The Plateau state chairman of the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board , Alhaji Ado Ismaila has said that Plateau state sponsors more Muslims to pilgrimage compared to other Christian dominated states. He debunked the allegation that Governor Jonah Jang led Government does not like Muslims. The Muslim Pilgrim boss was speaking in Jos during a press […]

Reports reaching VPN suggest that unknown gunmen attacked and killed a man and his son at Tanchol on Tuesday night, a local settlement of Gyel District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Another child, who sustained injuries, reportedly died in the hospital on Wednesday.   Reports suggests the attackers injured the wife […]

The Defence headquarters has effected the change of leadership of the Special Task Force operating in Plateau. The move saw the STF commander, Major General Henry Ayoola being redeployed to the defence headquarters as Chief of Research and Development while Major General David Eniete takes over as the new STF boss. General Eniete who […]

A feat has been achieved in Plateau as the first ever security watch tower in the country has been constructed at the Yakubu Gowon airport Jos. The watch tower at about 5.1 m high at the runway-28 end was constructed for the Police Counter Terrorism unit . The Regional Manager North Central zone of the […]

Five soldiers on Saturday assaulted some policemen in Jos shortly after a security meeting convened by the Plateau State Commissioner of Police on the renewed violent clashes in the state. The policemen were allegedly trying to prevent the soldiers from harassing a community leader who attended the meeting and was about leaving the venue. An exchange […]

The Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin-Ladi has held its inaugural lecture, 35 years after it was established. The Inaugural lecture, held at the institution’s campus, Jos on Friday, had its main theme as “Entrepreneurship and the challenges of unemployment in Nigeria”. Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Krisim Fwa,Vice Chancellor, Bingham University, Karu in Nasarawa State, while declaring the […]

The name Dr. Patrick Dakum strikes a chord in the minds of many Plateau people. Many view him as very influential as far as plateau politics is concern. For the benefit of those who may not be familiar with his pedigree; he was one-time commissioner of information and later the commissioner of health during Chief […]

Reports reaching our newsdesks suggests that four persons were on Monday killed in an attack on two villages in Langtang South Local Council Area of Plateau State by gun weilding marauders. The two villages,  Karkashi and Barrack were said to have been completely destroyed and burnt down by the marauders. Speaking on the matter with newsmen […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the paramount chief of Mupun land -Da Nuhu Daswep passed-on at approximately 8:00 am this morning . He is reported to have died of a protracted illness which has incapacitated him for the past few months.  The exact nature of the illness was not clear at […]

Plateau State Government has concluded plans to name streets and number housings in Jos. This was disclosed by the Director of Research and planning in the Plateau State Government House, Mr Chris Kwaja in Jos. Kwaja who is the Chairman of the Sub-Committee set up by Governor Jonah Jang to name streets and number houses […]