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Gunmen operating in Southern Kaduna have killed 33 people in a village called Ambie and another 10 in Paa village. A security source told SaharaReporters that the killings took place in the late and early hours of Saturday. The latest killings bring to about 200 the number of people killed since Monday in Sanga local […]

Unconfirmed reports reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desks suggests that a purported commander of the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram has declared unilateral ceasefire on Monday 28th January 2013. In a lengthy press statement signed by the commander, Sheik Abu Muhammed Ibn Abdulazeez and released to Journalists in Maiduguri, he stated that the organisation has declared […]

Few hours ago, a suicide bomb killed a very popular senior cleric in Damascus, Muhammad Said Al-Booti, while he was delivering a regular lecture in his mosque. Twenty other worshippers lost their lives along with the 84-year-old cleric. The cleric was a Sunni supporter of the Assad regime. Three days ago, a suicide bomb killed […]

Jonah Jang’s 70th Birthday Ceremony: President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Gov. Jonah Jang, for his strides in transforming Plateau state. The president, who was represented by Vice President Nnamdi Sambo, gave the commendation during the thanksgiving service organised to mark the 70th birthday of Gov. Jonah Jang in Du, Jos South Local Government Area on Saturday […]

VPN is sad to report that the pioneer, former PDP chairman and Plateau State Governor Chief Solomon Lar passed away in the early hours of today in the United States after falling into coma in the last 48 hours. The report of his passing was confirmed by spokesperson for the family, Major Adeyi. More information to […]

On the one hand, some were born with silver spoon and life seems to be a bed of roses for them. On the other hand, others were born amid penury and life seem short, brutish and fraught with numerous uncertainties. Absolutely, there is no iota of development across the globe that surpasses sincere investment to […]

News reaching Viewpointnigeria indicates that Nigerian islamist group Boko Haram was paid approximately $3m to secure the release of a French family previously captured in Cameroon and held hostage in Northern Nigeria. In a confidential report, seen by Reuters news agency, the Nigerian Goverment confirmed the development but failed to state who paid the money. […]

 News being circulated in online sources suggests that the police command in Jos, on Monday, arrested a suspected spy of the dreaded terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The suspect was said to have been clandestinely spying on policemen who were on parade at the Mobile Police Barracks in Jos. The suspect was said to […]