In continued efforts to disrupt the activities of armed criminals within the Joint Operations Area (JOA), troops of Sector 2 (Sub-Sector 2) Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) Bokkos, conducted a raid on suspected gunrunners’ hideout on 13 November 2025 at Fashoron Village, Daffo District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau...
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A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Shades of Us, has expressed concern over the growing mental health issues affecting young people across the country. The founder of the organisation, Ramatu Ochekliye, spoke on the issue shortly after presenting a short film in Jos on Tuesday. The film, “The Dumps“, seeks to...
Berom leaders have raised fresh alarm over what they described as a prolonged genocide and deliberate land grabbing of their people by suspected Fulani militants, lamenting that over 10,000 persons have been killed and 151 communities displaced across Plateau State since 2001. The coalition, comprising the Berom Educational and...
Accountants in Plateau State have reaffirmed their commitment to integrity, transparency, and professional ethics as the bedrock of national development during the 2025 International Accounting Day celebration in Jos. The event, jointly organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria...
House of Representatives is preparing to submit a detailed report on the root causes of the Plateau crisis to President Bola Tinubu, according to the Chairman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on the Plateau Crisis, Rep. Wale Ahmed (APC–Lagos). Ahmed disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to strengthen national security and modernize the nation’s transport system, stakeholders have called for the integration of motor vehicle data into Nigeria’s security architecture. The call was made in Jos, Plateau State, during the 2025 Annual Conference of Directors and...
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has charged stakeholders of the solid mineral sector in Plateau on boosting its sectors value chain for export competitiveness. The Council gave the charge on Tuesday in Jos during its capacity building programme on developing and enhancing solid minerals value chain for export competitiveness...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to promote fairness and balanced representation in federal appointments, the Plateau North Equity Project (PNEP) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for nominating Hon. Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau North as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria....
Conference of Directors and Chief Road Traffic Officers of the Federation has warned that the lack of a harmonized motor vehicle administration system across the country is undermining national security and road safety. National Chairman of the Conference, Engr. (Sir) Paul Bepeh, stated this during a pre-conference press briefing...
A prosecution witness 2, PW2, Fasaki Olutayo Jacob in the ongoing trial of Okewole Dayo and Bishop Katung Jonas, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, narrated before Justice Sharon T. Ishaya of the Federal High Court, Jos, Plateau State, how he was allegedly defrauded of his hard-earned savings by the...
Plateau State Contributory Health Management Agency (PLASCHEMA) has validated a baseline assessment tool designed to support the take-off of a community-based health insurance scheme aimed at expanding access to healthcare across Plateau State. The two-day validation exercise, held in Jos, brought together stakeholders from the health and digital sectors...
National Orthopaedic Hospital, Jos, has commenced full-scale clinical operations with 736 patients already registered and 150 awaiting surgery marking a major milestone in specialist healthcare delivery across the North Central region. The Medical Director, Professor Icha Inalegwu Onche, disclosed this during a press briefing in Jos, describing the development...
As part of efforts to strengthen national security and bridge manpower gaps in policing, the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has announced President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval for the recruitment of 30,000 additional police constables nationwide. Egbetokun, who was represented by the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday declared that he has a mission to unite Nigerians and assured Christian Communities in Northern Nigeria of his administration’s commitment to ensuring fairness among all religions in the country. President Tinubu gave the assurance during his meeting with some Christian leaders at the...
Security was visibly heightened across Jos on Saturday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Plateau State to attend the funeral of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentewa Yilwatda. A field assessment by a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) showed heavy deployment...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to uphold unity, love, and religious tolerance as enduring values capable of fostering national cohesion and progress. He made the call on Saturday during the funeral service of Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress...
Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Naanlong Daniel Gapyil, has thrown his weight behind renewed calls for the creation of state police, describing it as a critical step toward addressing Nigeria’s worsening security crisis. In an open letter to the National Assembly dated 24th September 2025,...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has reaffirmed its resolve to bridge the gap between academic research and grassroots transformation as it hosted a two-day capacity-building workshop for artisanal and small-scale miners in Plateau State. Organised in collaboration with the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) under its Professorial Chair in Geology...
Former Member of the House of Representatives for Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos, has demanded justice for victims of the July 15, 2025, attack on Bindi in Tahos Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. He warned that continued impunity for perpetrators would only...