The Plateau State Association, UK under the distinguished leadership of its president, Mrs Josephine Ibrahim has waded into the “grazing colonies” debate which has pervaded the Plateau-sphere for the last few months. Contributing to the debate, the President acknowledged the genuine efforts of Governor Lalong at solving the raging Fulani attacks conundrum. She commended him […]

Information trickling in suggests that communities which were severally attacked by herdsmen in the Northern parts of Plateau may have launched a push back, killing two herdsmen and their cattle. The very unfortunate incident happened on 23rd January 2017 at dusk. Pictures obtained by ViewPointNigeria shows severely mutilated bodies of herdsmen, along with their cattle […]

The Gbong Gwom Jos, Dr. Jacob Gyang Buba yesterday paid a condolence visit on Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse of Benue State following gruesome murder of over 72 people by suspected Fulani herdsmen on New Year day. The monarch, who is the Chairman of the Plateau State Council of Chiefs, whose condolence message […]

Strawberry Farming Flourishes in Jos By Vincent A. Yusuf Jos — Increased strawberry farming on the plateau has dispelled previously held belief that it could not be grown in Nigeria. Nigeria has huge potential for strawberry cultivation, thanks to favourable agro-ecological weather conditions. Since the cultivation started few years ago, strawberry has now found love […]

About six persons were feared dead and houses razed during two separate attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen on two communities in Plateau State. But the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Aide Undie, on Wednesday summoned an emergency meeting of stakeholders in Bassa Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas over the incessant cases of killings […]

Reports reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that three separate attacks were recorded in Plateau state today – Wednesday 24th January 2018. Herdsmen were said to have launched guerilla attacks on farming settlements in Riyom LGA, Bokkos and Bassa . The Jebu-Miango attack was most unfortunate, because it happened only 3 hours after a high […]

Chairman of Plateau State Internal Revenue Service , Mr. Dashe Alart, said the PSIRS generated N10 billion out of the target of N12 billion allocated to them in the 2017 budget. Alart disclosed this, on Wednesday, during a press briefing at the headquarters of Plateau State Internal Revenue Service Jos. According to him, “Out of […]

Report reaching Viewpoint Nigeria has it that persons were killed on Monday 22nd January, 2018 by armed militias suspected to herdsmen in Rikwe Chongu village, Miango district of Bassa LGA, Plateau state. The 3 persons according to a survivor, Sunday Samson were returning from a mining site when they were attacked, Mr. Sunday Samson who […]

A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Second Republic Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Prof. Dakum Shown, has revealed that the Middle Belt is currently shopping for a Presidential candidate in the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari. Shown said Buhari was the easiest […]