In the final declaration of result of the just concluded polls, results show that the Peoples Democratic Party has won in 14 of the 15 Local Government councils where chairmanship elections held on Tuesday 25th Febrauary, in Plateau. Only the Democratic People’s Party was able to create an upset; winning in Langtang North […]

Early results reaching us indicates that the PDP has won in many of the early Local Government Areas finalised by PLASIEC. COnfirmation of these LGAs shall be made shortly and results are still trickling in.  For the complete results, go to: http://www.viewpointnigeria.com/politics-mob/item/814-pdp-sweeps-most-council-polls-as-minor-uprising-reported-in-mararaban-jama-a count | 79

As result of the election continue to tricke in. Most of the result collated so far show that PDP has had a very strong showing in most of the Local Government areas i.e., both for the Chairmanship and Councillorship slots. Decisively winning in most Local Governments in the Northern Senatorial Zone (Riyom, Jos South, Barkin Ladi, […]

Updates on the Local Government elections in Plateau reaching ViewPointNigeria indicate that there was a clash between supporters of Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressive Grand Alliance in Jos South LGA. Unconfirmed reports suggest that five persons sustained injuries and were rushed to Vom Christian hospital. Our correspondent gathered from the youths […]

At 5pm, the reports reaching our desks suggests that the polls have been largely completed except for a few local governments where voters accreditation started very late and as such voting was still in progress -albeit to be finalised shortly. ViewPointNigeria’s correspondents in a variety of areas observed that the polls were marred by very […]

Updates – Plateau LG Elections 2014 Bokkos: Reports reaching us suggest that the election in Bokkos is relatively peaceful. However there have been reports that ballot papers were not made available to voters in the entire Mushere axis and a few other areas contrued to be oppposition strongholds. Electoral registers were also copiously absent and a […]

2014 Plateau LG Election updates – at 12 noon: – Langtang North: At Zangzat polling unit, the electoral officers were said to have arrived at 8:30am and proceeded with voters accreditation. Zangzat is one of the polling units said to have witnessed a good turn-out of voters. Several of these voters were however disappointed and disenfranchised because […]

Investigations by ViewPointNigeria suggests that voters accreditation and voting may have already commenced in several polling booths across Jos South, Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Pankshin LGAs. Jos South: At Gold and Base polling booth for instance, several individuals were said to have finished voting and were heading home. The turn-out as at 10:00 am was said […]

Reports reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that palpable tension is rife in the Dadin Kowa/Zarmaganda axis as a handful of Hausa youth were said to have intermittently blocked the expressway, burning tyres, harassing/beating motorist and smashing their wind shields.  Their actions were said to have been informed by the alleged “non-return” of 5 of their kinsmen, who […]

In another very sad development, up to 29 people have been killed in a Saturday morning attack on Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. In addition to the dead, approx. 17 others were said to have been injured in the attack, believed to have been orchestrated by suspected Fulani herdsmen. According to the head […]