•Armed Fulani herdsmen Residents of two communities in Plateau State have again been thrown into mourning following coordinated attacks that left at least six people dead and several others hospitalised. The incidents, which occurred in Shonun community of Riyom Local Government Area and Hurum in Gashish District of Barkin Ladi Local Governmen...
•Gunmen Gunmen last night invaded Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed at least eight persons. Most of the victims were members of the same family, our correspondent gathered. Those killed included Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr Luck Titus Dakus, Mr Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs Hass...
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State The Plateau State government has further relaxed the curfew imposed on Jos North Local Government Area, following what it described as a relative return to calm after recent attacks in Angwan Rukuba. The adjustment, which takes effect from today Wednesday, April 8, 2026, allows residents to move freely...
•Bandits There was tension in Anguwan Rukuba, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, following a deadly shooting incident yesterday evening. It was learnt that unidentified gunmen, reportedly riding on a motorcycle, shot and killed an unspecified number of youths in the area, reports Channels TV. A resident, who spoke to our corr...
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State With barely a day remaining until the end of the 2026 Ramadan fasting season, Plateau State government has spent a whopping sum of N300 million to procure palliatives for the Muslim Ummah to enhance Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Eid-el-Fitr celebration marks the grand finale of the 30-day Ramadan fastin...
•Bandits Kanam Development Association (KADA), an umbrella body of people of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday narrated how bandits ambushed and killed soldiers and vigilantes in Wanka community, Kyaram district of the LGA. The group said 12 soldiers and eight vigilantes lost their lives during the ambush. Recall that ban...
•Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake The federal government has ordered the closure of areas covered by Mining Licence 11810 in the Wase Local Government of Plateau State. This followed the deaths of villagers allegedly mining in a pit containing gaseous emissions, reports Channels TV. According to a statement by the Ministry of...
•Lassa fever Plateau State has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever affecting seven local government areas, with 11 positive cases and four deaths recorded since December 2025. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed this during a press briefing today at the Ministry of Health in Jos, where he provided an update on the [&h...
•Gunmen Kidnappers have abducted the three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board in the early hours of today, Monday, 26 January 2026. They attacked his residence at the Rantya area of Jos, the state capital, reports Daily Independent. According to Zagazola Makama, a security and counterintelligence analyst who wr...
•Late Imam Abdullahi Imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau state, Abubakar Abdullahi, who protected 262 Christians in the area, is dead. Saleh Abubakar, a son of the Imam, confirmed his death to our correspondent today, saying his father died last night at Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, reports Daily Trust. [...
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