Jos, Plateau State – News reaching Viewpointnigeria suggests that the Special Task Force, STF, on Friday apprehended 4 suspects involved in the recent killings that sparked off tensions in Riyom Local Government Area of the state. In a public statement by its spokesman, Salisu Mustapha, the STF said it would go the whole mile in bringing justice […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that gunmen attacked the villages of Dakum and Jol in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau over the weekend and killed two aged women. The gunmen set ablaze about thirty houses and rendered over a thousand homeless. Majority leader in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr Daniel Dem who is […]

Jos, Nigeria – The Governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah Jang, has directed the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission to speed up the process of drafting up a functional timetable for the conduction of the local government polls. He gave directive while inaugurating three new members of the commission, along with two special advisers […]

Irked by the alleged snobbery of Plateau State by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, the people of the state have accused the president of unfair treatment and marginalisation Viewpointnigeria learnt that various stakeholders in the state had been having series of meetings over what they called marginalisation of the state by the Jonathan-led administration […]

The Plateau state police command on Tuesday said it has discovered arms and improvised Explosive Devices in an undisclosed suburban location of the state capital Jos. State Police Commissioner, Mr Chris Olakpe while briefing newsmen in his office stated that concerned members of the public hinted the police who swung into action and stormed […]

The Nigerian House of Representatives has given directives to its committees on Federal Character and Inter-governmental affairs to look into the alleged breach of Federal character ethics in the appointment and inauguration of about 120 persons as chairmen and members of the Federal Universities governing councils. The committee has been tasked to mediate with the […]

The Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Plateau State chapter, Mohammad Nura, has said that Fulanis in the state are willing to help find a lasting solution to the violence in Plateau. Mr. Nura said this on Tuesday in Jos, shortly after attending a security meeting convened by the Special Task Force […]

News reaching Viewpointnigeria indicates that Nigerian islamist group Boko Haram was paid approximately $3m to secure the release of a French family previously captured in Cameroon and held hostage in Northern Nigeria. In a confidential report, seen by Reuters news agency, the Nigerian Goverment confirmed the development but failed to state who paid the money. […]

The State chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Jibril Banchir, said on Wednesday that the Plateau state government was not living up to its responsibilities in terms of payment of workers’ salaries and allowances.Mr. Banchir made the plight of the workers known on Tuesday at the Rwang-Pam Township Stadium in Jos, during the ritual […]

Former Bauchi State Governor, Alhaji Adamu Muazu has enjoined Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State to consolidate on the relative peace that the city of Jos now enjoys by restoring mutual confidence among people of different religions and ethnicity living in the city. Muazu who noted that some people in certain parts of Jos do […]