Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Friday discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Jang was governor of Plateau state between 2007 to 2015. Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Justice Christy Dabup, also…
Dare devil bandits have reportedly invaded Buda Hausa community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, abducting 61 people. A member of the State House of Assembly representing Kajuru constituency, Hon. Usman Danlami Stingo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Tuesday evening. Stingo said the bandits invaded the community in the early…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has emerged winner of the rerun governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state. The rerun primary was conducted in 137 wards in 12 of the 23 Local Government Areas of the state following an appeal court judgement, challenging the election of the catholic priest…
Survivors of the recent attack that occurred in Plateau state have returned to Ondo. Over commuters traveling from Bauchi to Ondo state were killed in an attack along Rukuba road, Jos, August 14, 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the deputy governor of Plateau state, Prof. Sonni Tyoden, accompanied the survivors of…
Three miners have been reportedly shot to dead at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau states. The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Movement (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident on Sunday, adding that two people also sustained injuries. He said the incident occurred at…
Today, Thursday 27 November, scholars, activists, and citizens will gather at the University of Jos for the Frantz Fanon Centennial Conference. It is a fitting location, for Jos sits at the crossroads of memory and conflict. It holds the scars of violence that mirror the anxieties Fanon described and the aspirations he refused to surrender….
