By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In recognition of United Nations Day 2024, the Plateau State’s SDGs Project Coordinator, Mrs. Nanbam Esther Danjuma-Lot, has called for heightened commitment to sustainable development in the state. In a statement issued to mark the global event, Mrs. Danjuma-Lot emphasized that the day serves...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT,Jos – The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, has called for prompt and collaborative efforts to address the escalating security challenges in Plateau State. Addressing key leaders from Barkin-Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu, Riyom, and Wase local government areas during a stakeholders’ engagement at the 3 Division Auditorium in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has emphasized its capacity to significantly enhance Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through qualitative livestock production. This was revealed by the association’s National President, Dr. Moses Arokoyo, during a press briefing in Jos on Saturday ahead of NVMA’s...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in all 17 local government areas (LGAs) of Plateau State following chairmanship and councillorship elections conducted on October 9, 2024. The results were announced by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) on Thursday. During a...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s local government election in the state. Prof. Salleh Kanam, a stalwart of the party in Kanam, rejected the outcome of the election while addressing newsmen on Thursay in Dengi. He...
Voting in some areas in Jos in the Local Government Elections began early, even as there were delays due to the late arrival of officials for the chairmanship and councillorship polls. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited some polling units at Kugiya, Bukuru Lowcost,...
There is heavy presence of security personnel in Jos, as Plateau holds election across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the situation on Wednesday, reports that personnel of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Security...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos As the Plateau State Local Government Elections approach, set for October 9, 2024, the Equity International Initiative, a civil society organization committed to advancing democracy and human rights, has called for a credible and transparent electoral process. During a press conference held in Jos, Amb....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Cultural Middle-Belt Political Forum has officially endorsed all candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Local Government Elections in Plateau State, scheduled for October 9th. This endorsement was announced during a press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Labour Party has urged the Plateau State government to guarantee free, fair, and transparent local government elections scheduled for October 9, 2024. This call was made during a press conference on October 1, 2024, at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, the representative for the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam (PKK) Federal Constituency at the 10th National Assembly, has emphasized his commitment to representative democracy as a means to foster good governance and ensure accountability to the public. As the Chairman of the House...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a proactive measure to prevent the transmission of rabies, a lethal infectious disease, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has launched a mass dog vaccination campaign at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Jos, Plateau State. This initiative, part of the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Shendam Local Government Council, Dr. Kemi Nicholas Nshe, has called on residents to put aside past divisions and work together for the community’s progress. Speaking at the official launch of his campaign at the Shendam mini-stadium,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Federal College of Education in Pankshin, Plateau State, has been elevated to the Federal University of Education, accompanied by a substantial take-off grant of N10 billion. During the unveiling ceremony of the newly established university, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, the Chairman of the House...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The troops of Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State on Saturday arrested two additional gunrunners who were engaged in negotiations to sell ammunition worth N5 million in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. This development follows the arrest of five notorious gunrunners,...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in pursuance of one of its core mandate of mopping up illegal arms and ammunition in the Joint Operations Area, arrested 5 notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. The...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – At least five persons lost their lives in a recent assault by gunmen in the Mbar community of the Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State on Monday. According to a statement issued by the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, signed by its...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A total of 250 persons living with disabilities in Plateau State have received complimentary eye care services, courtesy of a collaboration between the Plateau State Government, Sight Savers International, and the Health and Developmental Support Programme. The two-day initiative, which wrapped up on Sunday,...
Gunmen on Tuesday, attacked Kwatas and Daffo communities of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau and killed seven persons. Retired Brig.-Gen. Gakji Shipi, the Special Adviser to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Jos. Gakji is also the Coordinator, Operation Rainbow, a state-owned security...
Sen. Simon Lalong (APC/Plateau South) and All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Plateau have urged President Bola Tinubu to fill the state vacant ministerial slot. The stakeholders made the appeal during the APC critical stakeholders meeting in Jos on Monday. Lalong, who is the APC leader in the state,...