Five soldiers on Saturday assaulted some policemen in Jos shortly after a security meeting convened by the Plateau State Commissioner of Police on the renewed violent clashes in the state. The policemen were allegedly trying to prevent the soldiers from harassing a community leader who attended the meeting and was about leaving the venue. An exchange […]

Human Rights Watch has blamed the Nigerian authorities for largely ignoring sectarian clashes in the nation middle belt region that have killed over 3,000 people since 2010. The Nigerian police rejected the findings of the international watchdog that perpetrators have gone unpunished because of police inefficiency. The African Director at Human Rights Watch, Danie Bekele […]

News reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desks suggests that Senator G N S Pwajok has appointed Mr. Chuwang Emmanuel Dung as his new head of media relations. Mr Dung until his appointment was a special correspondent with Daily Independent in Nasarawa State. He was born on January 11, 1976 and hails from Jos North Local Government […]

THE Nigeria Governors Forum , under the leadership of Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, has described as callous, the assassination of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Muhammadu Idrissa Timta, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists last Friday. In a statement issued by the administrator of the forum, Mr Osaro Onaiwu, on behalf of Governor Jang, […]

The Plateau state Governor, Da Jonah Jang has called on the press not to rely on everything they hear or are told in the name of information. He said they should as professionals investigate and get facts right before going to press. Jang was speaking over the weekend when he conducted journalists round to see […]

Coalition of students leaders in Plateau State has praised Governor, Jonah David Jang of the State for his developmental strides by taking the State to a level that no past administration has done it before. The Students further appealed to the People of the State to accept and support whoever the Governor endorses as his […]

Plateau State High Court in Barkin Ladi Local Government Council of the state presided over by Justice S.P. Gang has struck out proceedings by the Peoples Democratic Party in respect of Langtang North local government election. It would be recalled that following the conduct of Plateau State local government election on the February 25, […]