Tag: Jos
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Plateau crisis: Okowa orders evacuation of Delta students from Jos
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has ordered the immediate evacuation of students of Delta origin from crisis troubled Jos, the Plateau state capital, following renewed crisis and security concerns in the North Central state. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Student’s Affairs, Comrade Jerry Ehiwario, said that the evacuation exercise commenced on…
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Attack on Ondo travellers in Jos ‘mistaken identity’ – Deputy Governor
The Plateau State government has returned undisclosed number of the surviving victims of the Jos attack to Ondo State on Friday. About 28 people were reportedly killed in the attack. The Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mr Sonni Tiyoden, disclosed this when he accompanied the survivors to the Ondo State government house in Akure. He…
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Your threats on Plateau killings empty, Northern elders tell Buhari
The Northern Elders Forum has told President Muhammadu Buhari and the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, that they have only been issuing empty threats in regard to the killings in Plateau State. The NEF spoke in a statement on Monday following another round of killing in the state, which left 23 persons dead. The attack…
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Plateau Massacre: Gov Lalong Imposes 24 hour Curfew in Jos North LGA
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, has imposed a 24-hour Curfew on Jos North Local Government, following Saturday’s attack on commuters around Jos North Local Government. A total of 23 persons were reportedly killed and 23 injured. Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs , Dr Makut Macham, on Sunday in…
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Miyetti Allah condemns killing of commuters in Jos
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the ambush and killing of commuters at Rukuba Road in Jos. Recall that criminals on Saturday, attacked a convoy of buses conveying commuters, killed 22 persons and injured scores. MACBAN, in a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, on Sunday in Jos,…
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Valentine: We prefer credit alerts to flowers, cards, chocolates, say Jos women
As the world celebrates St. Valentines Day, some women in Jos say they would prefer ”meaningful gifts” than receiving flowers, cards and chocolates, usually accepted as standard lovers’ day gifts. A survey of both married and unmarried women also indicated their preference for spending quality time at home, than going out to fancy restaurants, due…
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BREAKING: Jubilation in Jos as Boko Haram frees Rev. Polycarp Zongon [VIDEO]
Members of the Church of Christ in all Nation’s (COCIN) in Jos, the Plateau State Capital are currently in a celebration mood following the release of one of its clergy men, Reverend Polycarp Zongon by Boko Haram sect, the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reported few days ago that the clergyman…
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DHQ reacts to reports of soldiers killing four persons, dumping bodies inside pond in Jos
The Defence Headquarters has denied media reports that four persons were killed by soldiers and their bodies dumped in a pond in Jos during clampdown on looters of private properties in the state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday described such reports as malicious and mischievous. Enenche explained…
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BREAKING (Video): Tricycles, furniture, looted as hoodlums storm Dogara’s House
Hoodlums on Sunday looted the house of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, located near Jos University Teaching Hospital. It as gathered that the hoodlums defied the ongoing curfew imposed by the state government to also invade other buildings in search of COVID-19 palliatives. Dogara’s house was attacked about 9 am,…
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HAPPENING NOW: Hoodlums break into warehouse, loot COVID-19 palliatives in Jos
Hoodlums are currently looting COVID-19 palliatives in Jos, Plateau state. According to reports, the hoodlums invaded the warehouse in Bukuru, Nitel area, broke the gate and started carting away the consignments. Details Shortly…