While presenting gift items to inmates of the Jos prison and some disabled persons at the city’s central mosque, the commissioner of water resources Mallam Idi Waziri said the Plateau state government had spent more than N42 million to purchase some items, which were distributed to the Muslim community as Eid-el-Kabir gifts. count | 23

The spokesman of the Special Task Force in Plateau State, Captain Salisu Mustapha has stated that a syndicate of 15 men and 1 woman have been arrested by STF for cow rustling activities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government areas. He said the syndicate were responsible for some of the dastard acts of […]

Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso yesterday alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan gave the 16 governors who voted for Plateau State governor Jonah Jang at last year’s Nigeria Governors’ Forum election N2 billion each. According to him, while the 16 pro-Jang governors were financially gratified to do the presidency’s bidding, the other 19 governors who […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, from effecting any leadership change in the House of Representatives. Delivering judgment, Justice Adeniyi Ademola lambasted the decampee lawmakers. He said they no longer […]

GENERAL Officers Commanding in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states have started direct supervision of operations in their areas of responsibility states, as troops comb forests in their mission to apprehend members of armed gangs and destroy their enclaves. According to a press release signed by the Director, Defence Information, Major General Chris […]

Warring communities in Plateau State have resolved to put an end to destruction of lives and property with a declaration of immediate ceasefire among the various ethnic groups. This is among other resolutions and recommendations of the peace and security committee set up by the Inspector-General of Police, looking into the remote and immediate causes […]

Former Plateau State Governor, Fidelis Tapgun, has said that he declined to contest the 1999 governorship election under the PDP in the state for the sake of unity. He then faulted insinuation making rounds that he once governed the state, saying it was during the illegal military democracy. In a chat with Royal Times, he […]

The Plateau state Governor, Da Jonah Jang has called on the press not to rely on everything they hear or are told in the name of information. He said they should as professionals investigate and get facts right before going to press. Jang was speaking over the weekend when he conducted journalists round to see […]

Coalition of students leaders in Plateau State has praised Governor, Jonah David Jang of the State for his developmental strides by taking the State to a level that no past administration has done it before. The Students further appealed to the People of the State to accept and support whoever the Governor endorses as his […]

Plateau State High Court in Barkin Ladi Local Government Council of the state presided over by Justice S.P. Gang has struck out proceedings by the Peoples Democratic Party in respect of Langtang North local government election. It would be recalled that following the conduct of Plateau State local government election on the February 25, […]