By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A sad incident occurred on Tueday, February 4, when a police constable attached to Mada Station Division of the Nigerian Police Force, in Nasarawa Eggon local government area of Nasarawa State, shot and killed himself. The police constable identified as Dogara Akolo Moses, who...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has appealed to the citizens of the state especially the youths, to study necessary technical courses that would afford them the opportunity to work in the sprouting Chinese mining companies in the state. The governor, made the call...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Saturday, the 1st of February, 2025 will go down memory lane in the anals of history as a day the Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission (NSDRC), under the able leadership of its Chairman, Comrade Sale Barde Keana, organized an event to mark the 2024...
A Nasarawa State High Court on Monday remanded a man, Timilehin Ajayi, at a correctional facility over alleged killing of his 24-year old girlfriend, Salome Adaidu Ajayi whose address was not given, is being charged with culpable homicide. The state Counsel, Stanley Ifeanyi, told the court that Ajayi killed...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Crisis is looming in Dari chiefdom of Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, over the vacant stool of Sangarin Dari, who passed away recently. The three ruling houses of Dari chiefdom, especially Kuturi Kunka Ruling House, has accused some individuals and group of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has laid the foundation of the One-Stop Investment Centre and Multi-door Court house in Lafia. The project is World Bank Funded through the bank’s SABER initiative VP Shettima, during a one-day working visit to Nasarawa State on...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Vice President Kashim Shetima, is expected to pay a one day working visit to Nasarawa State on Friday, where he will lay the foundation stone for ‘one stop investment center’ in Lafia, the state capital. During the visit, Senator Shetima, is also expected to...
A fire incident at the Masaka market, located in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, has left many traders counting their losses. The fire which started at about 10: PM Friday night according to eyewitnesses has left many of the traders devastated. At the time of filing...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State chapter of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, has inaugurated a Joint Task Force, to tackle the issues of fraud perpetrated by some criminally-minded Point of Sales agents in the state. State Chairman of the association, Comrade Noah Enesata,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of President Tinubu, has distributed the sum of 50 million naira cash and wrappers to 250 elderly citizen during the 2nd face of Renewed Hope Initiative in Nasarawa State. The Nigerian First Lady, representedat at the occasion by Nasarawa State...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a former member of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, popularly known as (Likitan Talakawa). Kigbu, was kidnapped on Sunday, alongside his wife in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on his way from...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– First class graduates in any field of Phoenix University Agwada, in Nasarawa State, will be given automatic employment. The founder of the University, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, made the promise at the first matriculation ceremony of the institution held at its permanent site in Agwada, Kokona...
Nasarawa State Government has begun the disbursement of N394.55 million bursary allowance to 10,000 students of the state origin in different tertiary institutions in the country. Governor Abdullahi Sule declared the official commencement of the disbursement on Friday at the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia. Sule, represented by the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has submitted Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N156.6bn for 2024 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for approval. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, made this known during the House proceedings today in Lafia. He...
Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared the 13 chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the Nov. 2 local government election in the state. Chairman of the commission and Returning Officer, Mr Ayuba Wandai, made the declaration on Sunday at the commission’s office in...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, and other stakeholders have urged electorates to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming local government elections. The stakeholders made the plea on Wednesday in Keffi during the APC campaign rally ahead of the LG polls...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has conducted Public hearing on a Bill for a Law to Repeal and Re-enact the Establishment, Structure, Composition, Finance and Function of Local Government System in Nasarawa State 2024 and Other Matters Connected Thereto. The Speaker of the...
Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced its chairmanship candidates for the Nov. 2, local government councils election in the state. Mr Tanimu Adamson, Chairman of the party’s primary elections committee, announced the names of successful candidates, submitting the report of the exercise to the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – All is now set for Lobi Stars to host El Kanemi in Lafia on October 16 for a thrilling NPFL match. The Lobi Stars fondly called “Alia Boys” aim to build on recent form and assert their dominance at home as they face...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Nasarawa State chapter, says it has released timetable for the Nov.2 local government election in the state. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mohammed Audu, Chairman of the Electoral Committee of SDP in Lafia on Sunday. Audu said the party’s primary election...