Plateau State Government on Saturday directed traders at the various markets in the state to conduct monthly environmental sanitation on every last Friday of the month. Mr Sylvanus Dantoe, Commissioner for Environment, gave the directive when he monitored the monthly environmental sanitation in Jos South Local Government of the state. The commissioner said that many […]

The Chief Whip of the Plateau State House of Assembly and member representing Kanke ‎constituency has formally declared his intention to contest for the seat of House of Representatives under Pankshin Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency in 2015. In a release made available to journalists and also posted on his Facebook page, he said thus, […]

News making round the Nigerian Cyberspace suggests that President Goodluck Jonathan, may have finalised his list of National honours for 2014. Amongst receipients of the honours are several high profile Nigerians including Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state. Also selected are all service chiefs of military establishments in Nigeria. Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state has […]

Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Tuesday night raided three communities in Sanga Local Government Area, in the Southern part of Kaduna State, killing no fewer than 32 villagers. The attackers, it was learnt, also killed a soldier and injured four others in an ambush. The Vice Chairman of Sanga LGA, Mr. Bulus Mande, […]

As groups and individuals continue to drum support for President Goodluck Jonathan to run for the 2015 presidential election, a retired Lt.General in the Nigerian Army and former Minister of the FCT, Jeremiah Useni has urged the president to run for the polls. Jeremiah said, “Some of these developmental strides can be seen in major […]

The Plateau State Police Command has paraded a youngman, Maimako Shephang who sold his wife Agnes for the sum of N800, 000 to a ritualist. Parading the suspect at the Command’s headquarters in Jos on Wednesday, the State’s Commissioner of Police Nasiru Oki, said, “On the 30th, August, 2014, at about 11:00 hours, the policemen […]

The airlift of the 1,300 Muslim pilgrims from Plateau to Saudi Arabia is to begin on Thursday, September 18, an official said in Jos. The Executive Secretary of the Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Salisu Musa, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the pilgrims would be lifted in segments. Musa said […]

A 40-YEAR old mother of two, and her three-year and five-year old children were on Sunday night killed by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State. The suspected attackers were said to have stormed the community and set over 20 houses ablaze and destroyed their farmlands. The state […]

News reaching ViewpointNigeria indicates that the Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang has approved the release of N95 million for the fight against Ebola virus in the state. The development was made known to newsmen by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Fom Dakwak at a press briefing on the situation report on Ebola Virus. Dakwak state in […]