An uncomfortable silence, akin to a grave yard, looms across the Plateau political space with scarcely any sign of life. No campaign jingles blaring on PRTVC or NTA, only very few posters of politicians who have dashed the consequences and dared to declare interest can been seen at junctions in Jos, only 2 campaign offices […]

Approx. 1 week ago, ViewPointNigeria reported of a group called the “Plateau North Political Front” , who were vigorously championing the retention of the Governorship seat within the Plateau Northern Senatorial zone. Their argument was principally on the fact that zoning was never enshrined in the Nigerian constitution and that all Senatorial zones have had […]

No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists. In the recent past, the Army and the Defence headquarters have raised the alarm that some of their officers and men are leaking official information to the […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the Governor of Plateau state, Dr. Jonah David Jang has approved with immediate effect, the payment of scholarship allowances to Plateau students under the aegis of National Association of Plateau State Students. At the time of filing this report, payment of scholarship funds for several institutions within the state were […]

Reports from several Plateau citizens in cyberspace , indicates that gun shots were repeatedly fired around Bukuru Express this morning around 11:30am. Tension is said to be high in the area currently and people are advised to be careful. ………more details to come as we get them. count | 39

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, […]

Unlike a few states of the federation where the gubernatorial race has commenced in earnest, the same cannot be said of Plateau. A state of quandary dis-quiet pervades the Plateau space with arguments and counter arguments of who, where, when and what zone should present contending candidates. Amidst the debacle of who is contending and […]

Senator Gyang Nyam Pwajok, representing Plateau North constituency at the National Assembly, has asked the nation on Thursday to offer prayers for the critically wounded victims of the recent series of Bomb blasts in Jos. He made the plea on Thursday 29th May 2014, whilst visiting the victims at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH […]