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Plateau State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Stephen Barko, has said that the state government would establish 100 hectares of seeds multiplication farms. Barko, who disclosed this in Jos when he presided over a meeting with some officials of the ministry, Plateau Agricultural Development Programme , Fadama III and Cassava Growers Association, Plateau […]

Reports reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that former governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye has sent a formal “Notification of Intention” to rejoin the People’s Democratic Party . Dariye served as Plateau state governor between 1999 to 2007 under the banner of the PDP, but was compelled to leave the party following a series of events […]

A 38-year-old man was on Friday evening electrocuted at Payanm, Mangu Local Government Area of Central Plateau state at about 8:30 pm, a family member said. This victim’s niece, Loveling Nanlop, told journalist on Sunday that her uncle died while “changing over” to a power generating set that had high voltage. count | 26

Six men were ambushed and killed early hours of Friday between Shonong and Badok village of Riyom local Government Area of northern Plateau, a local official said. Council chairperson of Riyom Local Government, Josephine Piyo, made the disclosure in an interview with Journalists in Jos. “The victims were on their way from Shonong to Badok […]

Mr Simon Lalong, the former Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, on Monday picked the All Progressives Congress nomination form for 2015 governorship poll. Lalong, who paid N5.5 million for the nomination and expression of interest forms at the party’s headquarters in Jos, said there was need for “urgent change” in the Plateau. “Plateau must […]

Dissatisfied with the conduct of the recent Permanent Voters Card registration in his council area, Chairman of Qua’an Pan Local Government area of Plateau State, Hon. Theophilus Dakas-Chan, at the weekend led the people of the local government including members of the executive council, the legislative council as well as the traditional council to INEC […]

Gov Jonah Jang of Plateau on Wednesday called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness in the New Year. This is contained in New Year message issued by his Director of Publicity, Mr James Mannok, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos. According to the statement, there is need […]

The APC on Saturday during their Presidential rally in Jos received some politicians who claimed to have defected from the PDP in the state to the APC. The defectors led by a former deputy governor who contested the governorship of the state under the Labour Party in 2011, Dame Pauline Tallen, claimed that they defected […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended voting during the Presidential and National Elections to Sunday in problem areas It directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners in the country to conduct election on Sunday in areas where there were hitches. It said it has also relocated all the contents on its website to another site following […]