News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the Plateau State Government yesterday dispelled rumours of the death of Ngolong Ngas, the paramount ruler of Ngas people of Pankshin and Kanke local government areas. Speaking, the Chairman of Pankshin LG, Mr. Samuel Goar, said: “I want to officially announce to the world that Nde Joshua Dimlong, the paramount […]

Governorship, National Assembly and state House of Assembly candidates of different political parties as well as community representatives who held an interactive forum in Jos yesterday said the state government had not justified a loan of N8 billion to provide water. Speaking at the citizens engagement meeting organized by the Community Action for Popular Participation […]

Rep. Suleiman Kwande, member representing Jos North/Bassa federal constituency in the House of Representatives has described the action as a slap on the country democracy. Speaking with journalists in Jos yesterday, he pointed out that ” before this drama, the federal government blamed INEC over non availability of PVCs but now they hand twisted it […]

Report reaching ViewPointNigeria is that, the Special Task Force responsible for the maintenance of peace in Plateau State, on Thursday night rescued the kidnapped father of former Governor of the State and Senator representing Plateau Central in the National Assembly, Joshua Dariye in Qua’anpan Local Government Area of the State. Confirming the rescue, Police […]

          Barely twenty four hours after signing a peace pact, the All Progressive Congress in Plateau State has threaten to withdraw from the election Peace Pact it signed with other Parties if the allegations that the Peoples Democratic Party in the State is buying off Permanent Voters Cards PVCs of citizens in exchange […]

          The Plateau State governorship candidate under People’s Democratic Party in, Senator Gyang Pwajok, said that he did not intend to assume the mantle of leadership of the state through deceptive tendencies. Instead, he said he would be there through the collective decision of the Plateau people. He stated this when he featured on […]

          Nigerian INEC officials decided Saturday to postpone federal elections amid increasing violence from Boko Haram that’s killed thousands and displaced more than a million people. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and challenger Muhammadu Buhari, a former military dictator of Nigeria, now have six more weeks to continue their campaigns, while officials distribute voter cards and […]

In its efforts to ensure a violent free political transition, candidates of different political parties, in the 2015 general elections, were on Tuesday committed into signing a violence free peace-pact by the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, Nasiru Oki. Oki said the Police are ever ready to deploy security personnel in all the polling […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that suspected kidnappers have on Saturday night abducted the father of Chief Joshua Dariye, at his residence in Mushere, Bokkos LGA. An eye witness at the village, who spoke to ViewPointNigeria’s correspondent on the phone, described the situation as pretty scary and chaotic. He said, the old man who was in […]

Jos – The Independent National Electoral Commission in Plateau, has started the distribution of more Permanent Voter Cards , especially for those who registered in November 2014 in the state. The commission’s Head, Voter Education and Publicity in Plateau, Mr Imahiyereobo Osaretin, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos, that the distribution […]