How will Tinubu campaign in Plateau State?, By Abimbola Adelakun

It does not matter whether the excuse presidential aide Bayo Onanuga put up for his principal’s thoughtless remarks in Plateau State during his recent visit is true or not; the criticisms of Bola Tinubu’s goof are valid. Onanuga claimed Tinubu had to meet the attack victims of the Angwan Rukuba district of Jos North Local […]

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The Killing Fields on the Plateau, By Simon Kolawole

It has happened again. On Sunday, March 30, another round of killings was unleashed on Plateau state. Since September 2001, “Plateau state” and “killings” have so often appeared in the same sentence, usually next to each other. Different estimates suggest that over 50,000 deaths have been recorded between then and now. The September 2001 crisis […]

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Why Tinubu consoled Plateau victims at Jos airport ―Nigerian presidency

In a statement, the Nigerian presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to meet victims of the Plateau State killings at a hall adjoining the Yakubu Gowon Airport rather than driving into Jos township, citing flight restrictions and logistical constraints as the reasons for the arrangement. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, […]

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Peter Obi visits, donates N10m to victims of Plateau gunmen attacks

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has donated the sum of N10 million to the victims of the Christmas eve attacks in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau State. Obi announced the donation when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs’) camp in […]

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Plateau House of Assembly member, Henry Longs, dies

A member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Barr. Henry Soembis Longs, has passed away. Longs, who represented Pankshin South Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) died in Jos on Sunday, November 28, shortly after undergoing a surgery. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Philip Dasun, confirmed Longs’ death […]

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Atiku comes to the rescue of Bukuru IDP’s camp in Plateau (Photos)

PDP Presidential Campaign Council has issued a statement on Atiku’s stop-over at the Bukuru IDP camp in Plateau state. The statement: “The Presidential candidate of the PDP made a stop at the Bukuru IDP camp in Plateau today to commiserate with the people of Plateau whose lives have been made a living hell by killer Herdmen […]

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