murderers and sponsors are brought to justice. The President stated this on his twitter handle; @MBuhari, on Sunday night in Abuja. He described the incident as “very painful and regrettable.’’…

Cholera is a serous infection of the bowels caused by infected water and food, which causes diarrhoea, vomiting and could lead to death, if not treated properly. Recently, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported outbreaks of cholera in Kaduna, Plateau and Adamawa States. To prevent this, health experts have warned people to stop…

The Plateau State government has said that it would reposition its sports to enhance good performance of athletes. The state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Victor Lapang said at the weekend in Jos that Governor Simon Lalong’s administration was determined to give sports a facelift in order to attract more youths to the sector.…