Five people have died in a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in Plateau state.Kunden Deyin, Plateau commissioner for health, told NAN on Sunday that the state recorded 17 cases after multiple tests were conducted.Deyin said 13 people have been admitted in a hospital and are responding to treatment.The commissioner said 73 persons who had primary and secondary contacts with [...]
A Plateau high court sitting in Barkin Ladi on Wednesday sentenced Sunday Umaru, a 34-year-old dismissed solider, to death by hanging.Umaru was said to have hacked his girlfriend to death over a message found on her phone.Justice SP Gang handed down the sentence after finding Umaru guilty of killing his girlfriend, Charity Thomas, on January 23, 2016.Delivering the judgment, Gang [...]
Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, says President Muhammadu Buhari's inability to address the crowd at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Jos is nothing new.Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC, was in Jos on Saturday in continuation of his nationwide campaign for the elections.According to NAN, the Rwang Pam Township Stadium, venue of the event, was jam-packed with [...]
The Nigerian army has announced that one of its senior officers attached to the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Jos, Plateau state, may have died of Lassa fever.In a statement on Thursday, Ikechukwu Eze, acting deputy director, army public relations, said the division has taken measures to avoid the spread of the disease in the cantonment.He noted that Nuhu Angbazo, the [...]
The police command in Plateau state has declared 13 people wanted over the killing of Idris Alkali, a retired major-general.In September, Alkali was declared missing after he embarked on a trip to Bauchi but never reached his destination.Later that same month, his car was found in a pond in Dura-Du community of Jos South local government area.After an extensive search, [...]
Gunmen have kidnapped David Dongbam, a second class traditional ruler of Dorock Kingdom in Shandam local government area of Plateau.Terna Tyopev, police spokesman in Plateau, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.He said Dongbam was abducted at his residence in Shandam on Monday night.Tyopev told NAN: “Yesterday, at about 10 p.m., we received information that unknown gunmen stormed the residence [...]
Yakubu Rap, the district head of Dura, in Jos south local government, who was declared wanted by the Plateau police command, has turned himself in.Rap was declared wanted over the disappearance of Idris Alkali, a retired major general who had gone missing for weeks.Terna Tyopev, the command’s spokesman, said in a statement: "The District Head turned himself in and is [...]
Commercial activities in Jos, Plateau state capital, were temporarily suspended as residents of the state stormed the streets to protest the endless killings in the state.The protesters called for the prosecution of those behind the killings in the state.The protesters, under the aegis of ‘The Faithfu, a group of clergymen, also want owner of the pond in Dura Du, where [...]
Suspected herdsmen have killed 19 people in an attack on Ariri village in Bassa local government area of Plateau state.According to witnesses, the attackers invaded the village on Wednesday night.Women, young children and local farmers were said to have been shot to death in their sleep.Earlier on Tuesday, 14 people were killed at Jol village in Riyom local government area [...]
The University of Jos (UNIJOS) management has confirmed one student was killed in the recent attacks that rocked the city. [...]
The crisis in Jos, Plateau state capital, took a new dimension on Sunday when suspected gunmen reportedly invaded the University of Jos (UNIJOS).The violence was said to have begun from Tina area of Jos North local government area and later spread to other parts.Terna Tyopev, spokesman of the state police command, confirmed the renewed attack.The suspected gunmen were said to [...]
The Plateau state government has imposed curfew on Jos north and Jos south local government areas of the state following attacks which led to loss of lives between Thursday night and Friday morning.TheCable gathered that 14 persons were killed in the latest attacks.Gunmen were said to have invaded a community in Rukuba Road, Jos north local government area and killed [...]
Rufus Bature, secretary to Plateau state government, and Hitler Dadi, commissioner for special duties and intergovernmental relations, have resigned their appointments.Mark Longyen, senior special assistant to governor Simon Lalong on media, announced their resignations in a statement made available to NAN in Jos.According to the statement, the governor has approved their resignations to enable them to pursue their aspirations in [...]
Police on Saturday said gunmen killed two boys and rustled 70 cows in Turu village, Kuru district of Jos south local government area of Plateau.Terna Tyopev, Plateau police spokesman, confirmed the incident in an interview with NAN.He said: “Yesterday, at about 7pm, Mr Ezekiel Dalyop of Turu village in Kuru District of Jos south local government area, reported at our [...]
Emmanuel Nanle, director of press and public affairs to Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, is dead.NAN quoted family sources as saying Nanle died on Tuesday in an Indian hospital.Nanle was reportedly flown to India last Thursday when his situation could not be handled locally.Mark Longyen, senior special assistant to governor Lalong on media and publicity, confirmed the death to NAN [...]
Gunmen have killed five persons at a mining site in Gana-Ropp village of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state.Terna Tyopev, police public relations officer of the police command in the state, confirmed the incident to NAN on Wednesday.“On Tuesday at about 12:30.p.m, we received distress call from Da Gyang Pam, the village head of Gana-Ropp village in Barkin [...]
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