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Tuesday 19th February – The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. John-Clark Dabwan, narrowly escaped being murdered by unknown gunmen who stormed a Christian retreat he was attending in Jos. It was reliably gathered that the event went into chaos when several gunmen turned up and started looking for the speaker at the event […]

Up to 7 French nationals have been kidnapped by gunmen in Northern Cameroon, only a few miles from the Nigerian border, French President Francois Hollande has said. The president said they all belong to the same family and were seized by a “known terrorist group which is active in Northern Nigeria”. He added that the […]

The police in Lagos have said that investigation is still on-going at the site of the explosion that rocked the Festac link road in Lagos. The blast which was alleged to emanate from a car under the bridge at Amuwo Odofin exploded at noon and killed one person while injuring another. People around later identified […]

Federal pensioners in Plateau are to embark on a three-day peaceful protest over the “rot in pension administration in the country”, an official has disclosed. Mr Lucky Oyinbo, Secretary, National Union of Pensioners , told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos that the action would begin on Monday, Feb. 25. “The action […]

There was pandemonium yesterday in Jos when a soldier serving under the Special Task Force in Jos shot dead a passenger in a taxi and injured the driver. The incident occurred in the city at Anglo Jos. STF spokesman Captain Salisu Mustapha said the soldier involved has been arrested and is being interrogated at […]

An appeal has been filled by the Independent National Electoral Commission against the judgement of an Abuja High Court annulling the election of Gyang Pwajok of the People Democratic Party as the Senator representing Plateau North. Congress for Progressive Change had earlier challenged the by election conducted on the 6th October 2012 […]

The Nigerian police on Wednesday approved the redeployment of 33 police commissioners within its commands and formations across the country. The Inspector General of Police Muhammed Abubakar approved the posting. IGP Abubakar said the redeployment was done so as to reposition the force to greater efficiency and will be on-going. It also includes newly promoted […]