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  By Fatima Muhammad  The Plateau State chapter, Nigeria Aid group of Jama'atu Nasril Islam, NIG-JNI, has called on Nigerians to lend their humanitarian support to victims of the Mangu Local Government Area, attacks. The first aid group, in a signed statement, by its Secretary, Barr Lawal Ishaq, said the appeal became necessary considering the worsening situation at which Muslims have found themselves in the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps, which are in dire need of humanitarian support. "Following the unfortunate crisis that our Muslim brothers and sisters found themselves in Mangu town between 23rd and 24th of January 2024, which led to the killing of some and displacement or over 900 people mostly women and children and now in two emergency IDP camps created in Mangu town, and after due assessment by this organization of the camp setting and how it is being run with little or no assistance from any government at all levels, there is an urgent need to assist them....

Blueprint Newspaper 11/01/2024 The constituents of Jos North-North State Constituency, in the Plateau State House of Assembly, have applauded the  citing of a maiden primary school, in thier Filin Sukuwa community. The leadership of the Racecourse Development Association, chaired by Abdulrahman Usman, and flanked by the constituents said, despite their densely population the community is left without a single primary school for their children and other indigents pupils to attend. "We are highly appreciative of our honourable member, representing Jos North North Constituency, in person of Dr. Adamu Aliyu, who has embarked on this impactful educational project, as part of his constituency project that will not only benefit the filin Sukuwa community, but entire neighbouring communities of: ring road, zinariya and the rest," he said. Mr. Abdulrahman said it is obvious that they have been aiming for a public or government school that indigents pupils can attend, hence the interve...

 B y Fatima Muhammad - Jos The member representing Jos North -North Constituency, in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Adamu Aliyu, has protested against non acceptance of Hausa and Fulani, tribal extractions, of Jos North Local Government Area, in the ongoing police recruitment exercise, just as he appealed to the Police Service Commission, to intervene. Hon. Aliyu made the protest at the State headquarters of Nigeria Police Force, where talked with the Police Pubic Relations Officer (PPRO) of command, after observing the exercise. "I have observed with keen interest, and have found open discrimination and denial of fundamental rights of my people." "I came here, to observed how the screening exercise is been done, and I have found that my people are being rejected; the attestation letters issued by the executive chairman of Jos North Local Government Council and others by the former transition committee secretary, are being rejected," he said. According to...

  By Muhammad Tanko Shittu The All Progressives Congress (APC), Plateau State gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged the Supreme Court, to dismiss Governor Caleb Mutfwang's averment that the Court of Appeal has denied him fair hearing. Dr. Nentawe also averred that his contention was about "qualification/sponsorship," of Gov Mutfwang, and urged the Supreme Court to so hold that the PDP lacked the capacity to sponsor any candidate to contest the 2023 general election. Dr.  Yilwatda made the urge in his response to the grounds of appeal by Mutfwang, billed for adoption before the Supreme Court, Tuesday. The Court of Appeal, Abuja division had in November, 2023, sacked Governor Caleb Mutfwang, on ground of non qualification to contest the March 2023, general election, it also declared Dr. Nantawe Yilwatda Goshwe, as the valid winner of the election. However, dissatisfied with the Court of Appeal judgement, Mutfwang filed appeal before the Supreme Court. In ...