Newspapers vendors in Plateau State have decried constant harassment, intimidation and seizure of newspapers by the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB). Daily Trust reports that JMDB had recently banned roadside business around Terminus Market. Malam Muhammad Sani Mahmud, a veteran…
Collapsed mining site kills 13 in Plateau
No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Dr Joshua Riti, the Chairman of the LGA, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Riti, who expressed…
Man arrested for invading Plateau bank with bomb
A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended for possessing a bomb on the premises of a bank in Dadin Kowa town in the Jos South area of Plateau State. PUNCH Online gathered that immediately it was discovered that a bomb was…
Rainstorm injures 3, damages 200 houses in Plateau
Official says three persons were injured and over 200 houses were damaged following a rainstorm in Miango District of Bassa Local Government of Plateau. Mr Nuhu Nga, Publicity Secretary of Miango Youth Development Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria…
Food crisis: Maize, sorghum prices drop as major feed producers suspend purchase
Following the decision by major animal feed producers to suspend the purchase of maize and sorghum across the country, the prices of the grains have dropped significantly across the states Daily Trust gathered that by Sunday, major markets saw a…
Bye-elections: IG restricts movement in Lagos, 25 others Saturday
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with…
Bandits kill village head, 2 others in fresh Plateau attack
Gunmen on Monday night killed the village head of Nyalun community of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau, Salisu Idris. The suspected bandits also gunned down two other residents of the community. Plateau police spokesperson DSP Alabo Alfred, who confirmed…
Gunmen kill 10 persons, injure 19 during cultural festival in Plateau
Gunmen have killed 10 persons and injured 19 others during a cultural festival in Chando Zerreci community in Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Lawrence Zango, the National Publicity Secretary, Irigwe Youth Movement, disclosed this in…
*#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian)*#EndSARS panel compensation: Lagos pays N420m, NBA faults Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Oyo, Benue for shunning payments (Punch)
#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian) An Uber driver, Adedotun was beaten, brutalized, pepper-sprayed and forcefully dragged into a black maria by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #EndSARS memorial which took place at the Lekki tollgate…
229 new cases take Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections beyond 8,000 mark
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday confirmed a total number of 229 new coronavirus cases in the country via its Twitter handle. This brings the total for Nigeria to 8,068 with 2,311 discharges and 233 deaths. According to…