It also said troops of the Special Task Force in Plateau State have also raided a camp maintained by an armed gang operating in a settlement in Shendam Local Government Area. The statement said a gun-fabricating machine, as well as some arms and ammunition, were recovered from the hideout during the raid. count | 45

Information reaching ViewPointNigeria suggest that following a hotly contested congress/election, which lasted two days, the Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress , has declared Mr. Letep Dabang and his counterpart Mr. Bashir Musan Sati as the party’s chairman and secretary respectively. count | 226

The Senator representing Plateau North constituency, Sen. GNS Pwajok has offered his condolences to the families of Sen. John Wash Pam and retired Col. John Dungs in the wake of the sudden death of the 2 prominent sons of the state. Sen. Wash Pam, a second republic deputy senate president from 1979- 1983, hailed from […]

Reports reaching ViewpointNigeria suggest that another bomb blast  occured at about 9pm on Thursday 1st February 2014 around Nyanya, Abuja, killing over 70 people. More information to follow as we get reports. count | 21

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr Chris Olakpe, on Wednesday advised parents and guardians to adopt strategies to protect their daughters against rape. Olakpe told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the number of rape cases in the state was rising and parents needed to take proactive measures to safeguard their […]

Unconfirmed reports reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desks suggests than another Plateau elder, Senator John Wash Pam may have died this morning of a yet to be disclosed illness in Jos.  The late senator who was the deputy senate president in the second republic, was one of the aspirants who contested to fill the vacuum created […]

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 […]

ViewPointNigeria reports on the ensuing stand-off/debacle between the Federal Government and the Plateau State Government, in respect of the old JUTH hospital by Terminus, Jos. The reports which reached us this morning suggested that staff of JUTH turned up to work this week and found that “quit notice” had been posted in strategic places within […]

Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau State on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mr Simon Jok as his Special Adviser on Rural Transformation. A statement signed by Mr James Mannok, Director of Press Affairs, also announced the appointment of Mr Moses Tangsan as the Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to the governor. It […]