Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, has been honoured with the 2026 Democracy Heroes Award Africa by the Face of Democracy Nigeria Project (FDNP). The award was presented at the 15th Democracy Heroes Award Africa ceremony held at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The annual event...
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Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has said that borrowing by a government should not automatically be seen as a sign of failure, insisting that what matters is whether such loans are lawful, transparent and used for projects that benefit the people. The governor made the remarks on Thursday...
Taraba State Environmental Sanitation Agency (TSESA) has appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas to increase funding for the agency to strengthen efforts aimed at preventing malaria and cholera across the state. The agency said additional funds would enable it to extend ongoing sanitation, fumigation, drainage clearance and tree-planting programmes from...
Taraba State Government has commenced the second phase of its leadership development programme, with another batch of senior government officials beginning a one-week Leadership and Peace Management Course at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State. The initiative, sponsored by Governor Agbu Kefas, is...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has acknowledged that, despite the state’s 35 years of existence, its leaders cannot honestly claim to have resolved all the challenges confronting its people. Speaking on Thursday during activities marking Taraba’s 35th anniversary, the governor said significant work remains in critical sectors, stressing that...
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Taraba State Chapter, has praised Governor Agbu Kefas for what it described as his commitment to promoting peace, expanding access to free education, empowering young people, and delivering critical infrastructure across the state. The commendation was contained in a 13-paragraph communiqué issued at the...
Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has called for closer collaboration between the Church and government to address social vices, promote moral values and accelerate development across the state. Kefas made the appeal on Thursday while delivering a paper titled: ” _The Church and the State: Restoring God’s Vision”_...
Igbo Community Association (ICA), Jalingo Branch, representing members of the Igbo community across Taraba State, has endorsed Governor Agbu Kefas for a second term ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement was conveyed in a letter signed by the Association’s President-General, Deacon Michael C. Adili, who attributed the...
Taraba State Government has intensified its clampdown on illegal mining, handing over 40 suspected illegal miners to the state Police Command for prosecution following their arrest in Bali Local Government Area. The suspects were intercepted by the Taraba State Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce while travelling in four buses along the...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has signed three executive orders aimed at banning political thuggery, regulating mining activities to protect host communities, and intensifying the fight against drug abuse across the state. The governor signed the executive orders on Sunday at the Executive Chamber of the TY Danjuma House...
Minister of State for Regional Development, Barrister Uba Maigari, has expressed confidence that Governor Agbu Kefas’ performance, particularly in tackling insecurity, will earn him a decisive victory if he seeks re-election in the 2027 governorship election in Taraba State. Maigari made the remarks while speaking with journalists at his...
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Taiwo Johns, in the trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, alongside the former permanent secretary in the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, narrated before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal...
Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas on Monday swore in a new batch of political appointees at the Banquet Hall of TY Danjuma House in Jalingo, urging them to serve with integrity and dedication. He said the appointments were a call to responsibility, stressing that the confidence placed in them...
The Agbu Kefas Continuity Movement has dismissed recent comments by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Taraba State, Senator Abubakar Tutare, describing his criticism of Governor Kefas as driven by personal interests rather than concern for the people. In a statement signed by its coordinator, Mallam Ibrahim...
Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Monday commissioned the newly completed 2-kilometre Buzaye Area Road Network in Sokoto metropolis, describing the over N3 billion project as an investment in the future prosperity of the state. The road project, executed by ZBCC, forms part of the Sokoto State Government’s...
Family of the ailing Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Aminu Alkali, has commended Governor Agbu Kefas for his unwavering support throughout the deputy governor’s prolonged illness, dismissing claims that the governor abandoned him during his health challenge. The deputy governor’s first son, Mallam Ibrahim Aminu Alkali, stated this...
Chairman of the Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency, Hon. Illiya Kefas, has dismissed reports suggesting that Governor Agbu Kefas ordered the reduction of salaries for members of the Operation Keep Taraba Clean initiative, popularly known as street sweepers. Speaking on the issue, the agency chairman said the salary...
The trial of a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero continued on Monday, June 15, 2026, before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama,...
Former Minister of Transport, Mu’azu Sambo has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to save internal democracy in the state chapter of the party. Sambo, who spoke on Saturday through his senior aide on media, Dr Sam Idiagbonya, anipr, also...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state. The announcement was made by the electoral committee. Three aspirants contested the primary: Governor Kefas, former Minister of Works Alhaji Sambo Jaji, and Chief David Sabo Kente....