Tag: Jos
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Fans slam Davido for failing to show up at Jos concert
Angry fans of Davido have taken to their respective social media handles to rain curses on the pop star for failing to show up at a concert in Jos, Plateau state. In the video, the angry mob were seen in groups, throwing stones at the supposed venue of the event. TheNewsGuru recalls that on Friday,…
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Police confirm collapse of two-storey building in Jos
The Plateau Police Command on Sunday confirmed the collapse of a two-storey building at Butcher Street, Terminus Market in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos that the incident occurred Sunday afternoon. Tyopev, however,…
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SEMA confirms 7 dead, 1 injured in Jos building collapse
The Plateau State Emergency Management (SEMA) said seven people had died and one other was critically injured during Monday’s building collapse in Jos. The News Agency f Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-storey building located at Butcher Lane in Jos North Local Government Area of the state belonging to one Alhaji Rufai Kabiru collapsed on…
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Police confirm three dead, seven injured in Jos building collapse
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the death of three persons with seven severely injured from the collapse of a two-storey building at Dilimi community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, confirmed the casualties to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Nollywood movie director dies while shooting film in Jos
President of Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Mr Fred Amata, on Friday, confirmed the death of Nollywood filmmaker, Ifeanyi Onyeabo, saying he died while shooting a movie in Jos. Amata said in Lagos that Onyeabo’s death was shocking and unbelievable, and had left him pondering on what may have gone wrong, NAN reports. He, however,…
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Judge apologises to lawyers over poor toilet facility in Jos High Court
Justice Daniel Longji of a Jos State High Court on Thursday apologized to lawyers over lack of functional toilet facilities it the Jos High Court premise. The Judge, apologised to Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the EFCC Prosecuting Counsel in Sen. Jonah Jang’s N6.3 billion fraud case, pleaded with the Bar to help the Judiciary in…
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Insecurity: FG, security agents advise Prince Charles, wife to cancel Jos trip – Report
UK’s Prince Charles, who is in Nigeria on the final leg of his West African tour, alongside his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has cancelled a planned trip to Jos, citing security concerns. Prince Charles had earlier scheduled a trip to Jos on the final day of his royal tour of West Africa, to…
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Gen. Alkali: Police parade 19 suspects in Jos
The Plateau Police Command has paraded 19 suspects in connection with the disappearance and death of Maj. Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd). DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command presented the suspects to journalists on Sunday in Jos. Alkali was declared missing on Sept. 3. He had left Abuja…
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Gunmen kill soldier, abduct 21-year old girl in Jos
Unidentified gunmen killed one Abdullahi S., a soldier attached to the Operation Safe Haven, a military Tasksforce maintaining peace in Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Plateau Police Command confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Tyopev said one Hafsat Gambo, a…
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Jos pond of death: Senate urges FG, security agencies to find Alkali
The Senate on Wednesday called on the federal government and security agencies to intensify effort towards finding Major General Idris M. Alkali, who has disappeared since September 4th, and whose car was found two days after draining a Jos pond that has been tagged pond of death. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Senate made the call…