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  • Flood displaces over 200 households in Plateau

    About 200 households have been displaced by flood in Rikkos community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, following heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon.

    Mr Al’Amin Yakubu, Head, Emergency Response Team of the community disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos.

    Yakubu said though no life was lost, the flood had destroyed properties and washed away valuables.

    “The flood didn’t claim lives, but because it was huge, it displaced over 200 households.

    “These households have lost all their properties and are left with nothing,” he said.

    He said that the displaced persons were currently staying with neighbours, as no camp had been put in place for them.

    Yakubu described the condition of the displaced persons as pathetic, adding that access to food, shelter and clothing is already becoming serious challenge for them.

    “As a community, we don’t have the capacity and resources to camp these people; we would have done that pending when government will intervene.

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    “But we have contacted the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and both have promised to respond soon,” he said.

    Efforts to reach Alhaji Alhassan Barde, SEMA Executive Director, proved abortive, but a senior staff of the agency who prefers anonymity confirmed the incident to NAN.

    He said that the agency had already sent its personnel to the affected community to assess the level of damage.

  • 93, 788 PVCs uncollected in Plateau – INEC

    The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has said that 93, 788 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) were still uncollected in Plateau.

    Mr Imahiyereobo Osaretin, Head of Voter Education and Publicity of the commission in the state, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria  on Wednesday in Jos.

    According to him, the unclaimed PVCs were for persons who registered between January and December 2017.

    “Between January and December 2017, we registered 133,007 new voters in Plateau and their PVCs have been ready long now.

    “But as I speak to you, only 39, 219 PVCs were collected, leaving 93, 788 unclaimed,” he said.

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    Osaretin explained that Jos North, Jos South, Wase, and Kanke local government areas of the state had the highest number of unclaimed PVCs.

    “For example, Jos North has a total number of 11, 147 PVCs, but only 5, 706 are collected.

    “In Wase, we registered 10, 408 voters and their PVCs ready, but only 1,253 have so far been collected.

    “In Kanke, only 906 PVCs have been collected out of the 4,848 produced for the area” he explained.

    The head of voter education said now that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) had been suspended, more attention would be channelled to collection of PVCs.

    He, therefore, urged registered voters who are yet to collect their PVCs to do so, adding that the personnel of the commission would be on ground at every collection point.

  • Youths injure policemen, destroy patrol vehicle in Jos

    Youths of Lopandet village in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau have attacked and injured two Policemen attached to the ‘A’ Division of the State Police Command while on duty in the community.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, DSP Terna Tyopev, told the News Agency of Nigeria  on Tuesday in Jos that the incident occurred on Monday.

    Tyopev said the youths also vandalised a police patrol vehicle.

    NAN reports that gunmen had on Sunday night attacked Loandet community, killed 11 persons and injured scores of the residents.

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    “You will recall that Lopandet community of Jos South local government area was on Sunday attacked by gunmen during which 11 persons lost their lives and many others got injured.

    “As usual, we mobilised our men to the area to forestall further attacks and ensure law and order.

    “Unfortunately, the youths of the community attacked some of our men and injured Inspector James Gomos and Sgt. Muazu Adamu, of our ‘A’ Division.

    “The youths also vandalised one of our patrol vehicles, ” the police spokesman said.

    He said the injured officers were currently receiving treatment at the Police Clinic, Jos.

    He advised members of the public to see policemen as friends and partners in progress, rather than enemies.

  • 11 persons killed ,12 injured in Jos

    Eleven persons have been confirmed killed by unknown gunmen in Lopandet Dwei, Du Area of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

    Eyewitnesses who spoke with newsmen said  that the gunmen stormed the community about  8 30 pm on Sunday night and opened fire on unsuspecting citizens before driving off .

    Confirming the  incident, the Police Public Relations officer DSP Tyopev Matthias Terna in a press statement made available to newsmen in Jos on Monday said, “On the 2 of September  2018 at about 2030hrs, the Plateau State Police Command, Jos received a distress call to the effect that unknown gunmen attacked Lopandet Dwei Du Area of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.”

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    “The Command immediately mobilised to the scene of crime. On arrival we discovered that some people were shot. The victims were immediately rushed to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and Plateau Specialist Hospital.

    “As a result of the attack, eleven (11) persons have been confirmed dead by doctors from both hospitals mentioned above while (12) persons were wounded and are now on admission receiving treatment”

    He also stated that “more security personnel have been deployed to the area to prevent further attacks on the Community. “

  • NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Wednesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moisture in the atmosphere with chances of thunderstorms and rainfall over most parts of the country for Wednesday.

    NiMet made this known in its Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday.

    It envisaged isolated thunderstorms around the northwestern parts of the country, especially over Nguru, Kano, Katsina and Dutse axis in the morning hours.

    The agency predicted that other parts of the northeast cities would experience thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening hours.

    NiMet said that day and night temperature in the northern region would be in the ranges of 29 – 34 degree Celsius and 22 – 23 degree Celsius respectively.

    It predicted moderate rains over the high grounds of the central cities of Mambilla plateau, Yola, and Taraba axis with localised thunderstorms over Abuja, Minna, Ilorin and Bida axis.

    The agency said that, the remaining parts of the central cities would be in cloudy conditions all through the morning hours.

    NiMet said that cloudy conditions would be expected over the central cities with the exception of Bauchi, Jos, Nassarawa Makurdi, Kaduna, Lokoja, Abuja, Jalingo and Yola that would experience thunderstorms and rains in the afternoon and evening hours.

    It said that day and night temperature in the central states would be in the range of 27 – 31degree Celsius and 22– 23 degree Celsius respectively, except for Jos that would be between 24 and 14 degree Celsius.

    The agency predicted light and moderate rains over the southern cities throughout the forecast period.

    It added that, day and night temperature in the southern states would be in the range of 29- 31 degree Celsius and 21– 23 degree Celsius respectively.

  • NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Monday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted influx of moisture and increased heat energy expected to produce thunderstorms and rains over most places in the country for Monday.

    NiMet made this known in its Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday.

    It envisaged Thunderstorms over Sokoto, Gusau and Kano in the morning hours and thunderstorms over most places in the afternoon and evening period.

    It added that, day and night temperature in the northern states would be in the ranges of 28 – 30 degree Celsius and 20 – 22 degree Celsius respectively.

    NiMet said that, moderate rains would be expected over Bauchi, Gombe, Mambilla Plateau, Jalingo, Jos and Abuja in the morning hours.

    According to it, thunderstorms and rains are expected over the entire north central area in the afternoon and evening hours.

    It said that, day and night temperature in the region would be in the range of 27- 29 degree Celsius and 21- 23 degree Celsius respectively, except for Jos that would be between 22 – 15 degree Celsius.

    The agency predicted light rains over Uyo, Port-Harcourt, Calabar and Eket in the morning with moderate rains over most places in the southern states in the afternoon and evening hours,

    NiMet said that, day and night temperature would be in range of 27and 28 degrees Celsius respectively.

  • NFF saga: Anxiety as court fails to vacate Giwa’s ex-parte order

    A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Friday failed to vacate the ex-parte granted Chris Giwa, one of the parties in the leadership crisis that has engulfed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

    The court had granted the order on June 5, 2018, which gave Giwa the impetus to pose as the President of the NFF.

    Following that order, Giwa moved into the NFF headquarters last month, a development that did not go down well with Giwa’s rival, Amaju Pinnick, who rushed to the court with three motions on notice asking the court to vacate the order.

    When the case came up for hearing on Friday, counsel to Pinnick, Mr Festus Ukpe, told the court that he had filed three motions on notice and was seeking the leave of court to move them.

    He said that the motions sought to ask the court to vacate the ex-parte order earlier granted Giwa on June 5, 2018 so that Nigeria could escape a ban from football activities as threatened by FIFA.

    But Giwa’s counsel, Mr Habila Ardzard, raised an objection to Pinnick’s motions, and notified the court of a pending appeal he filed before the Jos Court of Appeal in respect of the case.

    He explained that the appeal was challenging the ruling of Justice Musa Kurya which allowed Pinnick to serve Giwa a photocopy of the said motions on notice, instead of original copies.

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    Ardzard argued that any attempt by the judge to hear any of Pinnick’s motions would amount to “abuse of court processes’’ and “judicial rascality.’’

    “My Lord, this Honourable court has been informed of the said appeal before the Jos Court of Appeal, and by that, this court lacks the jurisdiction to continue with this matter pending the determination of the appeal.

    “This is the position of the Supreme Court and that of the Appellate court; if the lower court will do otherwise, it will only be setting itself on collision course with the Appex and Appellate Courts.

    “We hereby urge your lordship to adjourn the case pending the determination of the appeal by the appellate court,” he argued.

    Kurya, in his ruling, said that there were two posers – whether there was an appeal, and whether he could continue with the matter.

    In answering the two posers, the judge declared that he had resolved the two in favour of Giwa, and therefore decided to adjourn the case indefinitely.

    “Since there is an appeal before the appellate court, I don’t want to be involved in any judicial rascally, therefore I hereby adjourn the case indefinitely,’’ he declared.

    The latest attempt is the third by Pinnick to convince the court to vacate the Ex-parte order it granted Giwa.

    The court’s position had created anxiety in soccer circles following the threat by FIFA to ban Nigeria if the NFF leadership crisis is not resolved.

    FIFA had given Nigeria up to Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 to resolve the NFF leadership crisis between Chris Giwa and Amaju Pinnick or face ban on all football affairs

    NAN

  • NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains, cloudy weather for Monday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted morning thunderstorms over cities in the Central States of the country such as Ilorin, Minna, Abuja, Jos, Lafia and Bauchi on Monday morning.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 25 to 33 and 18 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that there were chances of thunderstorms over Gombe, Lafia, Jos, Kaduna, Abuja, Makurdi and Lokoja axis later in the day.

    The agency predicted that southern states would experience prospect of cloudy morning with chances of rains over places like Awka, Ikom, Abakaliki, Obudu, Ogoja, Port Harcourt, Eket, Warri, Calabar, Ijebu-Ode and Lagos.

    It also predicted chances of thunderstorms and rains over most parts of the region with day and night temperatures of 27 to 31 and 21 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience cloudy condition over the Inland of the south west with possibility of light rains over the remaining parts of the region in the morning.

    It also predicted thunderstorms and rains over the entire region with day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 32 and 20 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “Cloudy conditions with prospects of thunderstorms and rain in varying intensities are anticipated over the country within the next 24 hours” NiMet predicts.

  • Buhari sympathises with victims of Jos terminus market fire

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday sympathised with the victims of Jos Terminus Market where more than 200 shops were destroyed by fire.

    Buhari expressed his feelings in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Sunday.

    NAN reports that properties worth millions of naira, were on Saturday morning destroyed in Jos Terminus Market as traders wept and counting their losses.

    The Chairman of the traders association in Plateau, Mr Abdulrahman Yusuf, told journalists in Jos that over 270 shops with property worth millions of naira were destroyed.

    “We have one trader in this market that lost goods worth over N20 million. It is a huge loss and it’s quite devastating,” he said.

    The president said he was devastated by the scale of economic losses suffered by “hard working and ordinary Nigerians who believe in self-reliance to support themselves”.

    He observed that trading and agriculture had remained “the mainstay of these hard working businessmen and women and every democratic leader would genuinely feel the pains of the victims of this fire disaster.

    “With profound sense of empathy, I am touched by the large scale economic losses suffered by the victims of this fire disaster.

    “The role of these enterprising Nigerians in the economy of our country cannot be underestimated.’’

    Buhari said he was worried that the latest fire disaster at the Jos Terminus Market was the third in less than 10 years.

    “As you count your losses, I send you my heartfelt commiserations over this devastating disaster.

    “I am confident that your enterprising spirit would help you rebuild your lives. May God replenish you with more prosperity,’’ he said.

    The president also appealed to the local authorities concerned to take every necessary measure to forestall frequent fire incidents.

    He said the incidents were taking a heavy toll on people’s means of livelihood and the intervention of all three tiers of government would go a long way to alleviating the hardships.

  • Lalong’s convoy attacked at IDP camp in Jos

    Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau’s convoy was on Saturday attacked by displaced persons living at  Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Jos.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred when he visited one of the IDPs at Zawan to  give relief materials to the IDPs.

    Stones were thrown at the governor’s car and the vehicles of his entourage that included his Deputy,  Prof.  Sonni Tyoden.

    Windscreen of many cars were smashed but the governor escaped unhurt as stones could not penetrate his bullet proof car.

    When Governor Lalong arrived at the IDP camp,   the displaced persons started murmuring: ‘We don’t want relief materials,  we want to go back to our ancestral homes’.

    Lalong in an address before the stoning, assured the people that the State Government would do what it could to address challenges being faced by the Internally Displaced Persons.

    The governor said  he visited  the IDP camp  to see for himself the condition of the displaced persons and ensure that they received  the relief materials released by government.

    He urged them to be patient as government was working hard to ensure that their security is guaranteed before they are relocated to their homes.

    Governor Lalong who said government will hunt and  arrest their attackers,  reiterated that he would not allow their ancestral land to be grabbed.

    Earlier, a representative of the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA,  Mr. Eugene Nyelong commended government and other people who have been supportive of the IDPs.

    He appealed to relevant ministries and agencies to give more attention to the camps, especially in the area of hygiene.

    Mr Francis Chong, the Camp Coordinator, urged the governor to stand by his word of protecting their land from being grabbed by the invaders

    Chong also appealed to the state government to provide more security to the displaced persons.

    He also appealed to government to assist with medication,  those suffering from various health conditions. (NAN)