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The Plateau House of Assembly Committee on Labour and Security has urged the state’s Peace Building Agency to develop empowerment programmes for Internally Displaced Persons in the state.Chairman of the committee, Mr Daniel Dem, made the call on Monday in Jos when the management of the agency appeared before it to defend its 2018 budget […]

People of the Middle-Belt, spearheaded by the Benue People’s Congress today 22nd January 2017 staged a protest in London, condemning the carnage by Fulani herdsmen and the attendant silence of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Starting at the Nigerian High Commission at 9 Northumberland Avenue, Westminster London, the group camped outside the High Commission to […]

A former minister and convener of the BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, has been arrested and is being detained by the police in Abuja. Her arrest is believed to be connected to the activities of the group. In a series of posts on her Twitter handle, @obyezeks, the former Minister of Education, said she was arrested […]

Chairman of Plateau State Internal Revenue Service , Mr. Dashe Alart, said the PSIRS generated N10 billion out of the target of N12 billion allocated to them in the 2017 budget. Alart disclosed this, on Wednesday, during a press briefing at the headquarters of Plateau State Internal Revenue Service Jos. According to him, “Out of […]

Reports reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that three separate attacks were recorded in Plateau state today – Wednesday 24th January 2018. Herdsmen were said to have launched guerilla attacks on farming settlements in Riyom LGA, Bokkos and Bassa . The Jebu-Miango attack was most unfortunate, because it happened only 3 hours after a high […]

Information trickling in suggests that communities which were severally attacked by herdsmen in the Northern parts of Plateau may have launched a push back, killing two herdsmen and their cattle. The very unfortunate incident happened on 23rd January 2017 at dusk. Pictures obtained by ViewPointNigeria shows severely mutilated bodies of herdsmen, along with their cattle […]

The Plateau State Association, UK under the distinguished leadership of its president, Mrs Josephine Ibrahim has waded into the “grazing colonies” debate which has pervaded the Plateau-sphere for the last few months. Contributing to the debate, the President acknowledged the genuine efforts of Governor Lalong at solving the raging Fulani attacks conundrum. She commended him […]

Information trickling in indicates that Simput Dafup –the gentleman arrested by the DSS for allegedly converting a young Muslim girl to Christianity has secured his release.   Along with his friend, Daniel Hassan –the duo were arrested on 11th January 2018, when the DSS swooped […]