The Tarok Youth Forum has called on the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, to swear in Chief Dan Dul as the elected chairman of Lantang North Local Government Area. Chief Dan Dul had contested the local government polls under the Democratic Peoples Party and was alleged to have won but Governor Jang is said […]

Plans are currently being finalised in Jos to celebrate the 70th birthday of Governor Jonah Jang in Jos, Plateau state. Jonah Jang was born on 13th March 1944 in Du village of Jos South LGA and turns 70 this week . Being the factional leader of the NGF,  it […]

Jonah Jang’s 70th Birthday Ceremony: President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Gov. Jonah Jang, for his strides in transforming Plateau state. The president, who was represented by Vice President Nnamdi Sambo, gave the commendation during the thanksgiving service organised to mark the 70th birthday of Gov. Jonah Jang in Du, Jos South Local Government Area on Saturday […]

Zoning of political offices for both elected and appointed seats is not a new phenomenon in this clime we live called Nigeria. It’s so old that one cannot exactly trace whether the zoning concept came before the Nigerian state or Nigeria came before zoning. But this debate is for the political science class, so let’s […]

The State Executive Committee, SEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State has suspended its chairman, Dr. Haruna Dabin from the party. Dabin was accused of failure to render financial accounts to the party. He was also said to have deliberately refused to call regular meetings of the various organs of the party […]

AS the armed forces get set for final on slaught against the Boko Haram terrorists, the latest fighter jets in the world would start arriving the country this week. Informed top military sources disclosed to our source at the weekend that the fighter jets, up to a dozen in number,were purchased directly by the Nigerian […]

ViewPointNigeria presents photos from the Plateau state Peoples’ Democratic Party primaries that took place at Rwang Pam stadium in Jos. Senator Gyang Pwajok won after beating his closest rival Mr Ignatius Longjan who is the current deputy Governor. Other contestants include; Victor Lar, Kemi Nshe, Haruna Dabin, Bitrus Nabasu, John Clark, Sonny Tyoden, Chris […]

Several Plateau people feel aggrieved that the PDP flag bearer has emerged from the Northern Senatorial zone – and as such they have vowed to give protest votes to APC – a party which has never held power in Plateau. This protestations by people mainly from the Southern and to an extent the Central zones […]

Following the emergence of Mr. Labaran Maku as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, the Eggon Youth Movement, EYM has endorsed him as their only candidate for the February, 28th, 2015 polls. The group made the endorsement at a meeting held at the Eggon Community Secondary School, Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area […]

With less than six weeks to the gubernatorial elections, the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Plateau State, Amb. Bagudu Hirse has described as criminal; the rumours making rounds in the state that he was being sponsored by the PDP led administration. Crying foul over what he refers to as “blackmail”, he challenged the Governor, […]