Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state has called on the members of the National Assembly to put a hold on constitutional amendment pending the outcome of the national conference being planned by the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Jang spoke during a valedictory session held in honour of retiring chief judge of Plateau, Justice […]

ViewPointNigeria presents exclusive pictures of the wake-keeping programme of Late Chief Michael Botmang, the former Deputy Governor of Plateau state. The wake-keep was held at the Church of Mary Immaculate Conception, Zarmaganda Jos and was attended by several notable personalities including Former Governor Sir Fidelis Tapgun and Former Minister of Sports Mr. Damishi Sango. Chief […]

LOCAL government election in Plateau State appears to have become a burden to both the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission and the state government. The last council election in the state was held in 2008 and was marred by violence, which snowballed into ethno-religious crisis, leading to the death of more than 300 people. Since […]

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 […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that a Chinese national was killed while two others sustained various forms of injuries after an attack by unknown gunmen on Friday. The attack took place in Kirim village of Kaura Local Government Area in Kaduna State when the foreign nationals were supervising ongoing rail rehabilitation work along the Jos-Kafanchan rail […]

The Democratic People’s Party has distanced itself from a member of the House of Representatives who decamped on Tuesday from the DPP to the All Progressive Congress . The Chairman of DPP, General Jeremiah Useni stated so in a letter he wrote to the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal. The […]

The Local Government elections scheduled for January 30th in Plateau has been moved to February 25th by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission . Mr Peter Dalyop who is the Chairman of PLASIEC issued a statement in Jos on Wednesday explaining that the shift was as a result of unexpected difficulties encountered by the production […]

New reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the honourable member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal constituency, Hon. Suleiman Kwande has on Tuesday 21st of January 2014, formally crossed over from the Democratic Peoples Party to the All Progressives Congress . This news was confirmed by his personal secretary, Miss. Rahap in a telephone chat with ViewPointNigeria correspondent […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that three persons were killed while four others sustained injuries on Friday morning in Nwore village of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau. Nanpon Miri who witnessed the happening said “The incident took place yesterday morning when gunmen suspected to be armed Fulani militia stormed the village and stole over […]

Plateau state government is set to establish a forum of all ethnic groups in the state to help in consolidating the relative peace being enjoyed in the state. This was disclosed in an address at the third Plateau Peace Architecture Dialogue held at Plateau Government house Jos by the Special Adviser to Governor Jonah Jang […]