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Plateau State is a north central Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism".
- 2014 Jos bombings
On 20 May 2014, two bombs exploded in Jos, Plateau State,...
- Air Force Military School, Jos, Nigeria
Air Force Military School, Jos {AFMS} is a military and...
- 2014 Jos bombings
Jos / ˈ dʒ ɔː s / is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census . [ 2 ] Popularly called " J-Town ", [ 3 ] it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State .
On 20 May 2014, two bombs exploded in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, killing at least 118 people and injuring more than 56 others.[1] The first bombing occurred in a marketplace, and the second near a bus station.
Air Force Military School, Jos {AFMS} is a military and academic institution located in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Established on 18 August 1980, the school has graduated over 4300 junior airmen as of July 2012.
The 2001 Jos riots were riots involving Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, over the appointment of a Muslim politician, Alhaji Muktar Mohammed, as local coordinator of the federal poverty alleviation program. [1] The clashes started on 7 September and lasted nearly two weeks, ending on 17 September. Some 1,000 people were killed during the riots. [2] [3]
26 cze 2023 · Jos has been renowned for producing some of Nigeria’s most prominent acts, but is often excluded from the musical conversation. We talk to notable Jos artists about the city's influence.
Jos, town, capital of Plateau state, central Nigeria, situated on the Jos Plateau and on the Delimi River. Formerly the site of Geash, a village of the Birom people, the town developed rapidly after the British learned, about 1903, of vast tin deposits in the vicinity.
