Three men were on Tuesday arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Plateau command with 691.7 kilogrammes of cannabis. The substances was said to be carried in the truck alongside cartoons of assorted beverages. The commandant of the agency Mrs Ngozi Madubuike, told newsmen in Jos that the command monitored the vehicle from […]

He’s been condemned by other Muslim leaders, and some local imams have even refused to greet him. But Imam Daayiee Abdullah – believed to be the only openly gay imam in the Americas – is proud of his story. He was born and raised in Detroit, where his parents were Southern Baptists. At age 15, […]

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The Government of Plateau state has banned street begging and the exposure of sick persons along the streets of the state. The decision was reached after the state executive meeting that was chaired by Governor Jonah Jang in Jos the Plateau state Capital. Pastor Abraham Yiljab who is the state commissioner for information and communication […]

One tends to wonder how Mangu LGA, one of the most peaceful and productive revenue generation LGAs in Plateau state, has in a twinkle of an eye become a safe haven for armed robbers who steal, rob, brutalize, harass, fire gunshots, rape, and sometimes kill their victims.It started like a joke and has now spread […]

On 02 February 2014, the representatives of CAN, ViewPointNigeria and MOPPLAH visited Shonong –a lonely and deserted village recently attacked by Fulani herdsmen in Bachit district of Riyom LGA. The road to the village was lonely, narrow and scary. Two raging rivers had to be crossed  before arriving at the isolated village. There was no […]

A restaurant in the Nigerian state of Anambra has been shut down after the authorities reportedly found it has been selling dishes made of human meat. The police recovered at least two fresh human heads when they arrested 11 people from the restaurant including the owner, six women and four men, following a tip-off. The blood-soaked heads […]

My heart is heavy for Plateau state. I weep for our future as Plateau youths. Do we know where we are heading? Or are we lost? What world are we leaving for those to come after us? Why is it so easy for us to forget where we are coming from? Why do we take […]

The Co-ordinator of the Project Support Unit of the Millennium Development Goals in Plateau State, Mr Peter Gai has suggested that there should be an extension of the 2015 deadline for meeting the MDGs targets. The United Nations MDGs goals was set out with aims to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal […]