KILLINGS: Plateau governor orders arrest of fulani leaders, community heads

The Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong has ordered the arrest of Fulani leaders and community heads as a results of attacks in some communities. Recall that 13 persons were killed when gunmen raided Kwatas village in Bokkos local government area of the state during the weekend. The attack came about two weeks after 12 […]

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Fresh Plateau attack leaves 13 dead

Thirteen persons have been confirmed dead in an attack on Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to the plateau state police command, the gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked the village on Sunday night, killing thirteen while five others were critically injured and are receiving treatment at the general hospital, […]

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Tony Elumelu delivers paper at NIPSS, tasks policy makers on poverty reduction

Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc. has advocated entrepreneurship as a veritable solution to achieving poverty reduction in the country. Elumelu who is also the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation delivered a paper themed: “Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Africapitalism: The Role of The Private Sector In Fighting Poverty in […]

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Police I-G orders arrest of killers of Plateau monarch

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed the Deputy-Inspector-General of Police, operations, DIG Joshack Habilla, to ensure the arrest of the killers of Chief Lazarus Agaie, the traditional ruler of Bokkos in Plateau. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Force Spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Don […]

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APPALLING: Sixty-six percent of children malnourished in Plateau — Official

The Nutrition Officer for Plateau, Moses Yusuf, said on Saturday that 66 per cent of children in the state were malnourished. Mr. Yusuf made the disclosure at the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) mid-year review meeting in Jos. He explained that the figure was arrived at following the Standardised Monitoring of Relief and Transition (SMART) […]

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UK police testify against Dariye, says he is still wanted in the UK

NigerianEye A retired detective with the Metropolitan Police in London, Mr. Peter Clerk, on Monday, narrated to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Gudu, Abuja, the operations that led to the arrest of a former Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Joshua Dariye, in September 2004. Clerk was testifying before Justice Adebukola Banjoko […]

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