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Reports reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that nine polio health workers were on Friday shot death in two separate attacks by gunmen on tricycles as they were administering the polio vaccine within the State Capital. No one has claimed responsibility but it is suspected that the militant group Boko Haram may be behind it although there have […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that a group known as Plateau State Youths Coalition for Consolidation has condemned a petition written by the Plateau Patriotic Front, against Governor Jonah Jang alleging misappropriation of the state SURE-P funds. The group said the petition, which was submitted to the speaker Plateau State House of Assembly “lacks substance and […]

Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang said he has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to court over skewed distribution of Permanent Voters Cards to his state, and warned INEC not to destroy the hard-earned democracy. Speaking with newsmen in Jos, Jang, who expressed disappointment with the poor distribution of the card […]

Plateau Stakeholders for Democracy and Good Governance has joined Governor Jonah David Jang and others to commend the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Edward Pwajok, and his team of lawyers for working for the past six years to give the state new laws.The group’s chairman, Timothy Nanle, and secretary, Obed Peters, in Jos, disclosed […]

Plateau state independent Electoral Commission has fixed the 30th of January 2014 as date for the conduct of Local Government elections in the state. Mr Peter Dalyop who is the State electoral commission chairman stated this at a press briefing in Jos on Wednesday. He said, “the Commission is happy to inform all and […]

Politicians whose relationship with Governor Jang has strained and have therefore formed a coalition to stop him from passing on the mantle of leadership to Senator GNS Pwajok, have again sent warning shots to the PDP national headquarters, arguing that PDP risks losing Plateau, should the Governor succeed with his plans at the coming PDP […]

Mr Edward Pwajok, Plateau Commissioner for Justice, has said that the report of the Justice Bola Ajibola Commission of Inquiry into the 2008 Jos crisis would soon be released. Pwajok told newsmen in Jos on Wednesday that, “Government has concluded deliberations on the report and shall soon make it public.” The commission was set up […]