Jolted by the widespread killings across the country, the House of Representatives Tuesday summoned the Minister of Defense, Alhaji Aliyu Gusau, and the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, to explain the killing of over 200 people in Maru and Zurmi Local Government Areas of Zamfara State last weekend by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The […]

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr Chris Olakpe, on Tuesday honoured a Fulani leader, Alhaji Bello Lamido, for saving the life of a Berom man. Presenting the award in Jos, Olakpe said Lamido had protected the Berom man from attack by angry Fulani youths, when the man strayed into Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local […]

A family of nine was on Sunday night attacked with seven members, including a husband and wife, killed by gunmen in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau state. The Council Chairman, Barkin Ladi, Emmanuel Lomang, who on Monday said he visited the scene of the incident, confirmed the deaths via a telephone interview with […]

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 […]

The Fulani umbrella body Meyitti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria , Plateau State Chapter has come out to defend one of its leaders popularly called “Ardo” who was arrested in Mangu LGA of complexity in charges levelled against him. The association issued a statement in Jos yesterday regarding the matter. Secretary of the association, Mallam […]

Updates – Plateau LG Elections 2014 Bokkos: Reports reaching us suggest that the election in Bokkos is relatively peaceful. However there have been reports that ballot papers were not made available to voters in the entire Mushere axis and a few other areas contrued to be oppposition strongholds. Electoral registers were also copiously absent and a […]