A collection of 30 youth groups in Plateau State have come together and collectively bought and presented the Plateau North Senatorial seat form for incumbent Governor, Da. Jonah Jang to enable him contest for Senate. During the presentation of the form, representatives of the youth groups urged him to accept the form as their endorsement […]

Teachers in Plateau on Friday in Jos staged a protest rally over alleged non-payment of their seven months salaries by the state government. The state government says the delay is due to the on-going bio-metric data capturing of the teachers. An official of the government, Mr Nanle Dashe, told the News Agency of Nigeria […]

As the polity continues to heat up ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial poll in Plateau State, the People of Qua’an Pan Local Government of Plateau South on Monday presented a governorship nomination form to the Deputy Governor of the State, Mr.Ignatius Longjan, urging him to contest. Speaking at the presentation which was done at the […]

Following rejection of some PDP returnees in Plateau State, the State’s Chapter of the All Progressives Congress said it is prepared to receive the rejected members into their fold. The call was made by the Interim Chairman of the party in the State, Sen. John Shagaya stated this in a chat with journalists in […]

Men of the Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday foiled a reprisal attack on Rukuba community in Bassa Local Government Area of the state by their Irigwe neigbours, over alleged killing of an elderly Rukuba woman and 10 others by suspected gunmen from Irigwe.The incident was said to have exacerbated the communal rift between the […]

News reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desk indicates that PDP ward executives of Moekat ward in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday confirmed the membership status of Mr. John Alkali as a substantive member of the party. In would be recalled that last week […]

As the political atmosphere in Plateau continues to gathered momentum, Arc. John Alkali has come out with guns blazing, challenging anyone who has proof of him not being a full-fledged PDP member to present such. According to him, the National Secretariat of the Party recently appointed him as part of the PDP […]

Former Governor of Plateau, Chief Joshua Dariye, on Monday reviewed his eight years as governor and regretted that he “trusted too many undeserving people” when he was in power. “Looking back at my eight years as governor, and with the benefit of hindsight, there are so many things I would have done differently. “But, one […]

The recent announcement by the Plateau State government to convert the Jishe Governor’s Lodge into a palace for the Gbong Gwom Jos, the paramount rule of the Berom people, seems to have revived an old rivalry between the Berom and the Afizere ethnic groups over ownership of the area, popularly known as Tudun Wada.Since the […]

Over 1000 less privileged people in Northern Senatorial zone of Plateau State, including traders, artisans, farmers, cultural groups, politicians, widows, youths and others are to benefit from the multi-million naira empowerment programme of Senator Gyang Nyam Shom Pwajok. Confirming the report media officer to the Senator Chuwang Dung said arrangements are already in top gear […]