Tag: Jos
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Footballer sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for stealing
An upper Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old footballer, Chimezie Friday, to two years imprisonment for conspiracy, trespass and stealing. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, who sentenced Friday after he pleaded guilty to the offences, however, gave him an option of N80, 000 fine.…
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10 dead, 252 inmates at large in aftermath of Jos prison break
Jos prison break
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Jos prison attack: Police arrest 8 fleeing inmates
Jos prison attack: Police arrest 8 fleeing inmates
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BREAKING: Gunmen trapped inside Jos prison after attacking custodial centre
Gunmen trapped inside Jos prison after attacking custodial centre
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LG polls: Ex-lawmaker laments voter apathy in Jos North LGA
A former member of the House of Representatives that represented Jos North/Bassa constituency, Suleiman Kwande, has lamented low turnout of voters in Saturday’s Local Government election in the state. Kwande,who stated this while casting his vote at the Hill Station polling unit, however, described the election as peaceful. He urged the citizens to always come…
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Plateau crisis: Lalong relaxes curfew in Jos, Bassa
Governor of Plateau State Simon Lalong has relaxed curfews imposed on parts of the state due to insecurity.
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Buhari pleads for peace in Jos, other warring communities
President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded for peace in Jos and other warring communities, assuring all that the administration is on top of events and moving ahead with force to crush the perpetrators of the recent incidents of unrest in Plateau State. According to a statement Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari…
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Lagos State Govt. evacuates 3-week-old baby, Lagos students from Plateau
Lagos State Government has evacuated a three-week-old baby, the mother and undergraduate students of the state’s extraction studying at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), from Plateau. The evacuation became necessary following recent attacks and killings on the plateau. The first set of evacuees, comprising 64 UNIJOS students, the three-week-old-baby, and the mother, Manya Banfe, a…