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Nigeria’s literary icon and publisher of several novels, Chinua Achebe, is dead. Reported by Premium Times Mr. Achebe, 82, died in the United States where he was said to have suffered from an undisclosed ailment. PREMIUM TIMES learnt he died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. A source close to the […]

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 […]

Thursday 21st March 2013 – The Governor of Plateau State Da Jonah Jang has requested the Defence Head Quarters to closely monitor activities of the Special Task Force in Plateau State to ensure that the operate within established rules of engagement. Represented by his Deputy, Mr. Ignatius Longjan, he made the request in Jos when […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission has arrested and charged six employees of Plateau state civil service. The accused; Simon Dalom alias Iliya Ezekiel, Luka Dapel, Mary Charles Wakkias, Mary Alkali, Esther Gonung and Nanchin Vivian Philibus were in court on Tuesday 19th before Justice Yargata Nimpar of the […]

Plateau state tertiary institution workers currently on strike have criticized the conformation of the committee set up by the State Government to look into areas of disagreements. The workers frowned at the appointment of the committee Chairman; Mr John Daduut whom they claim was part of the problem and so was not expected to be […]

The senator representing Plateau North, Mr Gyang Pwajok has said that the security system in the country cannot checkmate the insecurity facing the nation. He was speaking at a public lecture to honour Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang who clocked 69. Pwajok while speaking as the Guest lecturer in the event stated that the security […]