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NUC De-lists 50 Fake Universities In Nigeria – (See List)

The National Universities Commission (NUC) reveals to the public, especially parents and prospective undergraduates that the under-listed “Degree...

Plateau State Polytechnic Lecturers Call Off Strike

Plateau State Polytechnic Lecturers have pulled out of the strike action launched by the state branch of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP)....

Communal Crisis In Plateau Claims 35 Lives & Several Houses

No less than 35 people were eliminated and 15 properties burnt in a skirmish in between the Fulani and Taroh in Wase LGA of Plateau State. The event followed...

4 People Shot Dead In Plateau State By Unknown Gunmen

4 individuals were claimed to have been wiped out in Fang, Bachit Area, Riyom LGA of Plateau State on Monday evening by gunmen presumed to be Fulani herdsmen. Manager...

Youths In Jos Protest; Burn Down Council Chairman, Lawmaker, & Commisioner’s Houses

Some youth in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday burnt down the homes of a legislator, a commissioner and the council chairman. The...

Photos of Mohammed Jammal, Nigeria’s “White Youth Corper”

Many certified ‘Youth Corpers’ will certainly point out “to serve Nigeria is not by force” but this White Nigerian, Mohammed Jammal,...

Baby Murdered in Cold Blood Along with Family in Plateau

One-year-old baby, her parents and sibling were shot in cold blood by gunmen in Chaha District, Vwang, Jos South Local Government, Plateau State on...

Rocket Propelled Grenade Killed Student In Jos

An explosion rocked city of Jos on Tuesday, with an official saying a bomb detonated outside a government building while residents reported heavy weapons...

We lost over 10,000 people to Fulani attacks – Berom of Plateau

The Berom of Plateau State say they have lost over 10,000 people and property worth more than N180 billion to Fulani herdsmen since the attacks began. This was disclosed, weekend, by Chairman of the Berom Community in Abuja, Mr. Peter Gai, who told journalists in Jos that his people had always been at the receiving end of the attacks and were always having to react to...

50 Corpses Discovered In Pastor’s House In Plateau

At least 50 corpse have been discovered in the house of a pastor in Plateau State. The pastor is reported to belong to the Church of Christ in Nigeria. The...

Plateau State Gov Jang, apologises to journalists over face-off

Plateau State Governor, Mr. Jonah Jang, has tendered unreserved apologies to journalists in the state for neglecting issues of their security while carrying...

Plateau discovers fake commissioner on its payroll

The Plateau State Government has expressed frustration that its efforts to curb corruption in its public service are being thwarted by workers in the state. The...

Helicopter crash: President Jonathan mourns dead police officers

President Goodluck Jonathan’s office has issued a statement mourning the death of police officers who died this afternoon in an helicopter crash. In...

Jonathan Condemns Jos Bombing, Says His Govt Is Winning The War Against Terror

President Goodluck Jonathan has just issued a statement condoling with the victims of today’s bombing at St Finbarrs Church in Jos, saying his administration...

Little Boy found in Jos cemetery, 3 months after he disappeared in Lagos

Like every other day, one-and-a-half-year-old Michael Osarentin was woken up and prepared by his mother for another day at school at Igando, a Lagos suburb,...

8 Killed as Bombers Target Governor Jang’s Church

Governor Jonah Jang At least eight persons died Sunday following a suicide bomb attack on the headquarters of Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), Jos,...

A family of 3 wiped out by gunmen in Jos

Plateau State was on fire yesterday, as a family of three was wiped out by gunmen, who stormed their abode at Wereng, Riyom Local Government Area, Tuesday...

Jos Christians Are To Blame For The Killings – Barrister Mohammed Ishaq

Mohammed Lawal Ishaq, Secretary, Ulamah Council, Plateau State and legal adviser of the Ja’amatu Nasril Islam, JNI, in this interview accuses the Christians...

Unknown Gunmen Wipe Out A Whole Family Including Six Children In Jos

Unknown gunmen stormed a mainly Christian-dominated Jos community overnight and hacked eight members of a family to death in the latest violence to hit...

No Contact Yet With My Husband’s Kidnappers – Mikel’s Mother

The mother of Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, Mrs. Rose Obi, whose husband was kidnapped last Friday, yesterday denied reports that his kidnappers...