The special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has said the abductors of Sum Pyem, Mr Charles Mato, have demanded N500 million ransom. Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Commander of OPSH, said this when officials of Correspondents Chapel of Plateau Council of Nigerian Union...
PLATEAU STATE
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested eight of the inmates who had earlier escaped during the attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Ogaba, disclosed this in a...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an attack on the Jos Correctional Centre by unknown gunmen on Sunday. The National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NCoS, Mr Francis Enobore, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Jos. According to Enobore,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Jos – The ancentral maiden Amok Ibaas Foron festival which is the apex cultural festival of the Ibaas Foron community in Plateau State usually hosted by the paramount ruler, Gwom Ibaas,. Da Dr Luka Pagyang Pam JP to mark his coronation anniversary will hold on 10th...
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau, Mr Chris Hassan, has urged members of the party to forgive one another and unite to reclaim power in the state in 2023. Mr. Hassan, who made the call on Friday in Jos at the Plateau North stakeholders meeting...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on ministries, departments and agencies, to study NIPSS report on how best to ensure effective policy design and implementation with a view to implementing some of its recommendations. The report titled “Getting Things Done: Strategies for Policy and Program Implementation in Nigeria” was presented...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Former Lagos Governor and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong and Joseph Din’s family over the passing of the retired army captain. Asiwaju Tinubu described the late Captain Din “as an elder statesman, prominent...