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Imam who sheltered 300 Christians during Plateau killings dies at 92

Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- Abdullahi Abubakar, the Muslim cleric celebrated for protecting hundreds of Christians during a 2018 communal violence in Plateau State, has died. He was 92. Mr Abubakar, the chi... Read More


Former Senate minority leader defects to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- A former Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Mwadkwon represented Plateau North... Read More


Why T.Y. Danjuma withdrew N1bn defamation case against Taraba cleric

Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- A former Chief of Defence Staff, Theophilus Danjuma, has withdrawn a N1 billion defamation suit he filed against Paul Rika and his ministry, the Holiness Revival Ministry Worldwide... Read More


Senator Akwashiki's remains arrive Nigeria from India

Nigeria, Jan. 5 -- The remains of Godiya Akwashiki, the senator for the Nasarawa North District who died on Wednesday 31 December, has arrived in Nigeria from India. Mr Akwashiki died on Wednesday, a... Read More


PDP describes Governor Mutfwang's defection as 'betrayal of public mandate'

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has condemned Governor Caleb Mutfwang's decision to defect from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party desc... Read More


Fire kills six siblings in Plateau

Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- A late-night fire outbreak on Thursday claimed the lives of six siblings in Mangu town, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, plunging the community into mourning. The inci... Read More


UPDATED: Plateau Governor Mutfwang formally resigns from PDP, two weeks after 'joining' APC

Nigeria, Jan. 1 -- The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, who is seeking a second term in office, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), about two weeks after an officia... Read More


Gunmen reportedly kill seven in New Year's Eve attack on Plateau community

Nigeria, Jan. 1 -- Gunmen have killed at least seven people in a late-night attack on Bum community in Chugwi, Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, a resident's associat... Read More


Seven Nigerian journalists killed in road accident

Nigeria, Dec. 30 -- Seven Nigerian journalists on Monday died in a car crash along Biliri-Kumo road in Gombe State. The victims were returning from the wedding ceremony of a colleague in Kaltungo whe... Read More


Two dead, many injured as tanker crashes into parked vehicles in Jos

Nigeria, Dec. 29 -- Two people were confirmed dead on Sunday night after a petroleum tanker crashed into several parked vehicles near the Polo Club Roundabout in Jos North Local Government Area of Pla... Read More