Plateau, Nigeria News

A poster advertising for the search of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is pasted on a wall in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria, May 13, 2013.

CRITICISMS Tuesday trailed President Goodluck Jonathan declaration of State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States as the Lagos State House of Assembly, a member of the House of Representatives, Lanre Odubote, former Governor of Ogun State and a chieftain of Action Congress of Nigeria , Chief Segun Osoba faulted the action.

As part of its efforts to reduce joblessness in the country, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, said it would employ the services of 17,000 youths under the Subsidy Re-Investment Empowerment Programme, SURE-P who will ensure the continuous maintenance of Federal roads across the country.

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For years alto saxophonist Miguel ZenA3n has made quartet albums with the brilliant pianist Luis Perdomo as a central focus.

Newscast Media LAGOS-A Nigerian human rights lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe, has accused the U.S. Department of State of enabling Islamist militant group Boko Haram by mischaracterizing their actions in that country which have resulted in the death of more than 1,000 Christians and other civilians since 2012.

Vigilant Democrats, a Jos-based group, has raised the alarm and alerted residents of Jos and Plateau State of the existence of 30 suspected foreign assassins and kidnappers deployed into Jos allegedly by those it described as "enemies of peace in Plateau" to wreak havoc on the citizens and plunge the state into another round of confusion The group, ... (more)

Like other Nigerians, residents of Plateau, Gombe, Benue and Bauchi crave for stable power supply.

Besides hit-and-run attacks by Fulani Muslims, the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group has targeted Christians in Nigeria in its effort to destabilize the government and impose Islamic law nationwide.

Lagos , April 24: Boko Haram, a Nigerian rebel group which battled the military over the weekend and left 185 people dead, has become a major challenge for the security forces, pushing the army chief to ask soldiers to be alert and confront the guerrillas who use "unconventional weapons and tactics". At least 185 people were confirmed dead in the ... (more)