Justice Silas Bakur of the High Court sitting in Langtang North, Plateau State on Friday dismissed a suit brought before it by First Lowland Micro Finance Bank leveling allegations of financial irregularities against the Plateau State Commissioner for sSpecial Duties, Hon. Hitler Dadi. The Management of the the bank had claimed that Dadi, while serving […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission said on Thursday it has arraigned a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Istifanus Mwanswat and seven others for allegedly diverting N40million Assembly votes into personal use. The others are – Mrs. Joyce Ramnap, Emmanuel Goar, Joe Dawan, Dio Lamul, Michael Jubrin, […]

Nigerian states have no powers to reject requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act , the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a March 27 decision at the Akure Division, the Court of Appeal ruled that the requests for information, especially around public expenditure, under the FoI, are made in public interest and should […]

News hitting the ViewPointNigeria news desk indicates that an attack is currently underway in Darwat hamlet of Jol village, in Barkin Ladi LGA. Darwat hamlet is on the outskirts of Jol village, close to Kwi, which came under severe attack during last week’s killing spree. Reports confirm that sounds of heavy artillery could be heard […]

Information available to us indicates that another attack has just occurred at 7 pm this evening in Tarai hamlet of Jol, Riyom LGA. Four people were said to have been ambushed by suspected Fulani militia as they were returning from a nearby village , where they went to seek medical attention for […]