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National Politics, Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 9th, 2011

As efforts are being made by the security agency to contain the crisis that broke up in Jos city following the congress of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Angwa Doki area of Bukuru in Jos south local government went on fire leading to shoot out between security men and hoodlums. Secret killings and burning […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
AS security men continue to make efforts to halt the fresh crisis that engulfed the city of Jos on Saturday, silent killings are still going on in some parts of the city while more houses were burnt in the early hours of Sunday. Nigerian Tribune learnt that after peace returned to Jos after about five […]
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Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
Izu Umunna Cultural Association, Nigeria, a Jos-based Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has warned that it will no longer fold its hands and watch the blood of innocent Igbo men and women spilled on the streets of Jos in the name of crises. The group, in a strongly worded statement signed by the President, Prof Zebulon Okoye; […]
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Gombe, Latest Politics, Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
No fewer than nine persons were killed in a fresh wave of violence that erupted in Jos, the Plateau State capital, during the ward congresses of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) at the weekend. Making the weekend bloodier, a group of masked and armed bandits walked into a beer parlour in Gombe, Gombe State, […]
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Plateau, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Jos, Plateau State capital, was again thrown into confusion as two separate incidents degenerated into violence resulting in the death of at least five people. A disagreement among members of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) over their ward congress held yesterday was said to have turned violent and was allegedly hijacked by some people who […]
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Plateau, State News, Women Politics
Friday, January 7th, 2011

The Peoples Democratic Party Chairman in Plateau State, Dr. Haruna Dabin, has declared that the defection of the Deputy Governor, Pauline Tallen and seven other governorship aspirants in the state, to other parties will not hurt the party’s electoral fortunes in this year’s poll. “They are free to go; no wise person leaves a sound […]
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Abia, Imo, Niger, Oyo, Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was at the weekend being threatened with exodus of prominent members displeased with the procedure set for the forthcoming legislative and gubernatorial primaries. As at weekend, major names exiting the party included Senators, former Governors and members of the House of Representatives with erstwhile Senate Leader, Senator Olusola Saraki; […]
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Articles, Chinedu Vincent Akuta, Columnists, Plateau, State News
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

By Chinedu Vincent Akuta, London, UK – Jan 3, 2011 – Fellow citizens, the insecurity level has deteriorated beyond the critical level. Desperate times require desperate measures. Therefore, this is the time for citizens to declare a state of emergency on both leaders and the country. The reasons are thus: Warri Bomb Blast(s): In March […]
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Latest Politics, Plateau, State News
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Of the four persons officially confirmed dead in the Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, blast on new year eve, was a pregnant woman. A soldier who had his leg amputated and a five-year old daughter, left with a fracture, were among the 26 injured during the incident. The dead pregnant woman had travelled from Jos to Abuja […]
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Saturday, January 1st, 2011
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja, shared $1billion from the Excess Crude Account. With the disbursement of the amount, the balance in the ECA account now stands at $3million. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted for only 29 minutes (11:10am and ended at about 11:39am). […]