Tag: Plateau State
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Gunmen kidnap mission school students in Plateau State
Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early of Thursday (today) kidnapped four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to a report by Channels Television, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity. The school is an…
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Gov. Lalong mourns death of Senator Gogwim
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed sadness over the death of a former Senator representing Plateau Central, Sati Gogwim, who died at the age of 71. Lalong, in a condolence message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, in Jos on Wednesday, described the deceased as a patriot. He said…
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BREAKING: Senator Sati Gogwim is dead
The former Senator who represented Plateau Central Senatorial District of Plateau State, Senator Sati Gogwim is dead. Senator Gogwim died on Tuesday after a protracted illness, a family source has said. Mr Williams Gogwim, a younger brother of the deceased disclosed this in Pankshin on Wednesday. “My brother has been sick since last year and…
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JUST IN: Gunmen attack former Minister of Sports in Plateau State
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed an attack by gunmen on Mr Damishi Sango, a one-time Minister of Sports and the immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Jos. Gunmen stormed the…
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Supreme Court upholds 10-year sentence on ex-Gov Dariye
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 10- year conviction on Former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye. The 10-year imprisonment was for the offence of criminal breach of trust. A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Mary Odili, in a unanimous judgment, held Dariye’s appeal in part, by setting aside the one-year sentence imposed on…
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Gov. Lalong tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Makut Macham, Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. According to Macham, the development followed COVID-19 test conducted on the governor and members of his family. He said that the governor had…
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BREAKING: Excitements as Plateau State gets first female Senator
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Nora Daduut of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Plateau South senatorial by-election held on Dec. 5. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Prof Daduut, with the victory at the by-election, becomes the first female to be elected from the State into the Senate. The…
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PDP constitutes campaign council for Plateau south senatorial by-election
The Plateau chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 96-member senatorial Campaign Council to solicit for the votes of the people of Plateau South for the senatorial by-election scheduled to hold in the zone on Oct. 31. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Sir John Akans, said in statement on Sunday…
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Why Plateau is new epicentre of coronavirus in Nigeria – PTF
Dr Sani Aliyu, Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) has said that Plateau state is now the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) hot centre as more cases are been confirmed in the state. Aliyu, who spoke at the PTF daily briefing on Monday in Abuja, said that the state was leading in confirmed cases because it…
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What couples in Jos like about the pandemic lockdown
Some couples in Jos, Plateau, have expressed what they liked most about the COVID-19 lockdown. Some of the couples, who spoke with the NAN on Friday in Jos, said that if it were possible to have a lockdown without a pandemic, it would help build healthy family relationships. Mrs Patience Davis, a mother of two…