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Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso yesterday alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan gave the 16 governors who voted for Plateau State governor Jonah Jang at last year’s Nigeria Governors’ Forum election N2 billion each. According to him, while the 16 pro-Jang governors were financially gratified to do the presidency’s bidding, the other 19 governors who […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the deployment of troops to Mali to fight insurgency in the West African State of Mali. This was made possible after the Senate gave the nod for the deployment. The troops deployed will join regional forces from Economic Community of West African States to form the Africa-led international Mission […]

The youths of the Christian Association of Nigeria , in Nasarawa State has said it endorsed Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, for re-election in 2015. Political Mobilization and Awareness Committee of the youth wing also said they are out to mobilize support for the governor to run for 2015 because of his track records of […]

The conclusion of the third phase of the distribution of the voter cards and fresh voter registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has generated much controversy in Plateau State. Residents of the state claim that the two exercises especially, the voter’s registration was poorly conducted as many potential voters were not able to […]

Plateau State Police Command has recovered a consignment of Improvised Explosive Devices materials and dragged the landlord in whose house it was found as well as one other person before the Federal High Court for criminal conspiracy and act to wit terrorism. According to count one of the charges against the two suspects, Alhaji […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria from our source in Barkin Ladi confirms that women have taken over the main Mangu-Barkin Ladi road, protesting the killing of an Operation Rainbow personnel by the local STF personnels stationed in the area.  At the time of filing this report it remained unclear why the Operation Rainbow personnel was killed or […]

With the current debate about whether or not a zoning arrangement exists for the governorship seat of Plateau, a past civillian governor of the state Mr. Fidelis Tapgun has waded into the debacle, saying that it is the turn of the southern senatorial zone to produce the next Governor, because the zone has never produced […]