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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

News reaching VPN indicates that the State Security Service has paraded three suspected spies in Abuja. It was gathered that one Abdullahi Mustapha Berende was arrested for spying for Iran in Nigeria with the prospect of attacking some targets. The suspect was understood to be working in collaboration with an Iranian group to set […]

The reoccurrence of crisis on the Plateau has been blamed on the inability of those in authority to punish the perpetrators of the heinous crimes. Secretary of State Government in Plateau, Prof Shedrack Best was speaking while delivering an address at the University of Jos maiden peace seminar organised by the Centre for Conflicts Management […]

Plateau State has concluded plans to commence a project that will generate 2,000 megawatts of electricity from hydro power. The Management Committee Chairman of Bokkos LGA, Mr Zakka Akos stated that the State Government signed an agreement with a Ukrainian company to build two of the stations in Bokkos Local Government Area of the State. […]

Political moves with regards the 2015 election is already gathering momentum within the PDP, with the unanimous election of Chief Anthony Anenih as the Chairman Board of Trustees of the Party on Monday 25th February 2012.  In a congratulatory message signed by the National Publicity Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP expressed confidence that Chief […]

The Chief of Defence staff Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim has appraised the security situation in the country and commended the military for living up to expectations while advising Nigerians to be mindful of countries that may be sponsoring terrorism. The CDS said this while answering questions at the 5th edition of the International Military Sports […]

The biometric data exercise initiated by Plateau State Government to verify the actual number of staff in its civil service seems to be in disarray. Checks reveal that names of prominent civil servants in the State have been omitted from the biometric data exercise. The names of the Accountant General, State Director of treasury, some […]

Former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Danjuma on Saturday decried the security situation in the north orchestrated by the activities of the Boko Haram sect. He was speaking at the launch of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria’s N50b Phase II Development project. Former military president General Ibrahim Babangida and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad […]