The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Andie Udie, has warned all political parties, which are going to field candidates for the local council election slated for October 10, that religious issues should be expunged from their actions on that day. Udie said a situation where prospective candidates would ask for exclusive Muslim votes or…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed an EC-135 helicopter and an Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft along with an additional detachment of NAF Regiment personnel to Plateau State to support government’s efforts at quelling unending crises in the state, as well as restore normalcy.  In a statement, yesterday, by NAF spokesperson, Ibikunle Daramola,…

The orgy of killings continued yesterday in Plateau with the murder of 25 people in separate attacks by unknown gunmen at Ariri community in Miango town, Bassa and Barkin Ladi council areas of the state. Nineteen persons were mowed in Bassa while the rest lost their lives in Barkin Ladi. The killings in Bassa were…

The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has returned over N1 million and other items recovered at a crash scene to the affected victim in Jos. Presenting the items to the victim’s relations on Thursday, Mrs. Pat Emeordi, the sector Commander in the state, said the action was part of its tradition…

No fewer than 10 people and several homes were yesterday lost to renewed attacks in parts of Jos, the Plateau State capital. The incidents resulted from violent activities of some youths who felt cheated and wanted to take their pound of flesh. It was gathered that the situation took a frightening dimension on Monday night…

Tragedy nearly marred the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Plateau State yesterday, as restive youths killed no fewer than five persons including those on transit. The Guardian also learnt that tension pervaded the streets of Jos during the delegates’ congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. During its primaries, APC’s…

Following civil unrest in parts of Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas of Plateau, the State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the two areas. Mr Richard Tokma, the Acting Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS), announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Jos. Tokma said the decision…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said of 76 cases of monkey pox reported in 2018, 37 have been confirmed with one probable and two deaths in 15 states.

About 200 households have been displaced by flood in Rikkos community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, following heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon. Mr Al’Amin Yakubu, Head, Emergency Response Team of the community disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. Yakubu said though no life was lost,…

The Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau has lost three of its personnel in the conflict between herders and natives of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Confirming the incident, yesterday, in Jos, the Special Task Force Commander, Major General Augustine Chris Agundu said the incident that took the lives of three STF personnel…

The remains of the retired Assistant Controller-General of Prisons Nanvyat Gwali have been buried in his home town, Simchor, Plateau, Nigerian Prisons Service official has said. Mr Francis Enobore, the Public Relations Officer of the service, said in a statement issued in Abuja that said that the remains were buried amid tears on Friday. Gunmen…

Unidentified gunmen have killed Mr Azi Magaji, the head driver to the Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, and Mr Edward Ankpa, a security personnel with the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) DSP Terna Tyopev, the Plateau Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos.…