Tag: Plateau
Insecurity remains FG’s biggest challenge – Lawan
-Demands quick implementation of PIA
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has stated that the biggest challenge faced by Nigeria is the issue of insecurity which...
Plateau Crisis: Four killed by Fulani herdsmen
At least four persons have been confirmed dead after an attack by Fulani herdsmen at Renwienku village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government...
Plateau Killing: 8 persons still missing – Sultan
The President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has alarmed security operatives that eight persons...
Cholera: NCDC records 653 deaths in 23 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 653 deaths out of 27,186 confirmed cases of Cholera as at July 25, 2021.
Although the...
COVID-19: Delta variant spreads across Nigeria
Thirty-two Delta variant cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in five states across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has...
Bandits, herdsmen kill 58 in Niger, Benue, Plateau
No fewer than 58 persons were killed in Benue, Plateau, and Niger states following violent attacks by bandits and herdsmen on villages.
Many were also...
Attacks on INEC offices are orchestrated – Yakubu
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says attacks on the Commission’s facilities may undermine capacity to organise elections...
Plateau lawmaker, son and two others die in auto crash
A member of the House of Representatives, Haruna Maitala (APC, Jos North/Bassa Constituency), his son Jafaru, a legislative aide and his driver were confirmed...
Gunmen kill 7 Fulani herdsmen in Plateau
Seven Fulani hersmen, in Bassa Council area of Plateau State, have been killed in two separate attacks by yet to be identified gunmen while rearing...
Full list of 20 private universities approved by FEC
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of additional 20 private universities across the country.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this...
