Following the resignation of the Plateau state speaker Hon. Clark Dabwan this afternoon, a new speaker has been voted in -he is in the person of Hon. Titus Alams. Hon. Alams is the member representing Bokkos constituency, he was one of the members said to be front runners during the political intrigues within the house. […]

VPN is sad to report that the pioneer, former PDP chairman and Plateau State Governor Chief Solomon Lar passed away in the early hours of today in the United States after falling into coma in the last 48 hours. The report of his passing was confirmed by spokesperson for the family, Major Adeyi. More information to […]

Honourable members have unanimously voted following the formal resignation of Hon. John Clark Dabwan as speaker of the Plateau state house of Assembly, the member representing Bokkos constituency Hon. Titus Alams is now the new speaker. It was done inside the Assembly complex amidst tight security.   A vote of no confidence was also passed […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that nine members of a family were killed in the early hours of Thursday the 10th by armed gunmen in Bakin Kogi of Forum District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area . The head of the household identified as Tsok Gwom who is a cattle rearer was killed alongside 8 members […]

On Tuesday 8th October 2013, Hon. John-Clark Dabwan, Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly tendered his resignation from the position of Speaker and has returned to the house as member representing Mangu South Constituency. The circumstances that led to his resignation are not entirely clear; but it is a fact that every […]

PANKSHIN – Senator Joshua Dariye has blamed corruption and violence for the slow pace of development in the African continent. Speaking at a National Teachers Conference, organized by Federal College of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State, Dariye said that unless the two evils were effectively tackled, speedy development would continue to elude the continent count | 46

While presenting gift items to inmates of the Jos prison and some disabled persons at the city’s central mosque, the commissioner of water resources Mallam Idi Waziri said the Plateau state government had spent more than N42 million to purchase some items, which were distributed to the Muslim community as Eid-el-Kabir gifts. count | 23

Similar to the unfortunate incident that occurred in Barkin Ladi two months ago, where a speeding truck killed several boys brigade members jogging on the road side, another such incidents appears to have just occurred at Dorowa, Barkin Ladi. Two villages were said to be crushed to death at approximately 10:30 am this morning, when […]