Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that Nigeria can defy its current difficulties and strive to become a great nation. Mutfwang said this at the Independence Day parade, organised by the State Government to mark Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary on Monday at Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos. “Despite the odds...
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Plateau Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr Lawandi Datti has warned youths against jungle justice and advised them to report their concerns to constituted authorities. Datti stated this when he visited the family of late Fwinbe Gofwan who gruesomely murdered by a mob in Jos on Sept. 25. It...
Residents have occupied major streets of Jos in jubilation, as the Governorship Election Tribunal, on Friday upheld the victory of Mr Caleb Mutfwang as elected governor of Plateau State. The tribunal, sitting in Jos, dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against the election of Mutfwang, of...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has approved the appointment of 136 Special Assistants. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued on Friday by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere. According to the statement, those...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has rejected the judgement of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal that gave the Plateau South Senate seat to Mr Simon Lalong. Its Chairman, Mr Chris Hassan, rejected the judgement while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. The...
The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos on Thursday dismissed the petition challenging the election of Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Simon Mwadkon (PDP/Plateau North). Justice Mohammed Mohammed, who delivered the judgement, said that the petition against the senate minority leader lacked merit and had been dismissed...
The Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, said it recovered 130 illegal weapons in the state and other areas of its joint operation. Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of Operation, disclosed this when he handed over the recovered weapons to the...
The Resident Pastor, Shepherd House Assembly International, Jos, Rev. Tajan Moltok, has urged Christians to emulate the sacrificial lifestyle of Mother Teresa. Moltok gave the advice in his sermon titled ”Living a Life of Impact” on Sunday in Jos . He explained that Mother Teresa, an Albanian-Indian...
Mrs Martha Paul, a 60-year-old resident of Tudun Wada Community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, has decried the rising intake of local dry gin, popularly known as “Goskolo”, among youths in Plateau. Martha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos that the...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has chided Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue for attending the remembrance mass of the son of the President of Appeal Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem in Jos. The PDP said this in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom on Sunday in...
The Federal Government has given the Plateau State Government an order to prosecute perpetrators of attacks on the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Samuel Jatau, made this known while addressing newsmen shortly after the State Security Council meeting on Wednesday at Government House Jos. The...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, have arrested 1,000 cows and sheep grazing on farmlands in Mangu LGA of the state. The Spokesman of OPSH, Capt. James Oya, confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau State. The President in a statement on Tuesday by his media aide, Dele Alake, condemned in strong terms the most recent internecine killings in Mangu Local...
Gov. Caleb Mutfwtang of Plateau has appealed for calm in the state on its recent inauguration of interim transition chairmen in its 17 local government areas. The governor made the call in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere on Thursday in...
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr Nnamdi Onyeka has said that more security personnel would be deployed to crisis areas in the state. The Commissioner disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the end of the State Security Council meeting presided by Gov. Caleb Muftwang, on Wednesday in Jos....
Suspected gunmen have killed Rev. Nichodemus Kim of the Church of Christ in Nation (COCIN) and 20 others in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau. The pastor was killed at Gana-Ropp community of Barkin Ladi, while others were wasted in Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwtang, has disclosed that the state government is owing its workers about N11 billion in salary arrears. The governor said this at a town hall meeting organised by the Plateau Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC) in Jos on Monday. The meeting with the theme: ‘ Unpacking...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwtang has approved the appointment of retired Brig. Gen. Gakji Shipi as his Special Adviser, Security and Homeland Safety. The Governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued by The Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere, on...
Gov. Caleb Mutfwtang of Plateau has sworn in Interim Transition Committee chairmen for its 17 local government Areas at Government House Jos. The governor represented by his Deputy Mrs Josephine Piyo during the ceremony on Saturday said that the exercise was necessary to ensure that no vacuum existed in his...
Mr Caleb Mutfwtang has been sworn in as the sixth democratically elected governor of Plateau at Rwang Pam Stadium Jos. Chief Judge of Plateau David Mann administered the oath of office shortly after Mrs Josephine Piyo has taken her oath as Deputy Governor. In his acceptance speech, Mutfwang promised...