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  • JANG PROPOSES 2012 BUDGET
    December 21, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA On Tuesday 20th December 2011 the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah David Jang presented a budget proposal of over 112 billion naira for the 2012 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The budget, which was ta ...

  • ANOTHER HOLIDAY FUEL SCARCITY IN JOS
    December 21, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA Recent long queues for fuel in Jos are indicative of yet another gasoline scarcity that hits Plateau State at the onset of holiday seasons. Most of the fuel stations in Jos are closed, with only very few selling. This means tha ...

  • PRYING NIGERIA APART
    December 14, 2011, No comments

    A TMV Editorial Boko Haram, the December 7th Kaduna Bombing, Plateau conflict, Sharia Banking and the recent move by Sanunsi to drag Nigeria into the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation all have one thing in common: a dri ...

  • BARKIN LADI SUSPECTS TRANSFERRED TO HIGH COURT
    December 14, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA Tuesday 6th December 2011— Sixty-six people were arraigned in a Magistrate Court in Jos in connection with the recent violence in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State. The charges leveled against the accused inc ...

  • PLATEAU BOMB POSSESSION SUSPECTS
    December 14, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA A court date of December 15th 2011 was scheduled for three men who were apprehended for alleged possession of bombs. The men had pled guilty on December 6th 2011 to the presiding Judge, Justice Ambrose Allakowa in the Federal H ...

  • BOMB BLASTS IN JOS
    December 12, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA BOMB EXPLOSIONS KILLS FIVE AND INJURED MANY Saturday night, December 10th 2011, several explosions once again riddled Jos and threw the city into confusion as residents worried about what might ensue. The first explosion was he ...

  • NIGERIA CRIMINALIZES HOMOSEXUALITY
    December 7, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA A bill prohibiting same sex marriage and related matters has passed, despite pressures from Western nations, namely the United States. It has been referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights for further legis ...

  • JANG’S REVENUE TASK FORCE
    December 7, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA The executive governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah David Jang has inaugurated a 12-man special tax collection committee to boost internally generated revenue of the state. During the inauguration on Friday 2nd December 2011 at t ...

  • More on the Barkin Ladi Violence
    December 7, 2011, No comments

    By V. AL-PEA In a follow up to our article, “The Violence in Barkin Ladi”, TMV revisited the town over one week after the violence subsided. While many buildings remain destroyed, day-to-day activity appears normal with people buying an ...

  • A Follow Up To Our First Article on Education
    November 30, 2011, No comments

    By Daniel Mills Read the article titled “Nigerian Schools in Plateau State” here. In a follow up to our first report on education titled, “Nigerian Schools in Plateau State”, we mentioned that we received a cold response fro ...