By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The eleven electoral wards in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, today smiled home with the sum of five hundred thousand naira (500,000) each as palliative. Similarly, a total of 1500 bags of 50kgs of maize and another 1500 bags of...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Dr. David Ombugadu has debunked media reports that he will dethrone some traditional rulers when he becomes governor. Ombugadu, who described the reports as false and malicious, said he had no intention...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allocated votes to Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 governorship election in Nasarawa state. In a statement by Alhaji Ibrahim Hamza, PDP spokesperson in the state, said...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia on Monday nullified the election of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a split decision. It instead declared Mr David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the March 18 governorship election in the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Ahead of the governorship election petition tribunal judgement in Nasarawa State, no fewer than 1,000 women from several religious organization across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday held a prayer rally for peace, God fearing judgement in the state....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to beneficiaries in the Southern Senatorial District of the state. The governor distributed 1000 bags of 50kg rice and five thousand naira each to over 3000 beneficiaries at the headquarters...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, has directed the Nasarawa State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, to henceforth desist from allowing non-indigenes to use the state as platform to travel to Saudi Arabia for the holy pilgrimage. Gov Sule, gave the directive on Monday, while receiving the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Few days after resolving the one month old crisis that rocked Nasarawa State House of Assembly and subsequent emergence of Balarabe Abdullahi, as Speaker, new principal officers have been appointed to run the affairs of the house. The Speaker of the house, Rt. Hon...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Service Commission, has commenced the screening of over 100 casual staff of the State House of Assembly, to be absorbed into the main stream of the civil service. Permanent member one of the Commission, Yusuf Ibrahim Wamba, disclosed...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – The Director General of the Nasarawa State Waste Management and Sanitation Authority, Mr. Abubakar Aliyyu Mandaki, has stressed the need to effectively collaborate with LGAs chairmen and other stakeholders in the management of waste to achieve healthy living. Mr. Mandaki stated this on Thursday...
Nasarawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says the board was able to secure an accommodation close to the Masjid Al-Haram for its pilgrims in Makkah thanks to Gov. Abdullahi Sule. The Executive Secretary, Alhaji Idris Al-Makura, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A total of 977, 950 children from Nasarawa State, are expected to benefit from Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine, popularly known as Fansidar, or Amalar, Maldox; and Amodiaquine drugs for prevention of malaria. Dr (Mrs) Janet Angbazo, Permanent Secretary (PS), Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, made the disclosure...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The factional deputy speaker of Ogazi’s camp, Mohammed Oyanki, in the raging crisis that engulfed Nasarawa State house of assembly since last week has dumped the embattled Speaker, Daniel Ogah Ogazi. Two other members who also dumped Ogazi and were sworn in today included...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Gov Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, had approved the re-appointment of the Secretary to State Government, Barr Aliyu Ubandoma. The re-appointment of Ubandoma, was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in charge of Cabinet Affairs and Special Duties, in the office...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Alhaji Abubakar O. Kana, the pioneer Commissioner of Education in Nasarawa State, during the state creation in 1996 has died at the age of 83. Similarly, late Kana, was the pioneer Registrar of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), when it was established in 2001....
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the oil discovery in the state is a landmark achievement of Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s stewardship. Abdullahi said the feat will stand the test of time in the history of the state. The speaker stated this on Monday in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – As part of activities scheduled for his inauguration on May 29, Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has performed the foundation laying for the construction of a state-of-the-art state secretariat complex estimated at over N6.9bn. The governor performed the foundation laying at a colourful...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for commissioning the multi-billion naira Dangote Refinery in Lagos, stressing that the coming onboard of the refinery signifies an end to the energy crisis in the country. Gov Sule, made this known during...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has passed two executive bills into law during plenary on Wednesday, with the assurance to support the executive arm of government to better the well being of the people of the state. The first one was the ‘Bill...