A father and daughter in Bonkwa village of Madakiya district in Southern Kaduna were killed on Saturday by unknown gunmen. The gunmen whom villages say are Fulanis stormed the village on Saturday night at about 10pm killing the duo and injuring four others. The district head of Madakiya, Dr David Kantiyok called for calm and […]

Christmas was general peaceful in Plateau state as it was celebrated amidst tight security. Worship and public places in Jos had security machinery in place to screen anyone accessing it. Security operatives also patrolled worship centres and were at strategic areas of the state all through the celebration period. The Special Task Force had […]

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has explained the reason why Israelis were called upon to train the Special Task Force on Peace and Security known as an arm of Operation Rainbow which is the state security outfit. He also defended the rationale behind establishing the security outfit. Jang who was speaking on Friday at the […]

  VPN: When you were appointed into the office, what structures and systems were in place or what wasn’t? On my assumption of office, I met the special task on Revenue collection –this structure was very important because they achieved a lot by means of formulating and implementing new strategies for revenue collection. However, staffing […]

The Deputy Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Plateau State council, Captain Jemda Ayuba, has bemoaned the waning welfare of pensioners in the country. He was speaking at the launch of the 2014 Armed Forces Remembrance and Emblem Appeal week that took place at the conference hall of Government house in Jos. The legionnaire said that […]

The Governor of Plateau state, Da. Jonah Jang has given his backing to a proposal to establish at least 50 microfinance banks across his state. He expressed his support and backing at the opening ceremony of the training of over 25,000 Plateau women on financial literacy, orgnanised by the First Lady of the state. At […]

Over thirty people have been reported killed while twenty five others sustained various forms of injuries when gunmen attacked Shonong village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. The incident which happened at about 7am on Monday has been blamed on Fulani herdsmen by the villagers. The community which shares boundary with Kaduna state lost […]

As clandestine and covert political moves and alliances continue to be made on the Plateau ahead of the 2015 polls, reports reaching ViewPointNigeria suggest that a former speaker of the Plateau state house of Assembly and member representing Pankshin South constituency Rt. Hon. Istifanus Caleb Mwansat may be eyeing the Plateau Central Senatorial seat. A […]

Following the gruesome murder of over 30 people in Shonongh village of Riyom LGA, the corpse if the 30 dead people were gathered in village and given mass burial, amidst uncosolable relatives and survivors of the attack. Several mothers were said to have been killed, including their helpless children. Eleven of bodies were burnt beyond […]

The Plateau Government on Wednesday said it had earmarked N260 million for the acquisition of a digital printing machine for the state’s printing press. Mr. Abraham Yiljap, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, made the disclosure in Jos while inspecting some of the equipment already purchased. Yiljap said government had spent N20 million for the refurbishing […]