President Bola Tinubu has condemned in strong terms the barbaric and cowardly attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State. The president, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, equally condemned the attacks on Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government …
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State is set for victory after Saturday’s governorship election. The Collation Officers and Electoral Officers from the 17 Local Government Areas presented their results at the capital, Jos. The opposition PDP is leading in 10 LGAs, while the ruling party, the All Progressives …
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A 70-year-old man, Aaron Dowang his accomplice and some other gangs of suspected kidnappers have been nabbed by the Plateau State Police Command which also rescued the victims. The Police also arrested some suspected armed robbers and recovered stolen motorcycles and a tricycle from the suspected criminal. The State Police …
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Eight persons have died while two others sustained injuries following an auto crash in Plateau State on Saturday. The state Public Enlightenment Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Peter Longsan, confirmed the death of the crash victims to The PUNCH in Jos on Sunday. According to him, the road traffic …
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Bandits and kidnappers wreaking havoc in Plateau and Nasarawa states have been apprehended by soldiers. The Defence Headquarters made this known in a statement by its Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko, on Friday. He said the criminals were arrested by troops of Operation Whirl stroke in separate …
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The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene. “Victor is in our custody and investigation is on-going. We shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, said in Jos. He said that …
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There was panic today at the mortuary of Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos, when the corpse of a man being prepared for burial suddenly grabbed his living brother’s hand. The incident happened as the deceased, identified as Choji Zeng, was being dressed up by his brother, in preparation for burial. …
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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, has condemned the killing, on Monday, of Mr Lazarus Agai, the Saf Ron-kulere and First Class traditional ruler of Bokkos in Plateau by unknown assailants. The 76-year-old monarch, who reigned for 42 years, was attacked on his way to Bokkos after visiting his farm …
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