Forty-five people died in an attack by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, civilian militia members said on Sunday, amid growing levels of rural violence often involving cattle theft, robbery and kidnappings for ransom. “The 45 bodies were found scattered in the bush. The bandits pursued residents who mobilised to defend the village after overpowering them,” […]

ViewpointNigeria has confirmed attack on Gashish District of Barkin Ladi LGA, Plateau State yesterday 6th May, 2018 around 9pm in which the Guest House the Paramount Ruler of the Area traditionally known as “Gwom Rwey Gashish” is residing and his car were burnt down by the gunmen. At the time of filing this report, Viewpoint […]

The district head of Gashish community in Plateau State and two others were shot on Sunday evening, an official has said. The transition management committee chairman of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Dickson Chollom, on Monday reported the shooting of the district head in his house and that of two others in […]

Two rival cults groups in Jos, the Red Axe and Black Axe, clashed over the weekend, leaving 13 persons dead, a resident has said Confirming the clash on Monday, spokesman of the Plateau State command, Terna Tyopev, in a telephone interview, said one corpse was found under an overhead bridge, along Goodluck Jonathan Way, at […]

  A group under the aegis of Plateau Elders Forum on Monday called on the Federal Government to rise up to the challenge of stemming the killings across the country so as not to polarize the nation’s polity. Chief John Mankilik, Spokesman of the Forum in a briefing in Jos, described the killings that took […]

Panic broke out Tuesday in Kabong community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State when suspected members of a cult group insisted on the burial of Philip Yakubu, who was killed during a bloody clash between two members of suspected cultist groups. ViewPointNigeria gathered that the 29-year-old Philip was killed on Saturday Night […]

Senator Jonah Jang, the Ex-Governor of Plateau State and sitting senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly is said to have been detained by EFCC for the past 2 days without recourse to law. Speaking to ViewPointNigeria this afternoon 9th May 2017, the Senators media aide, Mr Clinton Garuba narrated the ordeal -calling it […]