The deceased was reportedly beaten by the soldiers stationed at Paringada Market… Soldiers attached to Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a multi-security taskforce, maintaining peace in Plateau, on Friday night allegedly beat a taxi driver, Sadik Abdullahi Karafa, to death. The deceased was reportedly beaten by the soldiers stationed at Paringada Market while returning from Mangu … Read more
The Lagos State Government has evacuated students and indigenes of the state from Jos. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has evacuated students and indigenes of the state, who were stranded in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The state government, EKOHOTBLOG reports, had received emergency calls from the students who said they were stranded … Read more
Governor Lalong has reimposed a 24-hour curfew in Jos. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has re-imposed a 24-hour curfew in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The latest development was made known via a statement by the Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Government House, Macham Makut, … Read more
Scores of residents have been feared following a fresh crisis that erupted in Plateau State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that scores of people have reportedly been killed at Yelwan Zangam community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that houses were also razed during the attack. The latest attack is coming barely … Read more
Likita reportedly disclosed that his colleagues are on their way to Jos on motorcycles A suspected arms smuggler has been apprehended in Nasarawa State. The man simply identified as Likita was caught with 52 magazines and over 200 live ammunition. A joint team of the Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) apprehended him … Read more
The Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), University of Jos chapter, Comrade Jeremiah Dalong, told newsmen in Jos on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Not less than three students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have been feared killed while two others are missing after the attack on commuters along the Rukuba road … Read more
Recall that Eko Hot Blog reported how gunmen attacked a convoy of five buses, conveying some Muslim faithful, killed 22 persons and injured 14 others in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau State has arrested 12 suspects in connection with the killings on Saturday morning at … Read more
According to report, the victims were attack while traveling from Bauchi passing through Jos to Ikare in Ondo State. Twenty-five persons have been confirmed killed and 14 others injured along the Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday. According to report, the victims were attack while traveling from Bauchi … Read more
The fracas has reportedly led to the death of scores of people A group of youths in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday clashed with Fulanis around Rukuba Road. The fracas has reportedly led to the death of scores of people. According to reports, some buses were carrying Fulanis heading towards … Read more
“Many of our members in the University of Jos and across the country have not been paid salaries from February 2020 to date. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike over the deliberate refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, to pay the salaries and … Read more
My administration will not tolerate attacks on innocent citizens – Lalong At least eight miners were killed when rampaging gunmen attacked Kuru, Jos south LGA of Plateau state. The gunmen were said to have attacked the site on Friday night and opened fire on the workers, killing eight persons while several others sustained injuries. Simon … Read more
A 15-year-old student, Bilal Ibrahim, has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing two dogs. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan at Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos delivered the judgement on Friday. The magistrates sentenced the teenager after he pleaded guilty to the offence. They … Read more
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The evening operation along Jos-Mangu road It was led by a fearless Officer, Abdulrahman Isah aka Dinyau The Police Intelligence Response Team on Sunday gunned down two suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Plateau State. The evening operation along Jos-Mangu road led by a fearless Officer, Abdulrahman Isah aka Dinyau who followed a tip-off by … Read more
The cause of Engr. Audu’s death has yet to be ascertained Former Rector, Plateau State Polytechnic, Engr. Sam Gyang Audu has been reported dead. Late Gyang, has been Commissioner for Information, Commissioner for Works and Transport, Commissioner of Housing, and General Manager, Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB). He was also Chairman, Riyom LGA, Plateau State. … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has not called off its ongoing nine-month-old strike. Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman of the University of Jos Chapter of ASUU disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Jos. According to him, the union has not signed any agreement … Read more
The headquarters of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company along Ahmadu Bello way, Jos, is on fire. Following the incident, many parts of the city have been thrown into darkness. It was gathered that the fire broke out on the top floor of the four-storey building about 6 pm on Friday. The Director, Communication and Media … Read more
According to Vanguard, the Gwafan village in Jos North local government area has been thrown into deep mourning. The community which hosts the residence of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was thrown into mourning following last Sunday’s looting at the home of the former Speaker as security agents who were … Read more
Hoodlums have reportedly invaded the resident of former speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara in Jos, Plateau state capital. According to a report by The PUNCH, the hoodlums defied the ongoing curfew imposed by the state government to also invade other buildings in search of COVID-19 palliatives. Dogara’s house was attacked about 9 … Read more
The peaceful #EndSARS protest took another turn in the city of Jos, Plateau State when hired hoodlums took to the streets attacking protesters and also causing chaos by looting and burning properties within some parts of the city. The incident caused panic which spread across the state capital as some people mistook it for the … Read more