Baring last minute change, the Nasarawa State 2019 and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Hon David Ombugadu, is set to dump his party to the ruling All Progressives Party (APC). A top member of PDP, who begged for anonymity, disclosed the development to our correspondent in Akwanga,...
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Agwatashi (Olosoho) community in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has called on the authority of the Nigerian Army, to remove its name from the news that has gone viral that an illegal armed factory has been discovered in the community. The community made its position known in...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have sustained an aggressive operational tempo in their fight against criminality, recording another significant breakthrough during a fighting and confidence-building patrol in Agwatashi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The troops, deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB)...
Late Senator Godiya Akwashiki ( SDP- Nasarawa North), who died recently was on Saturday buried in his residence in Lafia, the State Capital It would be recalled that Senator Akwashiki, died on Dec.31, 2025 in an Indian hospital at the age of 52 after a protracted illness. Akwashiki was...
Nasarawa State Government has distributed 1,000 mattresses and 500 double-bunk beds to students of the College of Education, Akwanga (COEA), to improve the learning environment. Senior special assistant (SSA) to the governor on public affairs, Peter Ahemba, said this during a bimonthly press conference in Lafia. He said that...
Four persons were killed, with over 40 others injured as unknown gunmen attacked Akunza-Ashigye community near Assakio, in Lafia East Development Area, in Lafia LG of Nasarawa State. Akunza-Ashigye community, located on Lafia – Shendam Federal highway is 50 kilometers away from Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. A source,...
Tragedy struck on Sunday evening as three trucks reportedly lost control and rammed into a crowd during the Ame Wo Ba Eggon (AWBE) carnival procession in Nasarawa Eggon town, the headquarter of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government of Nasarawa State, claiming lives and injuring several participants. The accident occurred near...
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, has said no going back on zoning arrangement for governorship that has been in practice in the state. Governor Sule, re-ehoed his position during an expanded APC state executive council meeting which held at Government House on Tuesday. The governor, who took the opportunity...
Nasarawa State and Angola’s Bengo Province have taken a significant step towards sub-national cooperation, signing a bilateral partnership agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covers key areas like human capital development, agriculture, skills acquisition, investment promotion, and solid minerals development. The signing ceremony took place at the Government House...
A total of 250 elderly persons from Nasarawa State, have received support from the N50 million Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS), launched by First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday. Represented by Mrs. Shela Tosan-Akabe, wife of the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Remi Tinubu announced...
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has clarified that the suspension of mining activities is not a total ban, but a pause on new licenses to verify authentic miners. Governor Sule said the move aims to weed out illegal mining, which generates no revenue and fuels insecurity, including banditry and...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia Nasarawa State Government through the State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), is set to distribute thirty thousand (30,000) set of chairs to primary schools across the three senatorial zones. Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Kassim Mohammed Kassim, who disclosed this during...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia No fewer than 250 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nasarawa State have benefited from the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme of Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. The programme aims to empower persons with disabilities through business recapitalization grants, aligning with President Bola...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Senator Solomon Ewuga, describing him as a committed patriot, and prominent stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) whose contributions to nation-building will remain indelible. The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the...
Nasarawa State Police Command has debunked report circulating across social media platforms and some news outlets alleging that kidnappers invaded St. Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in Doma Local Government Area, and abducted two pupils. Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement on Friday that...
Nasarawa State Sanitation and Waste Management Authority (NASWAMSA) has been hit with allegations of underpaying casual staff. However, the agency said these claims are baseless and part of a blackmail campaign against Hon. Isa Bello, the NASWAMSA leader. The allegations were made by some casual staff who claim they...
Hundreds of irate youths from the Sarkin Noma community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Friday took to the streets, blocking the busy Makurdi highway to protest what they described as endless kidnapping and violent attacks by armed men. Armed with placards and palm fronds, the...
Nasarawa State Government has received the Federal Government’s approval to construct two flyovers in Mararaba — a move aimed at tackling the area’s notorious traffic congestion. The Managing Director of the Nasarawa Urban Development Agency (NUDA), Mr. Wada Muhammed, announced the development while briefing journalists in Lafia on Thursday....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- In a major breakthrough against kidnapping and human trafficking, operatives of the FCT Police Command’s Scorpion Squad, have successfully arrested fourteen (14) suspected kidnappers and rescued twenty-three (23) victims, all foreign nationals, from captivity. The intelligence-led operation took place at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
As military investigators continue probing the foiled coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, PREMIUM TIMES has exclusively obtained details of the identities of 16 of the top military officers allegedly involved in the failed attempt. Sources with details of the ongoing investigations earlier told this medium that 14...