Tag: JOS
Drunk driver kills two friends in Jos
A drunk driver has reportedly killed two persons
travelling in a tricylce in Jos, Plateau State.
Othniel Anselm, a software developer, who claims to be the...
24-year-old man to die by hanging for killing stepmother
Binfa Lamde, 24, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his stepmother Kum Zwade with a machete on April 10, 2014.
Justice A.I....
14-year-old sentenced to 3 years in prison for raping girl of...
An Upper Area Court I Kasuwan Nama in Jos, Plateau State has sentenced a 14-year-old boy to three years in prison for raping a...
Plateau killings: Tambuwal expresses concern over Nigeria’s future
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Aminu Tambuwal, has commiserated with the people and government Plateau State over the latest killings by unidentified gunmen.
Fifteen...
11 killed as gunmen invade Jos community
Eleven persons have been confirmed dead after gunmen attacked Lopandet Dwei community in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State,...
Gunmen kill Plateau Speaker’s driver, one other
Unidentified gunmen on Saturday night killed Azi Magaji, the head driver to the Plateau State House of Assembly Speaker, and Edward Ankpa, a security...
Cars, buildings damaged as violent protest rocks Jos over mass killing
Jos, the capital of Plateau State was hit by violent protest on Wednesday as residents marched against the killing of over 100 people when...
Student bags 1 year imprisonment for breach of trust
A Kasuwan Nama Upper Area Court, Jos, on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old student, Dalhatu Mustapha, to one-year imprisonment for breach of trust and cheating.
The...
Tight security in Jos as Buhari visits Plateau
Security has been tightened up in most parts of Jos, Plateau State, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day working visit to the North-Central State.
Correspondents...
Police dismiss rumour of bomb scare in Jos
The Police Command in Plateau on Thursday dismissed rumour of a bomb scare at the terminus area of Jos Township.
The command’s Spokesman, ASP Terna...