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Jos

August 14, 2022

We owe Plateau civil servants only two months’ salaries: Lalong

“I want to assure all workers that efforts are being made to clear the backlog of these two months’ salary on or before the month of November this year.”

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong
August 13, 2022

Labour Party Crisis: Plateau guber candidate Margif refuses to step down

“I am not in the contest to withdraw, and the ticket of LP is not for sale,” Mr Margif declared.

Yohanna Margif
August 9, 2022

Labour Party expels Yohanna Margif over fraud allegations


The twists and turns in Plateau’s Labour Party’s affairs continue.

Yohanna Margif
August 8, 2022

Police rearrest Jos prison escapee

The commissioner said that the suspect was re-arrested at Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in April.

Commissioner of police in Plateau Bartholomew Onyeka
August 7, 2022

Labour Party’s Yohanna Margif arrested for fraud: Police 

The police said Mr Margif was arrested for issuing dud cheque to a business partner.

Yohanna Margif
August 5, 2022

Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Plateau arrested

A family source confirmed Mr Margif’s arrest but could not immediately state the reason for the arrest or which police station he was taken to.

Yohanna Margif
August 5, 2022

Plateau govt uncovers five thousand private schools operating illegally 

The government said it planned to revalidate the operating licence of all private nurseries, pre-primary, primary, junior secondary and senior secondary schools in Plateau.

Elizabeth Wapmuk
August 3, 2022

Court blocks Plateau govt’s plan to concession Jos market to Islamic bank

The market, established by former military governor Joseph Gomwalk, was gutted by fire in 2002 under suspicious circumstances.

Lalong/Terminus Market/Bagos
August 2, 2022

Plateau farmers lost N18 billion potatoes to blight: Agric Commissioner

The commissioner said 52,000 of the 150,000 hectares of land cultivated were infected with blight resulting in 2,000 farmers losing N18bn worth of potatoes.

Potato blight