The Special Task Force maintaining peace in Plateau state has begun the repairs and drilling of boreholes in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the State. STF Commander, Major General Henry Ayoola stated this on Thursday at a sensitization programme towards peaceful co-existence that was organised by the task force. The commander […]

The Beroms have responded to an allegation linking them with the arrest of a Fulani leader known as Ardo. Chairman management committee of Berom Youth Moulder, Mr Rwang Dantong while responding to the umbrella body of the Fulanis, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria stated that the Fulani leader arrested with 5 skulls […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the deployment of troops to Mali to fight insurgency in the West African State of Mali. This was made possible after the Senate gave the nod for the deployment. The troops deployed will join regional forces from Economic Community of West African States to form the Africa-led international Mission […]

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 […]

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has died, his vice-president has announced. Mr Chavez had not appeared in public since he returned to Venezuela last month after cancer treatment in Cuba. An emotional Nicolas Maduro made the announcement on Tuesday evening, flanked by leading Venezuelan political and military leaders. Earlier, he said the 58-year-old Venezuelan leader had […]

The State chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Jibril Banchir, said on Wednesday that the Plateau state government was not living up to its responsibilities in terms of payment of workers’ salaries and allowances.Mr. Banchir made the plight of the workers known on Tuesday at the Rwang-Pam Township Stadium in Jos, during the ritual […]

Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang has on behalf of the 36 Governors in the country apologized to Nigerians over some of the issues raised by the Forum’s last elections. Governor Jang stated this today when he received the Peoples Democratic Party, Vice Chairman, North Central Zone, […]

One of the aspirants for the Chairmanships in Plateau state, Mr Emmanuel Jugul has described the change of date of the forth coming chairmanship elections as a ploy by the ruling party ran government to rig the elections. He made these assertions at the APGA secretariat in Jos, shortly after picking up his nomination form. […]

The United State Department will formally designate the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a “foreign terrorist organization” on Wednesday, congressional sources and others briefed on the matter said. The designation is significant because it directs U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies to block business and financial transactions with Boko Haram, which wants to […]