Mr Samuel Aguda has been appointed as the Controller in-charge of Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS). DSP Luka Ayedoo, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), announced this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. Aguda replaces Mr…
Body found in well raises tension in Jos (Guardian)
The body of a young man was found in a well at Dutse Uku community of Jos North local government area of Plateau State yesterday morning. The discovery caused heightened tension, especially after restive youths came out in their numbers…
Plateau Polytechnic’s attack: Abducted Champlain’s son regains freedom (Punch)
Barely twenty-four hours after he was kidnapped by gunmen, Kim Dido, the son of the Plateau State Polytechnic Chaplain, Reverend Andrew Dido, has regained his freedom. Kim, who is twelve years old was abducted on Wednesday night by gunmen who…
Fire guts INEC Office, destroys election material (Guardian)
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Qua’an Pan Local Government area in Plateau State on Saturday night gutted by fire. This is coming less than a week to the 2019 presidential election. Osaretin Imahiyereobo, Plateau State INEC…
24-year-old man to die by hanging for beating mother to death (Guardian)
A High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau state Monday sentenced Godwin Banchir to death by hanging for beating his 65-year-old mother to death for not responding to his greetings. Justice Daniel Longji, handed down the sentence as he found Banchir,…
Police nab five kidnap suspects, rescue 115 rustled cows in Plateau (Punch)
Five persons suspected to be kidnappers have been arrested by the police in Plateau state. Three of the suspects identified as Abba Sa’eed, Kabiru and Abdullahi Kabiru were said to have abducted a six-year-old boy named Aliyu Aminu at the…
Marauders will soon be forced out of villages forcefully annexed, says Lalong (ThisDay)
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has said that those who forcefully annexed ancestral homes and villages of Plateau people would soon be forced out. Lalong gave the warning on Tuesday in Gashish community of Barkin Ladi Local Government, when he…
Body of missing general found in a well (Guardian)
The Nigerian Army has found the body of the missing Major General Idris Alkali, in an abandoned well in Guchwet, Plateau State. Alkali, who was the immediate past chief of administration of the force was declared missing on September 3…
Buhari condemns Plateau violence, urges a return to peace
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest violence in Jos which led to the imposition of a curfew in the Plateau State capital. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba Shehu, said that in…
Hoodlums pelt Lalong’s convoy in Jos (DailyTrust)
Suspected hoodlums yesterday pelted the convoy of Plateau State governor, Simon Bako Lalong, after he visited an Internally Displaced Person’s (IDP) camp at Anguldi in Jos-South Local Government Area of the State. Daily Trust on Sunday gathered that Lalong who…