Four women were on Wednesday paraded by the Plateau state police command for allegedly selling an eight month old baby girl amongst themselves in a serial sale that began with the baby’s grandmother. The baby’s grandmother, Mrs Kate Anwacha sold the baby for N200,000 to Eucharia Anyeagbu who in turn sold the baby girl for […]

BORNO—Unconfirmed reports reaching us suggests that sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram.A new leader, Abu Zamira Mohammed, who is the sect’s leader negotiating with the federal government has been appointed new leader by the group’s Shura […]

Plateau state Government has arrested and deported about 241 illegal aliens living in Jos. The action was made possible by the combined efforts of men of Nigerian immigration Service and the Special Task Force who raided the communities sheltering the suspects. Addressing newsmen in Jos on Saturday the State commissioner for Information, Pastor […]

Media reports reaching us indicates that the Plateau state Governor, Da. Jonah Jang may have waded into the current impasse between the President and the CBN Governor Mal. Lamido Sanusi. Speaking on Sunday, the the Governor criticised the CBN Governor over his face-off with the president. Jang –the current factional chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s […]

In another very sad development, up to 29 people have been killed in a Saturday morning attack on Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. In addition to the dead, approx. 17 others were said to have been injured in the attack, believed to have been orchestrated by suspected Fulani herdsmen. According to the head […]

Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has offered free medical services to over 5,000 citizens of Plateau State suffering from various ailments under a project tagged ‘Support President Goodluck Jonathan’ free medical outreach. Speaking recently at the premises of the Federal College of Education, Pankshin, where the outreach held, the minister stressed that the […]

A group known as the Forum of the Switzerland-based Centre for Human Development has called on Plateau residents to be on alert following the recent Nyanya bomb blast in which scores of people were killed and many others injured. The group stated that there could be a spill over effect in Plateau and warned to […]

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has re-echoed calls for the creation of State Police, to reduce crime to the bearest minimum in the society. Jang made the call during the Pulling Out parade of the Commissioner of Police in the State, Chris Olakpe, who retired after 34 years in service, held at the Rwang […]

Plateau State government has approved over N7 billion for the building of a resettlement development housing scheme at Bukuru, the headquarters of Jos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It will also embark on roads’ construction and building of bridges in parts of the state before the end of Jang’s tenure as governor. The housing […]