Tag: Jos
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Buratai sccuses Plateau elders, elites of culpability in Jos violence
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has held Plateau State elders and elite culpable for stoking the incessant and repeated violent clashes and their escalation in the state. This is coming as two soldiers have been sentenced by the General Court Martial (GCM) of the 7 Division of the Nigerian…
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TNG INVESTIGATION[Day 4: Plateau bloodbath] Different strokes: For Dalo, life goes on in IDP camp
By Adebayo Animasaun The Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Geosciences, Anguldi-Zawan, Jos South LGA, and seven others scattered in the three most affected local governments in Plateau State are not just reminiscent of the traumatised in the society but also a place where one finds fun loving and very sociable souls, who often get…
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Untold tales of the 2018 Plateau bloodbath…and after
Recall Saturday, June, 23; 2018; 15 Berom communities came under heavy attack by suspected killer herdsmen, leaving on its trail over 200 deaths and a colossal humanitarian and environmental crisis. Then followed several misleading reports on the incident – the Nigeria police and community leaders gave different figures on the death toll; illustrative photos used…
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Jos Market fire: I’m devastated by the scale of losses – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday consoled victims of the Jos market fire which destroyed more than 200 shops. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said he was devastated by the scale of economic losses suffered by hard-working and ordinary Nigerians who believe in self-reliance to…
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[In pictures] Jos Terminus market on fire
Traders at Jos Terminus market on Saturday counted their losses after a midnight fire gutted the market. The chairman of Traders Association in Plateau, Alhaji Abdulrahman Yusuf, told journalists in Jos that over 270 shops with properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. Below are some of the photographs taken at the scene of the…
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Panic as fire guts Terminus Market in Jos
Traders at Jos main market on Saturday counted their losses after a midnight fire gutted the market. Alhaji Abdulrahman Yusuf, the chairman of Traders Association in Plateau, told newsmen in Jos that over 270 shops with properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed. “We have one trader in this market that lost goods worth over…
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Buhari visits Jos, promises to wipe out unemployment, hunger
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will soon address unemployment among Nigerian youth and tackle hunger in the country using agriculture. Mr. Buhari stated this on Thursday at a town hall meeting in Jos on the first day of his two-day visit to Plateau State. “We can’t overcome unemployment and hunger if we don’t eat…
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Tight security in Jos as Buhari visits Plateau
Security has been tightened up in most parts of Jos, Plateau State, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day working visit to the North-Central State. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria, who went round the city, observed heavy security presence with fierce-looking armed personnel in areas considered as flash points. TheNewsGuru learnt that armoured tanks…
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2 kids die, 98 injured in school bus accident in Jos
Two pupils of Our Lady of Fatima School, Kuru, near Jos in Plateau, lost their lives in an accident involving their school bus on Monday. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at the site of the incident, confirmed that the early…
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Plateau United defeat Rangers to top NPFL table
Plateau United FC of Jos on Wednesday defeated visiting Rangers International of Enugu 1-0 in a rescheduled Matchday 9 match of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). With the victory, the NPFL reigning champions climbed to the top of the NPFL table with 18 points. Chizoba Amafule, new signing from Abia Warriors, gave Plateau United…