Bandits are currently attacking villages of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, residents of the affected villages told Daily Trust on Sunday. According to the residents of the affected areas, the bandits have attacked Kukawa, Gyanbahu, Dungur and Keram…
Gunmen abduct another Plateau monarch
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped HRH. Da Gyang Balak Gut, the Da Gwom Rwei of Vwang District of Jos-South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Nation reports the incident is less than one month after the abduction of HRH Charles…
7 gunned down in Plateau community market
Gunmen have invaded Pinau Market in Pinau community of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing seven and injuring many villagers. Our correspondent reports that the armed men stuck while the market was bubbling with activities on Sunday evening.…
Buhari tells Jos, other warring communities to give peace a chance, shun retributive violence
The Presidency wishes to assure all citizens that as a government, the administration is on top of events and is moving ahead with force to crush the perpetrators of the recent incidents of unrest in Plateau State. Senior Special Assistant…
Lebanese sexually abusing minors for 20 years now in police net
Tension was high yesterday at the Abattoir community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State as residents, mostly women and young girls protested alleged sexual molestation of about 14 young girls in the area by a Lebanese. The alleged…
Lalong accuses striking LG workers of blackmail
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has accused striking local government workers in the state of a plan to blackmail and smear the image of his administration by waging a campaign of calumny against the government over the non-implementation of…
Three die, others injured in another collapsed building in Jos (Guardian)
Still licking the wounds from the collapsed building in Jos North local government area of Plateau State where 15 persons lost their lives recently, another building collapsed in the local government area on Monday night claiming the lives of three…
15-year-old boy stages own kidnap, demands N500,000 ransom in Plateau (Guardian)
A 15-year-old boy, Jerry Ngwe, has allegedly staged his own kidnap and demanded the sum of N500,000 as ransom. The minor, who was paraded in Jos, the Plateau State capital yesterday, told newsmen that he initiated the plan with his…
Plateau PDP suspends Chairman, Deputy over alleged diversion of campaign, IDPs funds (Guardian)
The Plateau chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has passed a vote of no confidence on its Chairman, Mr Damishi Sango, and the Deputy Chairman, Mr Amos Gombi. The party’s State Executive Council (SEC), in a meeting held in…
Gunmen kill two in fresh attack in Plateau, youth leader claims (Punch)
Two people were, on Monday, alleged to have died after a fresh attack in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen Our Correspondent in Jos gathered on Monday that the victims, identified as…