The Police Command in Plateau State on Friday said its operatives arrested 66 persons suspected to be members of the dreaded Sara Suka cult group who have been terrorizing residents of the state. They also recovered weapons from the suspects.…
Glo to dole out 20 houses, 24 cars in Festival of Joy promo
Globacom, the proudly Nigerian telecoms powerhouse, is giving out 20 houses, 24 brand new cars, 100 generators, 200 sewing machines, and 1,000 rechargeable fans, amongst others in its 2022 End of Year promo. The company announced the commencement of its…
Boy stages own kidnap, demands father pay ransom (CGTN)
A 15-year-old Nigerian boy has been arrested for demanding a ransom from his father after staging his own kidnap with his friends in the central city of Jos, police said Friday. The teenager and four accomplices aged between 15 and…
Three killed, two others injured as flood ravages Plateau community (Punch)
Three persons were killed, and two others injured as flood ravaged some part of Zinaria community of Jos North local government area, Plateau State. The flood also pulled down nine houses, rendering the occupants homeless. Sani Bello, a relative of…
Leather processing centre opens in Jos (DailyTrust)
Member representing Langtang North / Langtang South federal constituency of Plateau State, Hon. Beni Lar has commissioned a leather processing centre in Jos, the state capital. At the commissioning ceremony, Lar noted that cities as Kano, Aba, and Lagos are…
Soldier dies of Lassa fever in Jos (Punch)
Major General Nuhu Angbazo, General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Nigeria Army Rukuba, has directed that Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, Plateau, be fumigated. The directive was given following the death of a non-commissioned senior officer in the cantonment from Lassa fever.…
Court sentences 14-year-old to three years in prison for rape (Nation)
An Upper Area Court I, Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Tuesday, sentenced a 14-year-old boy to three years in prison for raping a four-year-old girl. The judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced the teenager without an option to pay fine. Suleiman held…
Anenih’s death robs Nigeria of a nationalist – Lalong (DailyTrust)
Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State has commiserated with the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, the people of Edo State and the entire Anenih family over the death of the former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih.…
Jos LG polls: PDP heads to tribunal, assembles 20 lawyers (Punch)
About three weeks after the controversial local government elections in Plateau State, the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday said it had lined up 20 lawyers, including Senior Advocates of Nigeria, to challenge irregularities at the Local Government Election Appeals Tribunal.…
Mobile court convicts 37 motorists in Jos (Nation)
A mobile court conducted by the Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday convicted 37 motorists for various traffic offences in Jos. Mr Andrew Bala, the Public Education Officer of the command told the News Agency…
