Since the return of democratic structures in 1999, Adamawa State have remained a theatre of sort, where a number of bizarre and extreme political measures have been experimented; churning outcome in unusual proportion which has continued to threaten and shake it. Adamawa is at the moment bedeviled by security challenges especially in the Northern Senatorial […]

Dissatisfied with the conduct of the recent Permanent Voters Card registration in his council area, Chairman of Qua’an Pan Local Government area of Plateau State, Hon. Theophilus Dakas-Chan, at the weekend led the people of the local government including members of the executive council, the legislative council as well as the traditional council to INEC […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria from our source in Barkin Ladi confirms that women have taken over the main Mangu-Barkin Ladi road, protesting the killing of an Operation Rainbow personnel by the local STF personnels stationed in the area.  At the time of filing this report it remained unclear why the Operation Rainbow personnel was killed or […]

Former chairman of National Population Commission , Samu’ila Danko Makama, has argued that the insistence that Plateau South Senatorial district must be allowed to produce the next governor in the state is not influenced by any personal consideration but for public good. Makama, who is a founding member of the Equity and Justice Forum which […]

Politicians whose relationship with Governor Jang has strained and have therefore formed a coalition to stop him from passing on the mantle of leadership to Senator GNS Pwajok, have again sent warning shots to the PDP national headquarters, arguing that PDP risks losing Plateau, should the Governor succeed with his plans at the coming PDP […]

The Equity and Justice forum spearheaded by Prof. Dakum Shown –which is the umbrella body for aggrieved politicians who are against the choice of Governor Jang’s benefactor appears to be in a state of quandary. The confusion/disagreement appears to be stemming from the efforts of the group to pick a consensus candidate from the Southern […]

As part of her efforts to provide medical care to the less privilege people of Plateau State, the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe, has kicked start this year’s edition of her pet project, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Free Medical Outreach, in Langtang North and South of Plateau State. Declaring the programme, which held from […]

The Ngwang Ishi ‘O’Tarok, an association of the Tarok people of Plateau State, has debunked the claims by the Fulani umbrella body, Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association, that 717 cattle belonging to its members were recently rustled. In a press statement issued by the Secretary-General of NIO, Pastor Nanlir Kartim Napbut, the association regretted that […]

ViewPointNigeria’s citizen reporters at the University of Jos report of violent protests at the university this morning –as students took to the streets protesting a rumoured hike in school fees by the University authorities. Students were said to have turned out in large numbers to protest what was perceived as the University’s strategy to increase […]