Barely four years after its establishment, the National Orthopedic Hospital in Jos, Plateau State, has commenced operations, offering specialised orthopaedic care to the people. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Icha Onche, disclosed this on Monday during a press conference in Jos as part of activities to formally commence its operations stating that the hospital is now open for …

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have successfully rescued Dr. Yohanna Mallo, a lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Pankshin, who was kidnapped by gunmen on March 1 in Plateau State. The rescue operation was confirmed in a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Tuesday via his X (formerly Twitter) handle. Makama stated that the operation was conducted …

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to combat illegal mining, which he says is a major factor behind the alarming rate of school dropouts in mining communities across the state. Speaking on Sunday during a church service at COCIN Headquarters Church in Jos, the governor called on community and religious leaders to support the government in …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has expressed deep sorrow and extended heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragic school building collapse in Plateau State. The unfortunate collapse of a building at Saint Academy in Jos, Plateau State, has led to a considerable number of deaths and injuries. Initially, 17 fatalities were reported, but the death toll has now increased …

Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested a woman identified as Peace John, for allegedly operating a sex trafficking ring from Nigeria to a neighbouring West African country, Ghana. The state Commissioner of Police, Olugbemi Adesina, paraded the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital on Monday. Adesina told journalists during the parade that the …

Troops of Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State have arrested 271 suspected criminals including bandits operating in various locations in the state. The Deputy Commander of Operation Safe Haven, T. Iyua, made this known on Friday while addressing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Jos He also disclosed that 110 different weapons and 1,161 ammunition were also recovered from the …

A middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, has been shot dead by gunmen who attacked his family house in the early hours of Friday in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that after shooting Gwamnati, the attackers suspected to be kidnappers went away with his wife, Blessing. Sources said that Gwamnati, who was immediately rushed to a …

The estimated number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Niger and Plateau States in 2023 alone has risen to about 548,751, figures collated on Sunday from various local and international organisations showed. It was also gathered, on Sunday, that the Federal Government, through its National Emergency Management Agency, has commenced the distribution of relief items under the Special National …

Plateau House of Assembly has approved the request by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to acquire a loan of N15 billion to settle the backlog of salary arrears of the state civil servants which amounted to N11 billion. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Moses Sule, who read the Governor’s request during plenary, said that part of the loan would also be used to …

Local government chairmen in Plateau State have declared that the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has no power to suspend them from office. On Thursday, the governor announced the suspension of all the 17 local government chairmen claiming the inability to submit accounts for their expenditures. But in a swift reaction on the next day, the council chairmen rejected the suspension …