Archive for February, 2012

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February 29, 2012, No comments

  By V. AL-PEA On Friday, February 24th, 2012 the Plateau State government distributed vehicles worth hundreds of million of naira to citizens under the Tackling Poverty Together Project (TPTP). In a brief ceremony to mark the event, which was held at the Government House, the Commissioner for Works, Chris Hassan, who is also the chairman of the […]

THE FEBRUARY 26TH BOMBING IN JOS

February 29, 2012, No comments

The Messenger Voice 2/29/2012: Sunday, February 26th, 2012 was another dark day in Plateau State as terrorists detonated a bomb at the Headquarters of ...

HAUSA LEADERS NEGOTIATE FOR BOKO HARAM

February 22, 2012, No comments

By Native Journalist Network It is one thing to distort an obscure event that took place in some remote part of the world and quite another to attempt ...

REVELATIONS ABOUT THE BEHEADING VIDEO

February 22, 2012, 5 Comments

We originally posted that this video took place in Nigeria and was carried out by Boko Haram. Other new reports brought to our attention clarify that ...

  • ESCAPE FROM ABDUCTION
    February 22, 2012, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA In spite of growing violence committed by Islamic militants on Nigerian Christians in the Middle Belt and North, Plateau State has been enjoying some relative peace. However, it has not been immune to lesser-known forms of atta ...

  • 400 CHRISTIANS FLEE KILLINGS IN YOBE
    February 15, 2012, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA The Plateau State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs. Sarah Yusuf, welcomed 400 Christian who were seeking refuge in Jos after fleeing systematic killings by Hausa jihadists in Yobe State of Nigeria. While presenting over 8 mill ...

  • AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION IN PLATEAU STATE?
    February 8, 2012, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA The governor of Plateau State, Dah Jonah Jang has proposed a vision for developing agriculture into a self-sustaining economy, which he encapsulated in a 10-point agenda centered on mechanized equipment, water resources and rur ...

  • REPLACING OLD WATER PIPES IN JOS?
    February 8, 2012, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA The Plateau State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Idi Waziri, has promised to replace old, worn out pipes within Jos. During a tour of the city, Waziri stopped at the motor park opposite the Nigerian Television Authori ...

  • BABANGIDA, THE GENOCIDE GENERAL
    February 1, 2012, No comments

      A TMV Editorial Most successful nations have a period in their history when either their citizens or leaders overcame personalities or cultural mores which had impaired their progress. Only after transcending their impediments to suc ...

  • DRIVE BY MURDER IN JOS
    February 1, 2012, No comments

    BY V. AL-PEA A young man in Kunga II Ward of Jos north local government area of Plateau State was shot by an unidentified gunmen on January 31st, 2012. The incident occurred around 9:00 p.m. near a filling station about 45 meters away from ...