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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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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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has dissolved his cabinet. The decision was contained in a statement issued by Sanuel Nanle, the Director of Press and Public Affairs in Government Affairs, on Thursday morning. The sacked commissioners have been directed to hand over to the permanent secretaries in their ministries. “The Executive Governor of Plateau […]
Continue ReadingTony 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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) […]
Continue ReadingNigerianEye 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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