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Policeman killed in Jos

C Mac March 26, 2013

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Monday 25th March 2013 – Tragedy struck again in the Northern senatorial zone of Plateau State when unknown assailants attacked and killed a police corporal who was on patrol in Ganawuri village of Riyom Local Government area, following last week’s attack during which 30 people were killed. The police corporal was reported to have […]

9 year old boy found hung on tree in Jos

C Mac March 26, 2013

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Tuesday 26th March 2013 – Reports reaching the ViewPointNigeria newsdesk suggests that a nine year old boy , was found hung on a tree along the Tudun Wada area of Jos North Local Government Council. There was no immediate explanation to the circumstances behind the death of the late school boy, but the family were […]

Angwan Rogo community brings together Muslims and Christians in Jos

C Mac March 27, 2013

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Saturday 23th March 2013 — Following the decade-long religious and ethnic crisis’s which have be-devilled Plateau State, certain areas of Jos have become no-go-areas for both Christians and Muslims. For instance Angwan Rogo which has a largely Muslim population has a reputation for maiming and killing innocent Christians and University students who enter the neighbourhood, whilst […]

Jang calls for peaceful co-existence at Easter

C Mac March 30, 2013

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Plateau state Governor Da Jonah Jang has called on citizens of Plateau to live in peace with one another. A statement signed by the director of Press Affairs Government house Jos, Mr James Mannok urged Christians to use the Easter season to focus on the teaching of Christ and live an exemplary life worth emulation. […]

Fulanis flee Plateau after reprisal attacks

C Mac April 1, 2013

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Fulani herdsmen are fleeing Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state as a result of retaliatory attacks on them. The retaliatory attacks are coming after an earlier attack by suspected Fulanis on the natives of the LGA. About 200 Fulani herdsmen mostly made up of women and children from Challa community fled the LGA […]

Tread carefully on grazing reserve bill – Gbong Gwom Jos

C Mac April 3, 2013

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The Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Gyang Buba has advised the National Assembly to tread carefully while handing the grazing reserve bill. He made the call while speaking to newsmen over the Easter period. The traditional ruler said the intended bill may cause more problems than providing solutions. Buba said “Before now, herdsmen used to live […]

Plateau CPC in disarray

C Mac April 4, 2013

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The Congress for Progressive Change Plateau State branch is in disarray following disagreements regarding the composition of a five man advisory committee on merger. A section of the party state executive have kicked against the decision and insisted that it won’t recognise it. The State publicity secretary Mr Moses Mandong, who lead the opposing […]

Ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies

C Mac April 8, 2013

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London – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in post-war British and world politics, and the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87, her spokeswoman said Monday.Thatcher served from 1979 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the “Iron Lady” for […]

Death toll rises in Wase LGA of Plateau

C Mac April 10, 2013

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Reports reaching VPN indicates that the death toll from the sectarian violence in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau has claimed close to 40 lives and valuable properties. The Special Task Force maintaining peace in the State mobilised more of its operatives to curtail the situation. Pocket of violence were reported in the hinterlands […]

Plateau Government says cattle rustling responsible for violence, calls for STF review

C Mac April 11, 2013

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The Plateau state commissioner for information Mr Abraham Yiljab has blamed the on-going crisis in the state on cattle rustling. Speaking to journalists after a Security Council meeting in Jos on Wednesday, the commissioner made reference to the communal clash in Wase and Langtang South Local Government Areas which has claimed lives and valuable properties. […]

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