Residents and officials said at least four people were killed and many others including a House of Representatives member, Adamu Kamale, injured. Security and local sources said though the incident occurred on Christmas Day, it was not reported until Thursday evening due to communication problems in the mountainous area of Michika. ‘’It was not reported […]

Following the temporal suspension of tricycle movement in Jos, the Plateau state capital by the security agencies, passengers across the capital were left stranded. The absence of the commercial tricycles, which were the major means of local transportation in Jos, had forced people to walk to their destinations on foot. The ViewPointNigeria gathered that although […]

Chief of Army Staff urges military to remain resolute in tackling security challenges By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Chief of Army Staff , Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Thursday called on officers and men of the Nigerian Army to remain undaunted and resolute in tackling security challenges in the country while stressing that they must continue […]

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has ordered the confiscation of over 50 cows and arrest of three herdsmen. The suspects were arrested for violating the law banning open grazing in the state and for obstructing the governors’ convey while returning to Makurdi from Tarka local council. Governor Ortom after giving the order on Wednesday, December […]

The Joint Labour Unions in Osun on Wednesday blocked the entrance to the State Secretariat in Abere, Osogbo, preventing workers from going into their offices, to enforce the indefinite strike earlier announced on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the union leaders and some of their members arrived at the Secretariat as […]

An investigation has shown that each of the state governors in Nigeria is protected by 221 policemen, making a total of 7,956 for all the 36 state governors. An investigation by Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust also found that at least 5 policemen are attached to each of the 36 ministers in the country, totalling 180. […]

GOPRI brainstorm to end herders /farmers clash in Plateau By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Commander of Operation Safe Haven deployed to restore law and order in Plateau,Bauchi and Southern Kaduna Major General Anthony Atolagbe, has appealed to the people of the state to continue to stay peacefully with one another . Atolagbe made this […]

The Kaduna State government says it is saddened by the latest attack on Unguwan Mailafiya community which led to death of four people and about eight others injured. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Media and Publicity made the remark while briefing journalists in Kaduna on Monday. He said […]