Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission chairman, Mr Peter Dalyop has said that six political parties have been cleared to contest in the January 30th Local Government elections. The chairman said that the political parties cleared include; All Peoples Grand Alliance , Democratic Peoples Party , Peoples Democratic Party , Labour Party , Peoples Democratic […]

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 […]

The Plateau State Government has asked its accountants, budget officers, and auditors who are not computer literate to become so within in three months or be shown the way out. Governor Jonah Jang stated this on Wednesday in Jos at a sensitization workshop on International Public Sector Accounting Standards for top policy makers of […]

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 Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Plateau state, Barrister Olivia Dazyem has voiced out her worries over cases of child abuse, rape and other social vices, which is on the increase. She was speaking at a meeting on child abuse and rape organized by the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria […]

The United State of America on Wednesday condemned the attack in Shonong, Plateau State, Nigeria and urged the government to investigate the incident . U.S in a statement made available to the media in Abuja by its embassy information office, Public affairs Section, said that it was concerned by the cyclical nature of reprisal killings […]

The Plateau Government on Wednesday said it had earmarked N260 million for the acquisition of a digital printing machine for the state’s printing press. Mr. Abraham Yiljap, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, made the disclosure in Jos while inspecting some of the equipment already purchased. Yiljap said government had spent N20 million for the refurbishing […]

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 […]

As clandestine and covert political moves and alliances continue to be made on the Plateau ahead of the 2015 polls, reports reaching ViewPointNigeria suggest that a former speaker of the Plateau state house of Assembly and member representing Pankshin South constituency Rt. Hon. Istifanus Caleb Mwansat may be eyeing the Plateau Central Senatorial seat. A […]

Over thirty people have been reported killed while twenty five others sustained various forms of injuries when gunmen attacked Shonong village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. The incident which happened at about 7am on Monday has been blamed on Fulani herdsmen by the villagers. The community which shares boundary with Kaduna state lost […]