Former Honourable speaker of the House of Assembly Plateau state, Mr John Clark Dabwan has broken silence on why he resigned his position, averring that he resigned in the interest of peace and unity. Speaking yesterday at the NUT hall in Mangu Local Government Area of the state, where he was received by a large/jubilant […]

The Plateau State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to immortalise the former state Governor Chief Solomon Lar who died in a US hospital on October 9th. Lar who was the pioneer National chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party was also a one-time Minister for Police affairs. While raising a […]

The Plateau state chairman of the newly formed and registered political party Peoples Democratic Movement , Alhaji Usman Ibrahim Abubakar stated that they are doing all they can to permanently dislodge PDP from being the ruling party in Plateau state and Nigeria at large. In an interview with viewpoint correspondent, PDM chairman was optimistic that […]

At least eight people have died and 61 hospitalized in Plateau state after an outbreak of cholera in a community where people displaced by conflict in neighbouring areas, live. Medical authorities confirmed an outbreak of the disease in Namu village in the Qua’pan Local Government Area of the state. Namu, a village at the Plateau and Nasarawa […]

The Middle Belt Forum , yesterday threw its weight behind the proposed national conference, saying “by its very nature, democracy benefits immensely from popular debate, sound discussion, mutual dialogue and profound analysis of issues, principles and policies.” The forum, whose memo was presented to the National Conference Advisory Committee sitting in Jos, Plateau State by […]

Various interest groups in Jos are reported to have disagreed sharply on need for National conference during their presentations at the zonal consultation meeting organised in Jos Plateau state, by the Presidential Advisory Committee. In his presentation, a member of Arewa Elders Forum, Barrister Solomon Dalung, averred that his group was skeptical about the convocation […]

Senator Gyang Pwajok, yesterday, in Jos called for trauma management centres to assist victims of the protracted violence in Plateau North. Pwajok, who represents Plateau North, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the war-weary victims needed more attention and should not just be abandoned to their fates. “It is a huge regret that the victims […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the All Progressives Congress party stakeholders in Plateau state have rejected a purported plan by the hierarchy of the North central zone of the party to impose Senator John Shagaya as Interim Chairman of APC in the state and ex-Minister of state for Information and Communication, Alhaji Salisu Nakande […]

Mrs Hanatu Dantong the widow of late Senator Dantong on Sunday inaugurated projects that were initiated by her husband before meeting his untimely death. The project which was completed by Late Dantong’s successor Senator Gyang Pwajok was officially opened in Jos. The late senator’s wife inaugurated the projects at the request of Pwajok in memory […]

With the date of the Local Government polls fast approaching , ViewPointNigeria investigates the political intrigues in Jos North Local Government area –the political hotbed of Plateau state. Of particular interest in this investigation, is the “informal pact” made between the various ethnic groups –Afizere, Berom and Anaguta, just before the 2008 […]