The Tim community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau has donated a N10 million police outpost to the state Police Command. The district head of Mangun, Da Job Damiyal presented the keys of the post to the Plateau state police commissioner, Mr Chris Olakpe who was represented by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr […]

Human Rights Watch has blamed the Nigerian authorities for largely ignoring sectarian clashes in the nation middle belt region that have killed over 3,000 people since 2010. The Nigerian police rejected the findings of the international watchdog that perpetrators have gone unpunished because of police inefficiency. The African Director at Human Rights Watch, Danie Bekele […]

The president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians to maintain peace and unity irrespective of their political umbrella while maintaining that political parties were only platforms to contest elections. He was speaking on Friday in Jos at the funeral service of Late Chief Solomon Lar. Jonathan said “Politicians should always consider the […]

Report from the United Nation says more than 1,200 people have been killed in Islamist-related violence in north-east Nigeria since a state of emergency was declared in May. The UN said the figure related to killings of civilians and the military by the Islamist group Boko Haram sect in the states of Adamawa, Borno […]

The Plateau state Governor Jonah Jang has expressed confidence in the Nation’s democracy and democratic rule as the most sustainable form of government in the country. The Governor released a statement on behalf of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum signed by Kassim Yakubu. He said that the progress made in the states within a little […]

Unknown gunmen struck and killed five villagers on Tuesday night in Foron village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau state. The gunmen whom villagers described as Fulani herdsmen stormed the village at about 9pm and shot the victims who were on the verge of retiring to bed. Plateau state deputy Police Public Relation […]

The Government of Plateau State has proposed an estimated budget of N228, 742,602,356.00 for the year 2014 to the State House of Assembly. Governor Jonah Jang who made the presentation described it as “Budget of Continuity and Inclusive Growth IV”. Jang said that “the budget will focus on the completion of on-going projects/programmes and the […]

The Plateau State Government yesterday said the 1000 trainees of Operation Rainbow, the state government Task Force on peace and security included youths from different ethnic and religious groups contrary to recent allegations that the selection was marred by ethnic and religious bias. Governor Jonah Jang, who spoke at the graduation ceremony of the trainees, […]

Security operatives will be deployed to search and monitor visitors at recreation centres in Plateau state during the festive period. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Task Force maintaining security in the state. The statement which was signed and released by the STF spokesman Captain Salisu Mustapha on Saturday in Jos […]