News reaching the ViewPointNigeria newsdesks indicates that the Plateau State Government may have on Thursday 4th April, banned the operation of brothels within the state. The directive was made known by the State Commissioner for information, Mr. Abraham Yiljap in Jos after after the State Executive Council meeting. Mr. Yiljap stated that the Jang administration had never […]

The Congress for Progressive Change Plateau State branch is in disarray following disagreements regarding the composition of a five man advisory committee on merger. A section of the party state executive have kicked against the decision and insisted that it won’t recognise it. The State publicity secretary Mr Moses Mandong, who lead the opposing […]

Saturday 6th April 2013 – Reports reaching our news desk suggests that 7 people have been killed by unknown gunmen in Karkashi community in Langtang South Local Government Council of Plateau State. In a separate development, several houses were reportedly burnt down by yet to be identified assailants in Zango village, of Wase Local Government […]

Reports reaching VPN indicates that the death toll from the sectarian violence in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau has claimed close to 40 lives and valuable properties. The Special Task Force maintaining peace in the State mobilised more of its operatives to curtail the situation. Pocket of violence were reported in the hinterlands […]

The Plateau state commissioner for information Mr Abraham Yiljab has blamed the on-going crisis in the state on cattle rustling. Speaking to journalists after a Security Council meeting in Jos on Wednesday, the commissioner made reference to the communal clash in Wase and Langtang South Local Government Areas which has claimed lives and valuable properties. […]

A report submitted by five agencies stated that about 135 persons were killed and over 12,050 others displaced as a result of attacks and communal crisis in Plateau state. The National Emergency Agency , Plateau State Emergency Management Agency , Nigeria Red Cross Society, Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps […]

The member representing Jos East and Jos south in the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Bitrus Kaze on saturday bemoaned the refusal of amnesty offered to Boko Haram by the Federal Government. The lawmaker in a press statement said that it is “sickening and ridiculing”. Hon Kaze said “In my honest view, granting amnesty to […]

Six persons including a pregnant mother were on Thursday night reportedly attacked and killed in Bisichi, along Foron road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The five men and one woman were said to be returning from a local market in Bukuru, Jos South LGA where they had gone to sell their farm […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that an attack was launched in the villages of Tanjol and Dukum of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. Reports from the villages stated that the villagers stood up to repel the attackers. About eight persons were killed in the last two days in two villages of the Local Government Area. […]

Plateau state Governor Da Jonah Jang has restated the Government resolve towards finishing all on-going projects before the end of its tenure in 2015. The Governor was talking after inspecting on-going road projects at the Fobur-Angware road, construction of road leading to Jos University teaching hospital at Laminga, the Olympic size stadium at Goodluck Jonathan […]