July 25, 2026

PLATEAU STATE

Plateau govt cracks down on illegal construction, threatens demolition Plateau State

Plateau govt cracks down on illegal construction, threatens demolition

Bode March 12, 2024
  By CHRISTIAN LOT, Jos – Plateau State Government officials have taken decisive action against illegal developers encroaching on government land, issuing a stern warning to those responsible. The State government has made it clear that any structures built without proper approval will be demolished at the expense of...
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Command Secondary School Jos pledges commitment to students’ growth and development

Bode March 10, 2024
  By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The management of Command Secondary School Jos in Plateau State has reaffirmed its dedication to the growth and development of students by pledging to prioritize the desires of parents without compromise. Lieutenant Colonel OA Oduyemi made this commitment during the school’s 41st Annual...
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Plateau set to tackle malaria with 2.9 million insecticide-treated nets 20240304 152651 scaled

Plateau set to tackle malaria with 2.9 million insecticide-treated nets

Bode March 4, 2024
  By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In an effort to combat malaria, Plateau State is set to distribute over 2.9 million insecticide-treated nets across its 17 Local Government Areas. The initiative, a collaboration between the global health supply chain, Breakthrough Action Nigeria, the State Malaria Elimination Program, and the...
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Workers stage peaceful protest in Plateau over economic hardship NLC protesters

Workers stage peaceful protest in Plateau over economic hardship

Bode February 27, 2024
  Workers came out in their numbers in Plateau to peacefully protest against the prevailing economic hardship in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that local, state, and federal governments workers, took to the streets of Jos carrying placards with different inscriptions to express their displeasure...
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Rerun: INEC reschedules elections in 16 polling units in Plateau Inec

Rerun: INEC reschedules elections in 16 polling units in Plateau

Bode February 4, 2024
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled elections in 16 polling units in Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau because of missing ballot papers. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Plateau, Dr Oliver Agundu, said in a statement on Saturday night that the election has been rescheduled...
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PDP Governors call for state police, donate N100m to victims of Plateau attacks PDP Governors visit Plateau State

PDP Governors call for state police, donate N100m to victims of Plateau attacks

Bode February 1, 2024
  By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party( PDP ) Governor’s Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Thursday led his colleagues to condole with the government and people of Plateau state on the recent crisis in Mangu, Bokos and environs. Gov. Mohammed in condolence...
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Plateau: Protesters burn down traditional ruler’s palace over indiscriminate arrests Plateau 1

Plateau: Protesters burn down traditional ruler’s palace over indiscriminate arrests

Bode January 5, 2024
    Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent killings in the Plateau community.  They were expressing their displeasure over the arrest of some community members...
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8 suspects arrested for killing over 200 Christians in Plateau on Christmas Eve Police

8 suspects arrested for killing over 200 Christians in Plateau on Christmas Eve

Bode January 5, 2024
    Security operatives have arrested no fewer than eight suspects in connection with the onslaughts on Christmas Eve that claimed the lives of about 200 persons in some communities of Bokkos, Barkin-Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State.     The police spokesperson in the state,...
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Plateau killings: We need permanent solution and not palliatives – Sen Plang Senator Diket Plang (APC/Plateau)

Plateau killings: We need permanent solution and not palliatives – Sen Plang

Bode January 4, 2024
  Senator Diket Plang (APC/Plateau), has said that Plateau people want permanent solutions to the security challenges bedeviling the state “instead of temporary palliatives”. Diket told newsmen on Wednesday in Jos that a permanent solution would save hundreds of lives and end the bloodshed that had become the lot...
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Plateau killings beyond herder-farmer clashes, murderers want to take over Nigeria — Bishop Kukah Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

Plateau killings beyond herder-farmer clashes, murderers want to take over Nigeria — Bishop Kukah

Bode December 31, 2023
    The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, says the repeated and unending killings on the Plateau is beyond herder-farmer clashes, adding that the murderers “want their own kind of Nigeria according to their ideology”. The cleric, in a statement on Saturday, charged the government...
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