Governor Caleb Mutfwang has called on Plateau State residents to remain calm following a rumour of a bomb explosion in Jos, the state capital, on Tuesday. The rumour of an explosion on Murtala Way, near Jos Terminus, in Jos North Local Government Area caused panic among residents before the police debunked it. Despite the denial … Read more
Former Big Brother Africa housemate Karen Igho, also known as Karen, has publicly announced her intention to divorce her estranged husband, Yaroslav Rakos. The couple married at a private ceremony in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, in 2014 after a nine-year relationship; the union, fraught with challenges, produced two children in 2015 and 2017. In a … Read more
Ten underaged Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana for prostitution have arrived in Nigeria. The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this on Friday in a post on her X handle. Trafficking PREMIUM TIMES reported that the girls were filmed recently narrating how they were trafficked to Ghana for … Read more
At least 10 underaged Nigerian girls have been filmed narrating how they have been trafficked to Ghana for prostitution. A video clip uploaded on X on Friday, showed the girls inside a room being interrogated by an unidentified man. The girls were aged between 15 and 18 years old, they stated in the clip. Seven of the … Read more
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed a bill to revert to the old National Anthem. The process was done in the green chamber amid opposition from lawmakers across party lines. The bill, sponsored by the House Leader Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo) and titled: “Act to Provide for the National Anthem of Nigeria, and for … Read more
At least 15 persons were reported killed on Thursday by armed men in two communities in Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State. Among the dead is a 200-level Computer Science student of Plateau State University in Bokkos. Sources informed our correspondents that the armed men attacked Tilengpat and Butura while residents were … Read more
The All Progressive Congress (APC ) in Plateau State says the vow by sacked lawmakers to return to the Plateau State House of Assembly is a call to anarchy. The 16 members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were sacked by the Court of Appeal for lack of party structure in … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has said the nation’s security challenge has improved since he assumed office. He stated this in his New Year broadcast on Monday. Mr Tinubu assumed office on 29 May 2023, about seven months ago. The president said his administration has been working silently to free captives from abductors. He said though it … Read more
The Tinubu administration will not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State get justice and the residents are safe. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance when he visited crisis-ravaged communities in Plateau State to condole with the … Read more
On Friday, 19th November, a popular Kano-based Islamic scholar, Muhammad Uthman, made certain claims about the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). AGILE is a World Bank-assisted project of the Federal Ministry of Education geared at improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls aged between 10 and 20. During a short commentary after … Read more
