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A senator representing Plateau North, Gyang Pwajok on Sunday reviewed the May 2013 peace deal between the Fulani and Berom in Plateau North and declared it “very fruitful.” Mr. Pwajok who was speaking in Jos said that “the peace agreement has been successful.” “It has yielded the desired fruits because there has been no gory incident since […]

THE Plateau State House of Assembly has launched a probe on the whereabouts of over N5 billion suspected to be missing from the government’s account. The said N5 billion was the state’s share of the subsidy reinvestment programme known as SURE-P fund received by the Governor Jonah Jang-led administration between January 2012 till date. The […]

A Plateau lawmaker, Dalyop Mancha, has denied allegations that the committee on SURE-P in Plateau State diverted the funds meant for the state. Mr. Mancha, who represents Jos South at the State Assembly, said this while addressing a news conference at the Assembly complex on Tuesday in Jos. According to Mr. Mancha, who heads the Plateau State […]

Facts and Fiction about SURE-P funds in Plateau State The Plateau State Government has observed with concern that the Media has been awash of recent with reports that the Plateau State Governor, Dr Jonah Jang is “under probe” by the State House of Assembly because some N5b SURE – P money accruable […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that a member of the Special Task Force in Plateau State was yesterday fatally stabbed by a suspected dissident early on Monday along Muhammadu Wada Street in Jos. The soldier whose identity could not be immediately verified at the time of filing in this report was said to have gone to the area […]

Even the harshest of Jang’s critics agree that he will leave a befitting legacy for Plateau state when he leaves office. On several instances, people have compared his developmental strides to that of the late visionary leader –Joseph Gomwalk. And in my opinion, he has aspired towards those lofty heights, even though I think it […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that former Nigeria ambassador to Switzerland Alhaji Yahaya Kwande may again present himself as a contestant for the traditional stool of Longkwo of Kwande in Quanpan local government area of Plateau State following the favourable judgment of the Court of Appeal that declared him eligible to contest. It would be recalled […]