Fresh hostilities were recorded on Thursday in Plateau state, resulting to the death of no fewer than a dozen people and tensions that nearly marred the Eid El Maulud celebration. This time however, the conflict was not between Fulani nomads and Berom natives as has been the case in the recent past, but between Fulanis […]

The local government election petition tribunal has fixed September 1, 2014 to continue the hearing of applications brought before it. The Chairperson of Plateau State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Halima Nshi, said the all the counsels are expected to file their written addresses in the ongoing hearing of the petition of Chief Dan […]

The National Emergency Management Agency has stated that about 118 people have died in the twin car bomb blast of Jos on Tuesday at the Terminus area of the city. This is coming against the 46 fatalities reported by the police. Coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency in Jos, Mohammed Abdulsalam said, “The […]

Governor Jonah Jang and his wife Ngo Talatu Jang have just arrived the Rwang Pam Township stadium which is the venue for the Peoples’ Democratic Party gubernatorial primaries. The Governor came with his aides and details. Gubernatorial candidates at the venue includes; Ignatius Longjan, Gyang Pwajok, Joseph Golwa, Logmas Wapmuk, Godfrey Miri, Jimmy Cheto, […]

Hitches being reported across Plateau – with several card readers said to have malfunctioned in Langtang, Jos South and Pankshin local government areas. Voters accreditation in these areas is currently on a stand still as resolutions are currently being south.  In a separate development, President Goodluck Jonathan has just been acredited at his polling unit […]

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 […]