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The Nigerian Prisons Service, Plateau Command, on Sunday, said 24 inmates of the Jos prison would take part in the ongoing 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination from July 3 to July 6. Mr Luka Ayedoo, the Public Relations Officer of the command in a statement in Jos said subjects to be taken include Business […]

Mr Pam Dongs, the Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, said the state government had set aside N38 billion for the construction of 16 roads in the state this fiscal year. Dongs told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos that the projects would aid rural development and improve the economy of […]

In case you missed what Governor Darius Ishaku said the other day on the Fulani herdsmen crisis, let me attempt a paraphrase of it. He said, “while we would continue to work for peace, it is pertinent to point out that the federal government has to fine tune its response style. You can’t be swift […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday secured the conviction of Tajudeen Yusuf, a former branch manager of Skye Bank, Jos, before Justice Ambrose Alagwa of Federal High Court 1, Jos. The convict who was prosecuted on a 5-count charge, following a complaint by his employers, allegedly defrauded Alhaji Usman Tetengi, a customer […]

The Peoples’ Democratic Party in Plateau State has stated that the dissolution of the Transition Committees of the 17 LGAs by Governor Simon Lalong is nothing but another retrogressive tactics to further delay the local government elections, even as the Action Democratic Party in the state described the governor’s action as a ploy […]

Bokkos – The Bokkos Local Government Council in Plateau has unveiled a code of conduct document to regulate the use and management of shared natural resources within the locality. It was supported by the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme and the Justice and Human Development for Peace Initiative. Bokkos, a purely agrarian society, […]

A 28-year-old man, Daniel Peter, on Thursday appeared before a Jos High Court for head butting his friend, Yakubu Abre, which resulted into the latter’s death. Peter, a resident of Angwan Wakili, Tudun Wada, Jos, was accused of culpable homicide, an offence the police prosecutor, Mr. E. I. Inegbenoise, said contravened section 222 of the […]

Five miners were attacked and inflicted with gunshots injuries, on Wednesday by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. ViewPointNigeria gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:00 p.m on Wednesday evening when the miners were returning from the mining site. It was learnt that […]