The airlift of the 1,300 Muslim pilgrims from Plateau to Saudi Arabia is to begin on Thursday, September 18, an official said in Jos. The Executive Secretary of the Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Salisu Musa, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the pilgrims would be lifted in segments. Musa said […]

Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Tuesday night raided three communities in Sanga Local Government Area, in the Southern part of Kaduna State, killing no fewer than 32 villagers. The attackers, it was learnt, also killed a soldier and injured four others in an ambush. The Vice Chairman of Sanga LGA, Mr. Bulus Mande, […]

News making round the Nigerian Cyberspace suggests that President Goodluck Jonathan, may have finalised his list of National honours for 2014. Amongst receipients of the honours are several high profile Nigerians including Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state. Also selected are all service chiefs of military establishments in Nigeria. Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state has […]

The Chief Whip of the Plateau State House of Assembly and member representing Kanke ‎constituency has formally declared his intention to contest for the seat of House of Representatives under Pankshin Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency in 2015. In a release made available to journalists and also posted on his Facebook page, he said thus, […]

Plateau State Government on Saturday directed traders at the various markets in the state to conduct monthly environmental sanitation on every last Friday of the month. Mr Sylvanus Dantoe, Commissioner for Environment, gave the directive when he monitored the monthly environmental sanitation in Jos South Local Government of the state. The commissioner said that many […]

The past Secretary of Langtang North Local Government Area, Isaac Gono, has expressed optimism that the ruling party i.e., People’s Democratic Party, will win all elective positions in the state under the leadership of Governor Jonah Jang in the forth coming elections.Gono noted that Plateau State has been a PDP state since 1999 and ruled […]

As Nigeria celebrate its 54 years of independence, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State said Nigeria would overcome the challenges the country is passing through and emerge a stronger and better nation. Jang stated this in Jos at a church service to mark the nation’s 54th Independence. According to him, what the country was going […]

PLATEAU State governor Jonah Jang looks set for a showdown with the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party after he shunned a delegation of reconciliators sent to Jos to try and reconcile the governor and his old political foes. With the 2015 elections around the corner, several former PDP members who has left the […]

Politics in Plateau is experiencing a generational shift, as youth are now getting involved in record numbers. Aside activism on social media , several youth have bitten the bullet and are taking a plunge into political waters, by aspiring for political offices. Several of these youth, whom hitherto did not […]

For honouring him with a national honour of Commander of Order of Niger , Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has pledged to deliver two million votes to ensure the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.He spoke in Abuja at the reception in his honour by the state government. An elated […]