News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Plateau State governor, David Jonah Jang has ordered the demolition of illegal structures built along waterways in the state. Jang gave the directive yesterday when he undertook an inspection tour of ongoing projects initiated during his tenure. Describing such structures as illegal, he said “It is very risky to […]

Relations between Plateau state government and the state’s legislators are reportedly not at their smoothest at the moment. The source of this disagreement is a petition written by a group known as the Plateau Patriotic Front, which accused the state government of financial impropriety in the utilization of SURE-P funds. Activities at the state house of […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that a group known as Plateau State Youths Coalition for Consolidation has condemned a petition written by the Plateau Patriotic Front, against Governor Jonah Jang alleging misappropriation of the state SURE-P funds. The group said the petition, which was submitted to the speaker Plateau State House of Assembly “lacks substance and […]

IN line with the newly-introduced presumptive Tax Regime in Plateau State and its policy of improving the revenue base of the state, the State Internal Revenue Service says it would soon introduced electronic data cards for payment of all taxes. The electronic card, according to PSIRS, would not only make the payment of taxes […]

The battle for the Chairmanship of the All Progressive Congress in Plateau State has continued as the Hon. Amos Gombi led faction said the inauguration of the 17 LG Chairmen of the party in the State by the Hon. Latep Dabang’s faction is an illegal action.Gombi told journalists in Jos on Saturday while reacting to […]

As the battle for 2015 governorship elections continues to gathered momentum in Plateau State, an aspirant in the State and Senator Representing Plateau South, Sen. Victor Lar, said Governor Jonah Jang will not impose a candidate from Plateau North in the forthcoming PDP primary. Lar made the disclosure Friday in Jos, when he visited the […]

A soldier attached to the Special Task Force on Jos crisis has allegedly shot and killed a man for insulting his girlfriend at Jarmai village of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau State. The deceased ,whose name was given as Buhari Alhaji Kawu, was said to have been shot dead by the soldier who intercepted […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has received a total donations and pledges of N98.165 million from some Nigerians and communities towards assisting him purchase the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential nomination form which costs N22 million. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati, while briefing State House […]

As relative peace is said to have returned to communities, which have hitherto been bedeviled by attacks by unkonwn persons, in Barkin Ladi LGA, of Plateau State, residents of the Council have raised alarm over renewed plans to launch major attacks on their locality by a group of insurgents. The residents alleged that they had […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong an erstwhile speaker during the Dariye administration has emerged the APC flag bearer for the 2015 election. Hon. Lalong was voted in a keenly contested voting that went deep into last night, and emerged victorious, beating several candidates, including the likes of Solomon Dalung (a staunch […]