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14 killed in Plateau state by suspected Fulani herdsmen

October 11, 2012 no comments

There was more violence and bloodshed in Riyom Local Government Area of restive Plateau state where gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen killed 14 people from three villages in the area. They were ...

Security heightened in Jos, Kaduna and Kano following Libya, Egypt att...

September 14, 2012 no comments

Security operatives have intensified patrols in flashpoint cities in the north after deadly attacks by extremists in Libya and Egypt have left four Americans dead. There are reports that fundamentali...

BlackBerry Murder: Cynthia Osokogu to be buried on September 7

August 27, 2012 no comments

Jos (NAN) – Miss Cynthia Osokogu, the victim of an Internet dating transaction, will be buried on Sept. 7 at Bebe, Ovia Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta, the family said. Cynthia, a po...

Three killed as gunmen attack village in Plateau

August 18, 2012 no comments

NAN – Three persons were killed on Friday when unknown gunmen ambushed and attacked five persons near Sho village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. A statement by the Milit...

Jos floods: 28 killed and rescue workers trapped as Shendam bridge col...

August 14, 2012 no comments

At least 28 people have been killed in Jos where flooding caused by heavy rains swept through the region on Tuesday destroying homes, bridges and farmlands. The heavy rains which started on Saturday,...

Father loses seven children in Jos floods; 38 killed, 200 homes destro...

July 24, 2012 no comments

A Jos resident, Abdulramid Useni, is grief stricken after he lost seven children in the flood that swept through Gangere, a community in the Jos North local govenrment area. “My world is finished. Wh...

Jos floods kill 16, more still missing

July 24, 2012 no comments

NAN – Sixteen persons have been confirmed dead in Gangare and other communities in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau when River Rikkos over flew its banks after a heavy downpour on...

UPDATED: Multiple rocket attacks rock Jos, 10-year-old boy killed

July 18, 2012 no comments

Multiple rocket attacks in the restive city of Jos has left residents ill at ease and claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy. Eye witnesses in the Bukuru area of Jos said an assailant dressed in red h...

Photo courtesy of Sahara Reporters - Chaos in Jos after church bombing.

Fresh explosion and gunfire in Plateau state, one young child feared d...

July 17, 2012 no comments

Fresh explosions and gunfire have been reported in Bukuru area of the Plateau state capital city of Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria said an Improvised Explosive Device was reportedly hurled on to a s...

STF evacuates troubled villages in Plateau state

July 14, 2012 no comments

NAN – The Special Task Force charged with maintaining peace in Plateau has given inhabitants of some crisis-prone villages 48 hours to vacate the settlements. A statement signed by STF spokesma...

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