In an apparent acceptance of defeat in the long standing legal battle between the Plateau State Government and the Sate Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees , the Governor at the weekend said that the State Government would be willing to settle out of court. It would be remembered that Local Government […]

Plateau State Police Command has recovered a consignment of Improvised Explosive Devices materials and dragged the landlord in whose house it was found as well as one other person before the Federal High Court for criminal conspiracy and act to wit terrorism. According to count one of the charges against the two suspects, Alhaji […]

Elders in Langtang, Plateau, have implored owners of weapons to surrender them to the security agencies. The call comes after a meeting of key political office holders in the area. In a communiqué, the elders said they have noticed influx of aliens into many settlements in the Senatorial District. They urged the security agents ”to […]

The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has said it is confident that 2015 would be the year when PDP would be shown the way out. In a statement signed by its organising secretary Mr. Garba Pankwal, he said PDP has been dominant since the begining of the democratic dispensation in 1999 […]

At least eight people have died and 61 hospitalized in Plateau state after an outbreak of cholera in a community where people displaced by conflict in neighbouring areas, live. Medical authorities confirmed an outbreak of the disease in Namu village in the Qua’pan Local Government Area of the state. Namu, a village at the Plateau and Nasarawa […]

Report reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desk indicates that at least three people were reportedly shot dead by members of the Special Task Force at Shishiri, Pajat Ward of Langtang North LGA of Plateau State following an uprising during the PDP councillorship primaries in the area. It was alleged that a group of young men […]

The president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians to maintain peace and unity irrespective of their political umbrella while maintaining that political parties were only platforms to contest elections. He was speaking on Friday in Jos at the funeral service of Late Chief Solomon Lar. Jonathan said “Politicians should always consider the […]

The Governor of Plateau state, Da. Jonah Jang has given his backing to a proposal to establish at least 50 microfinance banks across his state. He expressed his support and backing at the opening ceremony of the training of over 25,000 Plateau women on financial literacy, orgnanised by the First Lady of the state. At […]

Following the gruesome murder of over 30 people in Shonongh village of Riyom LGA, the corpse if the 30 dead people were gathered in village and given mass burial, amidst uncosolable relatives and survivors of the attack. Several mothers were said to have been killed, including their helpless children. Eleven of bodies were burnt beyond […]

Member representing Jos South/Jos East federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Bitrus Kaze,  has joined in condemning the renewed terrorists’ attacks on communities in Plateau State, reiterating the call for the establishment of State Police, which he described as “imperative for intelligence gathering”. In a press statement, Kaze said “these dark years of […]