plateau state

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has banned the activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ttes group, in the state. This followed Wednesday’s clash between members of the sect and some youths in Angwan Rogo area of Jos North. The youths had attacked...

The Ministry of Tourism in Plateau on Saturday said it was planning an elaborate naming ceremony for its new “Lion King Lalong” brought in from the Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in Maiduguri. The Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Peter Mwankon, told the News Agency of Nigeria,NAN, that the...

The Plateau Government has earmarked N21.5 billion for the execution of various projects in the works and transport sub-sector in 2016. The state’s Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Tamwakat Weli, said this in an interview with the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. According to her...

The female section of the Jos central Mosque has been caught by fire Eye witness say the fire was put out using five trucks of the Plateau State fire service which is located a few meters from the Mosque.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that it would prosecute under-age voters in Plateau. Dr Godwin Kwanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in the state made this known in a Stakeholders’ Forum in Jos ahead of re-run elections in the state...