Emmanuel Mclean

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IPOB: Plateau government meets with Hausa and Igbo communities

Emmanuel Mclean September 16, 2017

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News available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has confirmed the death of two persons from the Thursday violence in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Newsmen gathered that the violence between the Hausas and the Igbos in Jos was caused by a disagreement over an opinion of the ongoing violence in […]

Man, 18, kills mother over “disappearance” charm

Emmanuel Mclean August 7, 2017

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News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that an 18-year-old man, Agugu Adau, has allegedly killed his mother for refusing to give him a “disappearing” charm he claimed was his inheritance from his late herbalist father. A family source told newsmen that Agugu committed the crime at his Kisaghyip village farm in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau […]

Gov. Lalong, Fayemi, Monguno direct closure of illegal mining sites in Plateau

Emmanuel Mclean August 15, 2017

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Dr Fayemi Kayode, Minister of Mines & Steel Development and Gen. Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser , have directed an immediate closure of illegal mining sites in Plateau. The duo gave the directive on Monday when they, in company of Gov. Simon Lalong, visited mining sites at Campania Zurak in Wase Local Government Area of […]

Man jailed two years for stealing goat

Emmanuel Mclean July 6, 2017

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News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that on Wednesday, the Magistrate Court in Pankshin sentenced Mr. Lavwet Kelap, 40, to two years imprisonment for stealing a goat valued at N4,000. The Magistrate, Luther Caleb gave the convict an alternative to pay a fine of N5,000 and N33,000 as compensation to the owner of the goat. The Police […]

Civil Defence trains Plateau State Journalists on self-defense

Emmanuel Mclean February 2, 2017

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News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has trained journalists in Plateau state on self-defense, to enable them to avert any form of life threatening situations. Speaking during the opening address, the State’s Commandant of the Corps, Mr. Solomon Olasupo said the Command had resolved to make security education […]

Fire outbreak in JEDC power plant throws Jos residents into darkness

Emmanuel Mclean September 14, 2017

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News available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Plateau State capital and its environs have been thrown into darkness following an outbreak of fire at an electricity sub-station belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company JED PLC is an indigenous electricity firm incorporated in Nigeria to carry out the business of electricity distribution and retail […]

Flood Destroys, Farmlands, Bridge in Jos East LGA

Emmanuel Mclean July 19, 2017

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Two weeks of incessant rains have cut off Jos East Local Government Area from the rest of Plateau State, officials said. The rains have also disrupted schools, farming, commerce and other activities, a traditional ruler in the area said on Tuesday. The Agwon Izere, Isaac Wakili, on Tuesday told journalists in Jos that due to […]

Invest recovered loot in agriculture, health, others sectors – Plateau NLJ

Emmanuel Mclean April 23, 2017

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News at ViewPointNigeria’s Desk indicates that the Plateau State Branch of the Nigerian League of Journalists has called on the Federal Government to adopt a template, whereby 80 percent of money realized through the whistle-blowing policy and corrupt politicians are channeled into agriculture, health, education, tourism and revitalization of moribund, but viable industries in the […]

NULGE demands for Autonomy in Jos

Emmanuel Mclean April 21, 2017

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News available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that the President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Ibrahim Khaleel, yesterday, led members of the Union in Plateau State on a protest, campaigning for full autonomy for local governments. Khaleel, expressed the difficulty his members are facing with the current “no-work no-pay” policy, he used the […]

Bird flu kills 11,000 birds in Plateau State

Emmanuel Mclean February 13, 2017

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News available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that bird flu has broken out again in Jos killing over 11,000 birds. The Poultry Association of Nigeria disclosed on Monday that the outbreak had affected six farms. Avian influenza is an infectious disease which spreads among birds. The chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria in […]

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