With the hullabaloo in Plateau state with regards succession, the Chairman of Mikang LGA, Mr. Daniel Kungmi has come out to deny any plans to succeed Jonah Jang in the 2015 gen­eral elections. Kungmi averred that since he was elected into office last February, there has been rife specu­lations that he (who is considered a […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the Plateau State Government is set to train approx. 8,000 Primary and Secondary School teachers in both public and private schools on prevention, control and containment of Ebola Virus Disease. This development was made clear to journalists, by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Fom Dakwak at the weekend, during the […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will be touching down at the Yakubu Gowon Airport this afternoon to proceed on, to visit his injured son, Lt Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo who is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed location in the city. It would be recalled that earlier this week, the younger […]

Plateau Gov. Jonah Jang has advised residents in the state to come out en mass to collect their Permanent Voters Cards whenever INEC started issuing the cards. Jang made the call in Jos on Thursday at a stakeholders’ forum organised by INEC to herald the distribution of the PVCs . The governor urged those […]

Plateau Stakeholders for Democracy and Good Governance has joined Governor Jonah David Jang and others to commend the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Edward Pwajok, and his team of lawyers for working for the past six years to give the state new laws.The group’s chairman, Timothy Nanle, and secretary, Obed Peters, in Jos, disclosed […]

The Plateau State government has stated its commitment to a vibrant and complete electrification of its rural communities.Speaking at the commissioning of the Jos office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission , Governor Jonah Jang, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy, Mr. Idi Waziri, said, “rural electrification is our […]

A Ward Chairman in Riyom Local Government of Plateau State, Mr. Gyang Fwa has been arrested by the Police in Kum village of the LGA in connection with the stealing of Railway equipment meant for the construction of rail lines that passed through the village linking Kuru in Jos South Local Government of the […]

The Acting Governor of Adamawa State and Chairman of the Congress Committee, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri has emerge winner of the PDP primaries for the October, 11th, 2014, bye governorship election. Fintiri won with 624 votes, while Dr. Modibbo came a distant 2nd after he scored 197. Retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa got 54 votes, […]

Gunmen on Saturday evening attacked Lamba Gyambar community of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State killing six people including a two weeks old baby, residents have said. A resident of the community, Nuhu Musa, narrated to journalists in Jos, the state capital, on Sunday how the gunmen invaded the community. “The attackers took us […]