Tag: Plateau
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INTERVIEW: All parties in Plateau Assembly have a symbiotic relationship – Speaker Gabriel Dewan
Rt Hon Gabriel Dewan is the Speaker of Plateau State Assembly, in this interview with the Regional Editor, North of TheNewsGuru.com, Emman Ovuakporie and other Editors, he spoke extensively on various knotty issues. Hear him: Let’s begin with the relative peace in Plateau State. Before now, Plateau used to be in the news for the…
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New boost for public education in Plateau
Recently, citizens’ confidence in public school education in Plateau State has been eroded due to factors including security challenges, incessant strike actions, poor quality of the workforce, and very low ranking in the national examination, among others. Although there is no verifiable record to measure the impacts of the challenges on education, it is generally…
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Light is not to run from darkness, says Adeboye during Plateau visit
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pst. Enoch Adeboye has insisted he will be visiting Pleateu State every year. RCCG organised its annual regional convention for 2024 in Plateau, having been suspended for seven years.
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Coal City 2024: Plateau athletes dominate half marathon in Enugu
Francis James of Plateau emerged winner of the maiden edition of Zenith Bank Coal City Half Marathon on Saturday in Enugu. James returned in a time of 1:12mins: 2 secs. to win the N1 million prize money.
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NAFDAC seals bakeries, medicine stores, water factories in Plateau
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has sealed many unregistered bakeries for operating without the agency’s approval in Plateau. In a statement on Friday, the Director North Central Zone, Mr Shaba Mohammed, also said that various water-packagin
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Military dismiss alleged shooting of civilians in Plateau by soldiers
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a special military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has dismissed the allegation that its soldiers shot innocent civilians in the recent attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of the operation denied the allegation in a statement on Monday in Jos.
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Mutfwang condemns fresh attacks on plateau communities
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has condemned the recent attacks that occured in some communities of the state, urging absolute vigilance as government works to restore the frail security infrastructure of the state. He expressed this in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPA)
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Police arrest 66 suspected cultists, 2 armed robbers in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau have arrested 66 suspected members of Sara-Suka, a cult group operating within Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Steve Yabanet, disclosed this on Friday in Jos.
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Plateau govt. confirms 6 killed, 30 injured in communal clashes
Plateau Government has confirmed six persons killed and 30 injured in communal clashes in Mikang Local Government of the state. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Musa Ashoms, who spoke with newsmen on
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Tinubu’s government inherited a worse situation than 1999 – Mutfwang
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday, blamed the current economic situation faced by Nigerians on the last administration led by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Mutfwang disclosed this during the swearing-in of 22 Special