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	Alabama (state) - MSN Encarta
		The state capital, Montgomery, became the provisional capital of the Confederate States of America in 1861 and is popularly known as the Cradle of the Confederacy.
		From plateaus and uplands in the northeastern section of the state, the land slopes gradually southward across forested ridges, rolling prairie, and fertile valleys to the delta of the Mobile River on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.
		The principal rivers in the western half of the state are the Tombigbee and its chief tributary, the Black Warrior.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576470/Alabama_(state).html (1260 words)

	Plateau State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the centre of Nigeria.
		Plateau State is celebrated as "The Home of Peace and Tourism", an image that has been fractured in recent years by Muslim vs Christian clashes in the state.
		Plateau State is predominantly Christian although the exact numbers aren't known.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plateau_State (432 words)

	Plateau State, Nigeria \| History
		Plateau State, which derives its name from the Jos Plateau, is located more or less at the centre of the country.
		At various times between 1926 and 1976, the boundary of Plateau Province oscillated, paralleling the general trend of political development in the country, as the government of the day acquiesced to the agitation of different ethnic groups to be merged with their kith and kin that are of larger concentrations in other provinces.
		Benue-Plateau State emerged as one of those large states of the Federation where pressure was mounted on the Federal Government immediately after the civil war for the creation of more states.
	www.plateaustategov.org /history (267 words)

	Nigeria: State of emergency in Plateau State – the implications for the workers’ movement
		The proclamation of a state of emergency in Plateau State, according to Obasanjo in a nationwide broadcast, on the May 18, 2004, came after protracted inter-ethnic cum religious clashes (between Christians and Muslims) in the weeks preceding the declaration of the state of emergency.
		Plateau State is in the North Central region of Nigeria.
		What is happening in Plateau State in the state of emergency should seen as the beginning of the open transformation to a full-blown Parliamentary bonapartism on the part of the Obasanjo regime.
	www.marxist.com /Africa/nigeria_plateau0604.html (2229 words)

	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Nigeria
		However, the Constitution states that a Shari'a court of appeal may exercise "such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by the law of the State." Some states have interpreted this language as granting them the right to expand the jurisdiction of existing Shari'a courts to include criminal matters.
		The Katsina and Plateau state governments enacted and maintained a ban on public proselytizing for security reasons during the period covered by this report; however, some groups have been allowed to carry out activities despite the formal bans, which were enforced on a case-by-case basis.
		State authorities claim that students are permitted to decline to attend these classes or to request a teacher of their own religion to provide alternative instruction.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/14073.htm (5772 words)

	A challenge to democracy
		Visitors and investors have fled or are fleeing Plateau State and the neighboring states have had their economies and social life disrupted and dislocated by the influx of internally displaced persons.
		The Federal Government and the neighboring states to Plateau State are incurring huge expenses in managing the socio-political and economic consequences of the near collapse of state authority and the breakdown of law and order in some parts of Plateau State and elsewhere.
		Having a State Assembly in position under a state of emergency is incongruous and may not allow for the expeditious actions that the Administrator will need, to put the state back into a situation of peace, harmony, security for all, and maintenance of law and order throughout the state.
	www.nigeriavillagesquare1.com /Articles/plateau_emergency.html (1775 words)

	Nigeria: PEOPLE, POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT - Plateau State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plateau State is a sparsely populated area when compared with the national population density of ninety-six persons per sq.
		On the whole, the low population density of Plateau State is due to its rugged terrain and the extensive land-dependent nature of its rural economy.
		In Plateau State, the proportion of the young (ten to fifteen years) is as high as forty-five percent, while those between sixteen to sixty-five years old constitute about fifty-three percent of the population and the aged account for only two percent.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/plateauadv.asp?blurb=462 (854 words)

	Politics : Plateau State of Emergency: So far so good?
		The situation has now pitched the state into camps of those for and against the return of democratic structures with those against routing for the extension of the period for the state of emergency.
		It is this political dimension to the crisis that is responsible for the current scramble for the soul of the PDP in the state which has resulted in the return of some of those who left the party for other political parties.
		The fear among many residents is that while General Alli might succeed in resolving the ethno-religious crises which led to the declaration of a state of emergency, a political crisis might surface after his exit to again threaten the peace of the state.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/p115082004.html (1635 words)

	Nigeria: PLATEAU STATE - Plateau State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At various times between 1926 and 1976, the boundary of Plateau Province oscillated, paralleling the general trend of political development in the country, as the government of the day acquiesced to the agitation of different ethnic groups to be merged with their kith and kin who are of larger concentrations in other provinces.
		Key functionaries at the state government level are the Governor (chief executive), Deputy Governor, Secretary to the state government, Commissioners (cabinet members), special advisers, permanent secretaries, board chairmen and general managers.
		Plateau State is divided into chiefdoms and emirates, each encompassing ethnic groups who share common affinities.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/plateauadv.asp (507 words)

	Welcome To Nigeria - Plateau State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plateau State came into being in February 1976 when it was carved out from the former Benue/plateau State.
		Plateau State derives its name from the geographical landscape that predominates in this part of the country often referred to as Jos Plateau.
		Jos is the state capital, and the cradle of tin mining operations on the Plateau.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_plateau.aspx (595 words)

	Jos and the Plateau State
		The city of Jos is the state capital for Plateau State which is one of the 31 states of Nigeria.
		The State is located on a plateau landform (the reason for naming the state plateau), the land formation is categorize into two: upper plateau (rocky and a lot of hills) and lower plateau (sandy).
		Another remarkable feature of the Jos Plateau is the clusters of hamlets and villages which lend colour and beauty to the landscape.
	www.widernet.org /josproject/josplateau.htm (552 words)

	Plateau Elders Demand Speaker, Deputy’s Release
		Kwande added that this is happening after the state of emergency and the freezing of the state accounts by the EFCC failed to shake the people’s confidence in the leadership of Governor Joshua Dariye.
		Kwande, who is also a chieftain of the Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) in the state, said the lawmakers went to the Federal High Court to defend their constitutional rights, having been sued by PDP for defecting to ACD, as a result of infighting, factionalisation and disintegration of PDP in Plateau State.
		Kwande stated that it was unfair for EFCC officials to "ambush" the legislators in a courtroom.
	www.independentngonline.com /news/127/ARTICLE/9838/2006-08-27.html (801 words)

	Nasarawa/Plateau States Sign Joint Border Agreement
		The agreement, which serves to delineate the common border between the two states, was signed after a series of meetings and consultations between the two states and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.
		Signing the document in Abuja, Governor Adamu stated that Nasarawa state was acceding to the agreement in order to restore harmony and unity amongst the people of the areas affected.
		The Nasarawa State delegation was led by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, while the Plateau State delegation was led by the Deputy Governor, Chief Michael Bot Mang on behalf of His Excellency, the Executive Governor, Chief Joshua Dariye.
	www.nasarawastate.org /news1/10801101919.htm (446 words)

	afrol News - State of emergency in Nigeria's Plateau state
		During the last months, the unrest in Plateau state has built up from a lesser dispute over land rights and livestock between the Tarok people - a mostly Christian people of cultivators - and the Fulani livestock breeders, who are mostly Muslim.
		Christianity is the majority religion in Plateau state and Mr Dariye is reported to recently have encouraged Muslims to leave the state.
		In Plateau, however, President Obasanjo was not convinced by the efforts of state authorities and traditional and religious leaders.
	www.afrol.com /articles/12417 (691 words)

	Washington State Plateau Region Group Tours.
		It is the second largest basalt plateau in the world, but the term "plateau" belies the dramatic cliffs and canyons carved by ice age floods.
		Potholes State Park, named for the rather shallow lakes created during Pleistocene flooding, provides another easily accessible area to view rare wildlife and enjoy boating, fishing, hiking or picnicking.
		The Columbia River Plateau is the geographic heart of Washington.
	www.washingtonstatetours.com /plateau.asp (455 words)

	Press Releases: Nigeria, Nigeria: Prevent further bloodshed in Plateau State
		The federal and state authorities should also take concrete steps to prevent a further escalation of interethnic violence in Plateau State.
		Armed members of the predominantly Christian Tarok ethnic group on May 2 attacked the town of Yelwa, in the southern part of Plateau State, apparently in reprisal for earlier attacks against Taroks by members of the predominantly Muslim Fulani ethnic group.
		Plateau State has been ravaged by interethnic conflict since an unprecedented outbreak of violence in the state capital, Jos, claimed as many as one thousand lives in September 2001.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JMAN-5YVBS3?OpenDocument (584 words)

	News -- Fear of emergency rule looms over Plateau State
		HE religious strife in Plateau State yesterday appeared set to consume the leadership of the state with speculation rife that the Federal Government may be considering declaring a state of emergency.
		Masari noted that it was embarrassing for a crisis of that magnitude to occur in the state given the calibre of its leaders.
		The state CAN secretary, Rev. Joseph Hayab, at a press briefing in Kaduna yesterday argued that it was a misnomer for the President to have openly used abusive language on the Christian leadership in Jos, where several lives were lost.
	odili.net /news/source/2004/may/18/1.html (1818 words)

	News: Nigeria, Nigeria: Plateau state IDPs face daunting obstacles to return to "home of peace and tourism"
		A six-month, state of emergency was imposed in Plateau by President Olusegun Obasanjo in May 2004 to stop the indiscriminate slaughter of mainly Muslim cattle herders by Christian farmers and retaliatory attacks by the Muslims, which were equally bloody and horrific.
		The Plateau state government calculated the total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) within the state at almost 220,000 in September 2004, representing a cumulative total since ethnic and religious violence erupted in the state capital, Jos, in September 2001.
		Despite the high levels of fear and animosity, the majority of Muslims and Christians in Plateau state agree that land disputes and a long history of ethnic rivalry are the underlying cause of the simmering conflict between them - not religious differences.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-69TFFA?OpenDocument (2102 words)

	africanfront.com (AUF)
		After years of mining the magnitude of land devastated in Plateau State, Nigeria is attracting the attention of the public.
		During an inspection of mining ponds and erosion areas in the state, the permanent secretary in charge of the Ecological Fund Office in the Presidency (Nigeria), Dr. Kingsley Nkumah, described as unbelievable the extent of land devastation in Plateau State.
		Nkumah's visit to the state was prompted by previous visits of governor Dariye to Abuja to attract the attention of the Federal Government to the pathetic state of land devastated by mining activities in the state.
	www.africanfront.com /plateaustate.php (258 words)

	A Brief Profile of High Court of Nasarawa State:
		With the creation of Nasarawa State on the 1st October 1996, the State High Court was established.
		He became the Deputy Chief Registrar, High Court, Jos on 1st October, 1993; and on the creation of Nasarawa State out of Plateau State, he was re-appointed a Judge of the High Court of Nasarawa State in March 1997.
		Employed in the then Plateau State Judiciary, he rose to the rank of the Chief Registrar, Sharia Court of Appeal of the then Benue and Plateau States, on the 1st November, 1994.
	www.nasarawastate.org /judiciary.htm (721 words)

	Plateau State, Nigeria \| Visit (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is a state of contrasts, from rolling savannah grasslands, to the Great Rift Valley with its lakes, mountainous peaks, and arid humid low land areas.
		Plateau is a place that has to be experienced by being on the ground and interacting with your surroundings.
		Visit the capital of Plateau State, the city of Jos and learn what it has to offer.
	www.plateaustategov.org.cob-web.org:8888 /visit (132 words)

	Nigeriaworld -- Ecology revenue sharing in Plateau State, don't blame governor Dariye, blame the system
		N66m was given to Plateau State PDP for the 207 wards.
		The revelation from Dariye was evidence that Plateau State misappropriated the State Ecological Funds.
		Mantu is a Senator and Dariye is the Executive Governor of Plateau State by the grace of the People of Plateau State and some State money that elected both of them into their positions.
	nigeriaworld.com /columnist/ajayi/032706.html (3025 words)

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		The state of emergency - announced in an address on national radio and television - came after months of violence in the state of hilly farms and pastures.
		Plateau already is patrolled by heavily armed police and soldiers, recently accused by New York-based Human Rights Watch of carrying out indiscriminate killings.
		Fighting has plagued Plateau since September 2001, when more than 1,000 were killed in the previously tranquil city of Jos, 210 miles northeast of the capital, Abuja.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=18860 (867 words)

	Discussion of Plateau - State Board 2 April 2004
		As reduce plateau from winter to fall from 18 to 15 found that carrying load impact is minimal right now.
		Plateau change is very similar for SOU - we are largely residential - our greatest growth is in part time students in Medford and our work in Northern California with other cc.
		Were we not not put in plateau change, would lose 700,000 translate to go from 12% to 16% in resident undergraduate.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~ifs/dir04/dir2Apr04/Plateau2Apr04.html (2816 words)

	Cheto, Message Of Change And Plateau Guber Race
		Indeed, the people of Plateau State received Cheto in grand style, and the impression was clear that the people were eagerly waiting for a change.
		His plan of action, vision and mission of governance in Plateau State was contained in a 24-page, manifesto he titled, "Cheto for Prosperity." The manifesto captures the history of the state and its people’s desire for good things of life.
		He said: "The students and youths of the state are here to embrace and support Cheto because of his vision to resuscitate the decaying and dying educational standard in the state.
	www.independentngonline.com /news/135/ARTICLE/12177/2006-09-30.html (1307 words)

	No. 1497: Corruption and "cannibalism" in Nigeria
		Dariye made his confession in the presence of Plateau leaders who had come to express support for him, the truth is that Dariye has merely confessed to the fact that he has betrayed the people of Plateau state.
		In all cases of attempted or achieved/proposed impeachment of state Governors, the EFCC has shown up as a Presidential tool, as an "Obasanjo dog" to be used to intimidate and punish anyone who is not in the good books of the President.
		The people of Plateau state should begin to speak up, those who did not collect any part of the money that was shared by the Plateau state PDP and government, should start asking questions.
	www.utexas.edu /conferences/africa/ads/1497.html (1634 words)

	Jos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is the administrative capital of Plateau State.
		In 1967 it was made capital of Benue-Plateau State, becoming the capital of the new Plateau State in 1975.
		In 2004 the governor of Plateau State Joshua Dariye was suspended for six months for failing to control the violence.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Jos (956 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Nigeria's elections in Plateau State
		Plateau State with its mixture of Christians and Muslims and where some 250 languages are spoken is sometimes called a "Miniature Nigeria".
		The Plateau State slogan remains "Home of Peace and Tourism" but in September 2001 that image was shattered when clashes broke out between Muslims and Christians in the state capital, Jos.
		More than 1,000 people were killed and mosques, churches and houses were burnt after a Muslim man was given a plum local job which the indigenous Christian groups felt should have gone to a member of their community.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/2958541.stm (737 words)

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