The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria which is a pro-democracy based non-governmental organisation has condemned the killing of inhabitants of Shonong Village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. It also called on the Federal Government to disband the Special Task Force charged with maintain peace in Plateau. The organisation described the […]

The Special Task Force maintaining peace in Plateau as defended its actions in the recent Shonong attacks in Riyom Local Government Council of Plateau. This was stated in a statement released by the STF media officer Captain Salisu Mustapha. Mustapha dismissed the accusation of poor or slow response to the attack on the village […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the residence of one of Governor Jang’s aides Hon. Pam Ayuba Dangwong may have been the subject of an assassination plot by yet to be identified gunmen. The alleged assassins were said to have stormed his residence at Dandyes-Chugwi in Vwang district of Jos South LGA with sophisticated weapons and […]

The Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang, on Monday in Jos swore in two new commissioners to fill vacancies created by the minor cabinet reshuffle he did in January. The new commissioners are Abubakar Dashe, now in charge of Ministry of Transport, while Lawrence Gotau has been deployed to the Ministry of Sports. count | 17

PNPF has been searching for a piece that summarizes its position on the issue of zoning as it pertains to Plateau State. So below is an excerpt that would hopefully spark an intellectual discussion on the benefits/or not of zoning to Plateau politics. The wind of the seemingly popular clamour for zoning the gubernatorial seat […]

A foreigner working in Nigeria was freed by security forces a day after being abducted in the central Plateau state, an official said on Monday. Nigeria’s Special Task Force, which is made up of both military and police personnel, had started their search after the man failed to turn up for work on Saturday morning. […]

Aggrieved members of the All Progressive Congress IN Plateau on Thursday locked out some executives of the party and other stalwarts who were holding a meeting at the secretariat. The disagreement started when the chairman of the party Mr Latep Dabang led executives to hold meeting at the party secretariat for the nomination but […]

With 100% of the votes counted GNS Pwajok has become the PDP flag bearer for Plateau state. GNS Pwajok defeated several heavy weights inlcuding Amb Ignatius Longjan, Dr. Haruna Dabin and a raft other candidates. The official results are presented below: Ignatius Lonjang =163 Haruna Dabin =16 Victor Lar=109 John Clark=7 Chris Bature=5 count | […]