PANDEMONIUM broke out in Riyom local council area of Plateau State Tuesday following the killing of four residents of the area by gunmen who fired at a moving vehicle at a close range. Besides, violence erupted again at Ngelzarma in Yobe State, as gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram ambushed two patrol vehicles […]

Plateau State especially its capital has for long been in the news for negative reason as a result of protracted ethno-religious crises on different flanks of the state particularly in Jos, where the natives Berom and the Hausa/Fulani settlers were often on each others’ throats on trivial issue that has to do with indigeneship/settlers and […]

Following the recent attack on residents of Du village in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State by unknown assailants bearing sophisticated weapons, the chairman of the council, Mr. Peter Vwang has appealed to the Special Task Force to be more diligent and gallant in discharging their duties.    In a statement issued […]

The Berom Youth Moulders has asked the Federal Government and military high command to look into the activities of the Special Task Force deployed to Plateau State to maintain peace. Chairman of BYM, Mr Rwang Dantong while speaking at a press conference in Jos yesterday accused the STF of negligence of duty while […]

The presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 presidential election General Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that he may contest the 2015 election. He was responding to questions from reporters in Abuja on Wednesday after the inauguration of party members to represent his party at the on-going merger talks with […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the deployment of troops to Mali to fight insurgency in the West African State of Mali. This was made possible after the Senate gave the nod for the deployment. The troops deployed will join regional forces from Economic Community of West African States to form the Africa-led international Mission […]

Reports reaching us indicate that Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State escaped unhurt after his convoy was involved in a fatal accident on Wednesday night. One person was pronounced dead whilst six others were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries. Our source confirmed that a pick up truck while speeding in the opposite […]

First, it was the Structural Adjustment Programme in 1986. General Ibrahim Babangida, the then head of state, in trying to redress the external debt crisis facing the country, committed socioeconomic hara-kiri when he agreed to the loan conditions given by the IMF.  Developing countries, in exchange for obtaining loans from the IMF or World Bank, or […]

The Special Task Force operating in Plateau state has dismissed six soldiers operating under its command about a year ago since the takeover of the command by Major General Henry Ayoola. The STF stated so to assure people that it takes accusation against its operatives seriously and does take necessary appropriate action. Speaking at […]

News reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desk suggests that the Plateau State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Hon. Daniel Den and other political groups within the state, such as the Plateau Youths for Good Governance and Berom Youth Moulders have jointly called on the Federal Government to withdraw the Special Task Force soldiers deployed in the state […]