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Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN were notified of an attack on the palace of Mbra Ngwe Irigwe the paramount ruler of Irigwe land of Bassa local government area of Plateau state. The attack was carried out by Irate youths suspected to be Irigwe youth of Bassa Local Government. Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN have been […]
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN bursted another drug syndicate and recovered 315 blocks of substances suspected to be cannabis estimated to be about 6.5 million naira. The troops also recovered 1,610 Pregabalin capsule IP 300mg (NERVIGESIC) Capsules suspected to be illicit drugs without NAFDAC registration number. The substances and Pregabalin capsule were neatly concealed in […]
Former gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State, Kemi Nshe and the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Plateau State University chapter, Dr Monday Hassan, have been kidnapped.Reports stated that the gunmen invaded the house of the former gubernatorial aspirant who is also the former chairman of Shendam […]
The Police Command in Plateau says it has arrested eight of the inmates who had earlier escaped during the attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, disclosed this in a statement in Jos. It was earlier reported that gunpersons on Sunday evening invaded […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has ordered the immediate posting of CP Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyeka to Plateau State Command as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the State. New Plateau Police Commissioner, Bartholomew Nnamdi OnyekaNew Plateau Police Commissioner, Bartholomew Nnamdi OnyekaThe posting follows the redeployment […]
The last may not have been seen in the controversy playing out at the Plateau state House of Assembly as 14 out of the 24-member Assembly have held fresh plenary where they reaffirmed Hon.Abok Ayuba as Speaker. Lawmaker representing Barkin Ladi Constitiency, Peter Gyendeng who attended the plenary held outside the Assembly complex on Thursday […]
Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Jos North Local Government on Sunday to its earlier status. Under the new arrangement, the curfew will be observed from 6 pm to 6 am daily beginning from Thursday 19th August 2021. This will also apply to Bassa and Jos […]
Following the unfortunate security breach that occurred in some parts of Jos Metropolis which have led the Plateau State Government to impose a 24-hour curfew in Jos North Local Government Area, Management of the University of Jos has approved the suspension of the ongoing Second Semester Examinations for the 2019/2020 Academic Session. Consequently, all Examinations […]
The Plateau Initiative for Development and Advancement of the Natives (PIDAN) is greatly appalled by the incessant killings of people in Irigwe land in particular and Jos environs in general over the last two weeks in Plateau State. We condemn in strongest terms the attacks on law-abiding citizens by any group of persons by whatever […]
Hours after announcing dusk to dawn curfew in three Local Government Areas of Jos North, Jos South, and Bassa, Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has directed the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Jos North to contain further security threats. In the directive, the Governor said “from 2 pm of today, Sunday 15th August […]
