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Jos: 18 year old “call girl” from West of Mines sexually assaulted and murdered

viewpointnigeria June 3, 2019

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A heart-breaking story of the murder of an 18 year old girl, working as a “call-girl” at the famous West of Mines area of Jos has just hit our news desk. The girl, Miss Patience Musa who hails from Bokkos LGA of Plateau state was said to have on Friday at around […]

After several years, Jos North Muslim Ummah granted 15 hectares burial ground

viewpointnigeria May 31, 2019

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Jos North local government Council had on Friday officially presented 15 hectares of land located at Babale Village to the Muslim Ummah of Jos city to be used as burial ground. Reports indicate that the local government council handed over the documents of the land to Plateau state chapter of Jama’atu Nasril Islam . The […]

2 killed in Rekwechongu village, Bassa LGA

viewpointnigeria May 5, 2019

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The village of Rekwechongu of Bassa LGA saw an attack on Friday night at about 10pm, during which two people we said to have been killed. The dead include a 65 year old farmer named Adi Zere who was burnt beyond recognition and a 35 year old mobile police officer of Irigwe […]

Maj. Gen. Rogers Ibe Nicholas takes over as Commander Operation Safe Haven

C Mac July 29, 2016

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Jos — Major General Rogers Nichols has taken command as the 9th Commander of Operation Safe Haven, the multi-security task force in charge of maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi State. ViewPointNigeria reports that the appointment of a substantive Commander for the task force followed the retirement of Major General Tagbo Ude in June. […]

STF arrests arms dealer in Plateau

C Mac June 22, 2016

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The Special Task Force saddled with the responsibility of maintaining peace in Plateau State, on Wednesday said it has arrested a notorious gun runner in the State. Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven , Captain Ikedichi Iweha, in a press statement made available to journalists in Jos, said it has arrested one […]

Jang replies Simon Lalong, challenges him to clarify his position on grazing policy

C Mac June 15, 2016

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Senator Jang has responded to Governor Simon Lalong’s press release of 12th June 2016, in which Governor Lalong referred to him as “a man of troubled conscience”. It would be recalled that in Lalong’s press release, he chastised and lambasted Jang for commenting on the grazing issue, calling his comments callous, reckless and mischievous. Gov. Lalong’s […]

Women protest grazing reserves policy in Jos

C Mac June 14, 2016

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Women in Plateau state have stage a protest in respect of the much flogged grazing reserves issue. Like their youthful counterparts who protested at Rayfield yesterday, the women marched the streets of Jos with various inscriptions – denouncing the inclusion of Plateau in the grazing policy, while calling on the state Government to rescind such […]

Land dispute in Plateau South claims two lives

C Mac June 12, 2016

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News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that two persons were killed yesterday following a disagreement on a farm land around Wase-Tofa in Lamba district of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Our correspondent who spoke to residents of the community on Sunday confirmed that the dispute was between a Bogom man […]

Yes to Ranching, No to grazing reserves – Ocheoreome Nnanna

C Mac March 31, 2016

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By Ochereome Nnanna In January 2016, the traditional ruler of Ubuluku in Aniocha Local Government of Delta State, Obi Agbogidi Akaeze Ofulue III, was kidnapped by suspected “Fulani herdsmen”. They demanded a ransom of N100 million which, reports say, was paid by the family. But alas! The royal father was found dead as a result of […]

Agatu Massacre: Nigeria deploys troops to ban cattle from villages and cities

C Mac March 4, 2016

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The Nigerian government says it is preparing a legislation to prohibit pastoralists from allowing their cattle roam in villages and cities, following the massacre of hundreds in a farming community in Benue State by armed herdsmen. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said Thursday that the government was working on measures to stop […]

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