As the battle for the 2015 gubernatorial election in Plateau State heats up, a group under the aegis of Plateau North Political Front said Plateau Northern Senatorial District has the right to contest the governorship seat of the State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party . The group stated this at a […]

The dispute between the Plateau state government and Telecom giant, MTN, over N15 million tax owed the former has been resolved amicably. The state government had earlier seized MTN regional service centre in Jos as well as well as eight network masts around Jos city over tax evasion. The Internal Revenue Service of Plateau State […]

Boko Haram is accused of kidnapping hundreds of people in the north-east of Nigeria, and neighbouring Cameroon. The group, which wants to create an Islamic state in the region, sparked international outcry when they abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in April in Nigeria’s remote down of Chibok in Borno state. Dozens of men, women and […]

As part of its contribution to rapid development of Plateau State, its legislators have drummed support for the urban development projects and the members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners . Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Titus Ayuba Alams, said the legislators were ready to partner with the Nigerian Institute of Town […]

Plateau State Governor Jonah David Jang has assured citizens of the state of a level playing field during the forthcoming 2015 general electionsJang gave the assurance yesterday during a civic reception organised by a group, Mhiship like Minds, in honour of Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof […]

Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkinladi, has trained seven different sets of civil servants numbering 2,000 on the management of the payroll of the state and local government councils at its Resource Development Centre, Jos.The immediate past Director of the centre and current Deputy Rector, Elder James Julson, in an interaction with newsmen in his office, explained […]

ViewPointNigeria has obtained exclusive photos of events when Senator G N S Pwajok submitted his Governorship nomination form at the PDP secretariat. See below: Photo Credit: Choji Felix count | 12

Senator GNS Pwajok representing Plateau North Senatorial Zone in the House of Assembly has in strong terms condemned the twin bomb blasts in Jos this evening. The Senator, speaking to ViewPointNigeria exclusively through one of his aides, denounced the barbaric act, calling it an act of senseless evil which would not go unpunished. He sympathised […]

Today is January 14th 2015 –i.e., a day after the expiration of the INEC deadline for the replacement of candidates for the 2015 gubernatorial polls. As at 11:59 pm , no announcements were made about any last minute replacements regarding the existing flag bearers of the PDP, APC and LP. […]

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Plateau State, Godwin Kwanga, has said most election observers are obstacles to the success of polls. Mr. Kwanga said this on Tuesday at a meeting of the heads of security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, candidates of some political parties, traditional rulers and the public, held at […]