The Police Command in Taraba on Monday confirmed the electrocution of a family of four around Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital. Mr Abdullahi Usman, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident in a statement in Jalingo. According to him, the incident happened around 11:00 a.m....
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By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Nigerian Union Of Journalists (NUJ) Taraba State Council has elected new leadership that will pilots the affair of the association in the next three years. Addressing the elected executive, the National President of NUJ, Mr Chris Isigozo said journalism is build on...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has promised to donate free land, uniform and other demand of the Scout Association of Nigeria to encourage volunteers to render effective humanitarian services. Dr. Agbu made the pledge at 2023 National Annual General Meeting of scouting held...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – A member representing Jalingo 1 constituency in Taraba State House of Assembly (TSHA) under the platform of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hon. Umar Adamu Sarki has distributed food items and cash to one thousand people in a bid to cushion the current...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Taraba State chapter has inaugurated their newly elected officials to pilot the affairs of the association in next two years. Engr. Collins Awosika who emerged as the branch Chairman of the association said his leadership will...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The immediate past President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Engr. Ali Rabiu, has called on Nigerians to always engage the services of professional engineers when building a structure. Engr. Rabiu made the appealed during a paper...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Arrangements are in top gear for the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), transport organizations and stakeholders in Taraba State to synergize and squash illegal motor parks that constitute security threat and environmental hazard especially in Jalingo...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The former President of Tiv Culture Social Association (TCSA) Elder Teghtegh Shaakaa has celebrated his 75 years birthday by initiating a peace forum to proffer solution to the incessant conflicts between Tiv and other tribes in Taraba State. The celebration which took...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Director, Federal Science and Technical College Jalingo, Taraba State Dr. (Mrs.) Adaramola Mercy has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Education and stakeholders to rescue the institution from the extinction caused by erosion. Dr. Mercy, who double as the Principal of...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has tasked the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on effective service delivery in the state as mature age required mature mind. Dr. Kefas made this appeal on Friday during the 60th Anniversary of the Nigeria Immigration Service , held...
The Wurkun Youth Ambassadors World Wide, a pressure group, has condemned fresh violence between Wurkun and Karimjo people of Karim-Lamido local government area of Taraba. In a statement, the group’s spokesperson Mr Seth Sule, appealed to Gov. Agbu Kefas, to deploy more security personnel to restore normalcy in the area. He...
An explosive device suspected to be a bomb has exploded in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital in North-East Nigeria. The incident which occurred at the Doruwa drinking joint opposite a bank, affected some buildings within the vicinity. Eyewitnesses at the scene of the incident said a lady was badly...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a weapon fabrication factory at Wukari in Taraba and apprehended two suspected gunrunners. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said in a statement on Saturday, that the troops acted on credible intelligence. Maj. Gen. Danmadami...
By MARK JANG, Jalingo – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has alerted Nigerians over a fake LinkedIn account circulating over the corps’ ongoing recruitment process. The Taraba Sector Commander of FRSC, Corps Commander Selina Williams, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Jalingo. Mrs. Williams explained...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr Mark Useni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election for Ussa, Donga and Takum federal constituency of Taraba. Prof. Luka Juma, the INEC Returning Officer declared the result in Jalingo on Sunday.Juma said that Useni...
Gov.Darius Ishaku of Taraba has called on the Governor-elect, retired Lt. Col Agbu Kefas, to concentrate more on provision of stomach infrastructure to the people, as they tend to appreciate that more. Governor Ishaku gave the advice to his successor shortly after he collected his Certificate of Return from...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 164,750 tramadol and other illicit pills in Taraba. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja, that the drugs were seized from two suspects – Henry Abuchi and Daniel Ugwoke. He added...
Stakeholders and elders of Gassol 1 Constituency in Taraba have urged Gov Darius Ishaku to respect the order of a Jalingo High Court restraining the government from creating a new chiefdom from the present Gasol. Addressing a news conference in Jalingo on Saturday, spokesman of the forum, Alhaji Hamman-Tukur...
The Police Command in Taraba has confirmed the killing of two of its personnel by soldiers on Monday in Jalingo. The command spokesman, Abdullahi Usman, told newsmen that two others were injured and currently receiving treatment. Usman said investigation would be conducted to ascertain the real cause of the...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba has cautioned the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state against orchestrating cheap blackmail with alleged plans by the PDP to rig Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. Mr Andeta’rang Irammae, the state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, gave the advice...