At least six people dead as petrol tanker guts fire as a result of an accident in Jos

At least six persons have reportedly lost their lives after a tanker loaded with fuel had an accid£nt  at Bauchi Junction, along Zaria Road in Jos, the Plateau State.

Disaster as five killed, seven injured in Plateau mine collapse

Five persons have died and seven others injured when a mining pit collapsed on them in Rukku community in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. 

Pardoned Joshua Dariye thanks President Buhari for state pardon

Former Plateau governor Joshua Dariye has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for granting him state pardon.

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The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Dariye was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment over corruption charges in 2018.

Anxiety as Masquerades invade church, flog worshippers in Plateau community

There was anxiety in a community in Plateau on Sunday morning, as masquerades invaded a church in the Shikal community, Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State and disrupted service, as they flogged bewildered worshippers, destroying the church property.

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Plateau State commissioner, Abe Aku tests positive for coronavirus

Nigeria - The Plateau State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Abe Aku, has rested positive for coronavirus.

CBN office gutted by fire in Jos, Plateau State

The Jos branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Plateau State has been gutted by fire.

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CBN confirmed the incident in a Tweet on Tuesday.

Again, gunmen kill nine in Plateau community

Nigeria - Gunmen have attacked Hurra community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing nine persons and setting 33 houses ablaze.

So Despicable!!! Suspected herdsmen slaughter pregnant woman, children, others in Plateau state, raze 23 houses (SEE SAD PHOTOS)

Nigeria - At least 10 persons, including a woman who was nine months pregnant, were reportedly killed on Tuesday, April 14, when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Hwra village in Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Tragedy as four killed, six injured and homes burnt in attacks on Plateau village

Nigeria - The Guardian reports that rampaging gunmen yesterday felled four lives, injured six others and burnt several homes in Bassa council area of Plateau State.

Another tragedy as fire claims 5 members of same family in Plateau

Nigeria - An early morning fire yesterday claimed five members of the same family in Bukuru metropolis of Jos-South Local Government Area in Plateau State.

The deceased include 35-year-old Adam, his wife Maryam and their three kids; Abdul, Ibrahim and Fatima. 

Oh dear! How 250 people died in Plateau, Gombe from snake bite in 3 weeks

Nigeria - An acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in Nigeria has left 250 victims of snake bite in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe States dead.

A NAN correspondent who visited three snake treatment centres – General Hospital, Kaltungo, Ali Mega Pharmacy, Gombe and Comprehensive Medical Centre, Zamko, Plateau State, was told that snake anti-venom drugs – Echitab Plus ICP polyvalent and Echitab G monovalent – had not been supplied to the country since August, throwing the treatment centres into crisis after the last vials were used up in the first week of October.

Oh gracious! Gunmen kill 29 displaced persons in attack on Plateau IDPs camp

Nigeria - Gunmen yesterday stormed an Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in Nkiedonwhro village, Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, killing 29 inmates.

The victims were among the over 100 villagers taking refuge at the camp, a primary school.

JUST IN: Gov. Lalong imposes curfew in Jos as Hausas, Igbos clash

Nigeria - Sequel to Thursday clash between some Igbo traders and Hausas in Plateau State, the state governor Simon Lalong has imposed an indefinite curfew in Jos, the State Capital.

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Samuel Lalong, Samuel Nanle, the curfew was as result of a clash that ensued between the Igbo and Hausa communities in Jos.

Many injured as violence reportedly erupts in Jos between Hausas and Igbos

Nigeria - Information from Jos says that there is an ongoing ethnic clash between Hausa and Igbos in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
 

According to residents in the area, several people have been injured along Rwang Pam Street and Ahmadu Bello Way, areas that are said to be dominated by Igbos.

As Plateau community boils, 20 killed including baby and nursing mother

File photo: Previous Plateau attack

Nigeria - No fewer than 20 persons were killed by gunmen in a night attack on Ancha village in Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State on Thursday.

The victims included a four-month-old baby and her mother. Scores of people were also severely injured.

The deceased baby was said to be strapped to her mother’s back when she (mother) was hacked down with machetes as she ran to escape with her baby.

Fire razes female hostel at Plateau State Polytechnic

Nigeria - The female hostel of the Plateau State Polytechnic, Jos campus, was yesterday gutted by fire, destroying properties and certificates of students.

Daily Trust reports that the fire began about 9:30am as a result of gas explosion from room 18, where a female student was trying to cook noodles.

Goodness me! Man kills 8-month pregnant wife after impregnating housemaid in Plateau

Nigeria - The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, identified as Victor Dashit for allegedly strangling his eight-month pregnant wife, Irene.

The suspect carried out the act after impregnated their house-maid.

Tragedy as pregnant woman and 2 sons killed in Jos building collapse

Nigeria - A pregnant woman and two of her kids were in the early hours of Wednesday killed after six pillars recently constructed by her neighbour collapsed into her home at Layin Farin Ruwa, Rikkos community of Jos North Local Government Area.  

Daily Trust reports that the deceased, 30-year-old Hajiya Binta had died alongside her two sons: three-year-old Muhammadu Auwal and one-year-old Musa, whose lifeless bodies were dug out of the debris by neighbours.  

Pandemonium and scare as gorilla escapes Jos wildlife park, engages napping security man

Nigeria - There was a commotion at Jos wildlife Park on Monday following escape of a gorilla from its cage as a result of negligence of some staff of the park saddled with the responsibility of taking care of the animals.

A source close to the park revealed that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday when some of the attendants who had gone to feed the gorilla and other animals forgot to close the cage thus creating room for the animal to gain freedom.

Oh dear! Panic as dead man suddenly grabs brother's hand at the mortuary. Read where this happened

Nigeria - There was panic today at the mortuary  of Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos,  when the hand of the corpse of a  man being  prepared for burial suddenly grabbed  his living brother’s hand.

The incident happened as the deceased, identified as Choji Zeng, was being dressed up by his brother, in preparation for burial.