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Soldiers kill six suspected terrorists in Plateau

Nigeria, July 2 -- Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have killed at least six suspected terrorists and recovered locally fabricated rifles in a series of operations across Plateau State, according to... Read More


APC overturns many Benue primaries, drops Suswam, others after appeals

Nigeria, July 1 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned the results of some of its National Assembly primaries in Benue State, replacing former Governor Gabriel Suswam and several other ... Read More


Plateau adopts Dariye report, prepares fresh peace dialogue

Nigeria, July 1 -- The Plateau State Peace Committee has formally adopted the report of a subcommittee chaired by former Governor Joshua Dariye as the framework for addressing the state's persistent s... Read More


Gunmen kidnap Benue pastor, church members

Nigeria, July 1 -- A pastor and two members of his congregation have been kidnapped in Benue State, amid growing concerns over insecurity in the state. Samuel Gbinde is a pastor of the Universal Refo... Read More


12 to die by hanging as SSS secures convictions in terrorism trials

Nigeria, July 1 -- Twelve defendants have been sentenced to death by hanging while many others were handed long prison terms in terrorism and kidnapping cases prosecuted by the State Security Service ... Read More


Group, INEC take voter registration to Benue IDPs amid disenfranchisement fears

Nigeria, June 30 -- To ensure that people displaced by insecurity are not excluded from the electoral process, a disability rights organisation, TAF Africa, and the Independent National Electoral Comm... Read More


Mutfwang receives Dariye panel report, seeks broader peace dialogue

Nigeria, June 30 -- Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has received the report of the strategic committee headed by former Governor Joshua Dariye, describing it as a roadmap for addressing the stat... Read More


SSS charges ex-Plateau NBA chairman over WhatsApp post

Nigeria, June 25 -- The State Security Service (SSS) has arraigned a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Plateau State, Gabriel Tsenyen, over a WhatsApp publication alleging that ... Read More


Amnesty demands probe of mob killing of Kaduna teacher

Nigeria, June 23 -- Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation of the killing of a teacher and mother of five by a mob in Kaduna State, on Sunday. The teacher, identified as Um... Read More


Armed men kill 18 in Plateau communities

Nigeria, June 22 -- At least 18 people have been killed by armed men in Kawel and Kopkon communities in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The killers struck late Sund... Read More