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A former military governor of Plateau state, Dan Suleiman is dead. He  died on Wednesday at his residence in Wuse, Abuja, at the age of 80. His daughter, Aisha, confirmed that the dead of the retired airforce officer in a statement. She said his remains had been deposited at the morgue at the NAF Hospital,…

The federal government has commenced the process of reimbursing the Plateau state for expenses incurred on the construction and rehabilitation of road projects. Minister of transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this when he visited Jos to assess the projects carried out by the state government with a view to making refunds. The Director of Press and Public…

A Kano Upper Shari’a court has convicted Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, a cleric, for blasphemy. Nasiru-Kabara was charged over alleged blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The charges were preferred against him by the Kano state government. Suraj Sa’eda, the prosecution counsel, said the defendant committed the offence on August 10, October 25, and December 20, 2019. Delivering…

Nentawe Yilwatda, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 2023, governorship election in Plateau state has congratulated Caleb Mutfwang, for his affirmation as governor of the state by the Supreme Court. Yilwatda’s legal battle against the election Mutfwang started at the election petition tribunal. The petition was dismissed at the tribunal,…

Two people have been reportedly killed in an attack by gunmen in an attack on NTV community, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State . According to The PUNCH the two victims were killed on Sunday night when the village was invaded by the gunmen believed to be fulani herdsmen. Residents of the community who…