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At least eight people have died and 61 hospitalized in Plateau state after an outbreak of cholera in a community where people displaced by conflict in neighbouring areas, live. Medical authorities confirmed an outbreak of the disease in Namu village in the Qua’pan Local Government Area of the state. Namu, a village at the Plateau and Nasarawa […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Peoples Democratic Party , has on Tuesday 26th November 2013, cancelled its local government primaries in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau due to the insecurity and tension in the area, i.e., following the gruesome murder of approximately 40 people by yet to be identified assailants in the […]

As political intrigues in Plateau continue to advance into critical stages, another group of concerned youth have lent their voices to the already terse debate about zoning. The group, The Coalition of Concerned Plateau Northern Youths have vociferously condemned the call by other groups that the governorship seat be retained in Plateau North. In a […]

Political moves with regards the 2015 election is already gathering momentum within the PDP, with the unanimous election of Chief Anthony Anenih as the Chairman Board of Trustees of the Party on Monday 25th February 2012.  In a congratulatory message signed by the National Publicity Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP expressed confidence that Chief […]

In its efforts to ensure that an amicable resolution is reach between the Management and students of University of Jos, the National leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has waded into the crisis which led to the closure of the institution since November, 2014. NANS National President, Tijani Usman and the institution’s Management […]

Jos, Plateau State – News reaching Viewpointnigeria suggests that the Special Task Force, STF, on Friday apprehended 4 suspects involved in the recent killings that sparked off tensions in Riyom Local Government Area of the state. In a public statement by its spokesman, Salisu Mustapha, the STF said it would go the whole mile in bringing justice […]

A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State, Godfrey Miri, on Sunday appealed to the people of the state to disregard rumours in the that says he has decamped from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC. It will be recalled, that last week, a man who […]

The Plateau state Governor Jonah Jang has expressed confidence in the Nation’s democracy and democratic rule as the most sustainable form of government in the country. The Governor released a statement on behalf of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum signed by Kassim Yakubu. He said that the progress made in the states within a little […]