Plateau state Executive Governor Da Jonah Jang has reconstituted the State Executive Council. Below is the portfolio for the commissioners as released by the Director of press affairs in Government house, Mr James Mannok. count | 99

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Alh. Bamanga Tukur, has reached out to the Governors of Plateau state and his counterpart in Akwa Ibom state to help him save his job. This is following immense pressure from above for him to […]

The Federal and States Governments have been asked to pay compensation for loss of lives in the middle belt region. The call was made by the middle belt forum in Nigeria who insisted that the unprovoked attacks by Fulani herdsmen on villagers of the region must not go unpunished while calling for the arrest and […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has effected a change in the top military echelon by appointing new services chiefs. The appointments which saw only one of the service chiefs elevated is expected to be immediate. The former chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh takes over from Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim as Chief of Defence Staff, […]

The stage is almost set for full-fledged politicking to commence on the Plateau. That said, some politicians and strategists have already begun nocturnal and clandestine campaigning in ways which may not be obvious to the general public. Now, having keenly watched the happenings on the Plateau political scene, I’ve drawn the conclusion that the politics […]

Plateau state government is set to establish a forum of all ethnic groups in the state to help in consolidating the relative peace being enjoyed in the state. This was disclosed in an address at the third Plateau Peace Architecture Dialogue held at Plateau Government house Jos by the Special Adviser to Governor Jonah Jang […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that three persons were killed while four others sustained injuries on Friday morning in Nwore village of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau. Nanpon Miri who witnessed the happening said “The incident took place yesterday morning when gunmen suspected to be armed Fulani militia stormed the village and stole over […]

New reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the honourable member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal constituency, Hon. Suleiman Kwande has on Tuesday 21st of January 2014, formally crossed over from the Democratic Peoples Party to the All Progressives Congress . This news was confirmed by his personal secretary, Miss. Rahap in a telephone chat with ViewPointNigeria correspondent […]

The Local Government elections scheduled for January 30th in Plateau has been moved to February 25th by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission . Mr Peter Dalyop who is the Chairman of PLASIEC issued a statement in Jos on Wednesday explaining that the shift was as a result of unexpected difficulties encountered by the production […]

The Democratic People’s Party has distanced itself from a member of the House of Representatives who decamped on Tuesday from the DPP to the All Progressive Congress . The Chairman of DPP, General Jeremiah Useni stated so in a letter he wrote to the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal. The […]