Chairmanship aspirant in the recently concluded Taraba State congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Hadi Lau, has taken legal action over what he described as irregularities in the process that produced Alhaji Abubakar Bawa as the party’s state chairman. Lau disclosed this while recently speaking with journalists...
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No fewer than 42 people have died from Lassa fever at the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo between November 2025 and March 2026, according to hospital authorities. The tertiary health facility, regarded as the largest hospital in Taraba State, is also grappling with an acute shortage of medical doctors as...
House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Thursday raised concerns over the alleged abandonment of a ₦365 million National Library of Nigeria project in Jalingo, Taraba State, following a petition submitted by civic organisation, BudgIT Foundation. BudgIT had accused the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) of abandoning the construction...
Amid rising tensions and conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States in the Middle East, the Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has urged Christians to place their trust in God despite growing global economic uncertainties. Kefas made the call while preaching at the 2026 Annual Convention and...
Taraba State Government has explained that the recent arrest of Global Methodist Church cleric, Rev. Bazel Yoila, was carried out strictly to maintain law and order in the state. The government made this clarification following widespread reports and social media commentaries alleging misconduct in the arrest carried out by...
Retired Bishop of the Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN), Rev. John Wesley, has condemned the manner in which operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Rev. Bazel Yoila at his residence in Jalingo, Taraba State, in the early hours of Sunday. Wesley said the pastor, who...
In continued efforts to stamp out criminal activities and sustain peace in Taraba State, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA)/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), on 21 February 2026, successfully intercepted and arrested a suspected gun-runner during a stop-and-search operation at Sarkin Kudu in Ibi Local Government Area...
Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) has faulted the decision of a Taraba Upper Area Court to strike out a case it filed against the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN) over the sharing of church properties. The court, presided over by Barkindo Idris Chiloma, dismissed the suit on...
Bishop of the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN), Rev. Ande Emmanuel, has alleged that the emergence of the Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) was triggered by financial irregularities involving over N4 billion and a missing church aircraft, rather than disagreements over same-sex marriage. Speaking in an exclusive...
In a renewed effort to strengthen internal security and stabilise vulnerable communities, the Nigerian Army has deployed COAS Special Intervention Battalion XV specially trained troops as a force multiplier to the Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS). Acting Media Information Officer, HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad...
Northern Christians Religious Leaders Assembly (NOCRELA) said militia suspected to be Fulani men have brutally killed 102 Tiv Christians and burn down their churches between 2nd January to 3rd February 2026 in Chanchanji ward, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba state. NOCRELA also disclosed that the body have interacted...
Taraba State Government has dismissed reports claiming that sanitation workers in the state are being compelled to undergo electronic registration with the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a condition for retaining their jobs. The Chairman of the Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (TSESA), Hon. Iliya Kefa, debunked the...
A coalition group of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas of failing to fulfil promises made over nearly three years. The group also endorsed Hon. Danjuma Shiddi, former Wukari/Ibi federal constituency representative, for the 2027 governorship election. At a press conference in Jalingo,...
All Progressive Congress (APC) has on Saturday officially welcome the Taraba state Governor, Agbu Kefas into the party in Jalingo, the state capital Vice President Kashim Shettima, who received the governor on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said that the Nation is very proud of Governor Kefas for...
Taraba State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Mary Sinjen has debunked allegations raised by a social media activist, Abdulmumin Iman that the ministry has released N1 billion on consultancy. Sinjen said Iman has misplaced information about the ministry’s functions by connecting funds approvals of Nigeria For Women...
All roads will lead to Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Saturday, January 31, 2026, as Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), members of the National Assembly and other top dignitaries converge for the formal decamping ceremony...
Taraba State Governor, Mrs. Agyin Kefas, on Wednesday met with 17-year-old Miss Iwasen Terhemba, who was allegedly mutilated by Ramatu Abbas in Donga Local Government Area of the state on January 21, 2026. Miss Terhemba was reportedly attacked following allegations that she rebuffed advances from the suspect’s husband. Ramatu...
First Lady of Nigeria and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially handed over three mobile clinic units under the RHI’s Love on Wheels project to boost healthcare delivery in underserved areas. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Abuja, Senator Oluremi Tinubu described...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly quizzed the Taraba State Commissioner for Energy and Economy, Hon. Naomi Tanko, alongside the Director of Finance in the ministry, over allegations surrounding the alleged mismanagement of ₦2 billion approved for the procurement of electricity transformers in the state. Findings by...
Coalition of Taraba Youths for Reform and Governance (CTYRG) have passed vote of confidence on Governor Agbu Kefas led civil service reform and staff verification exercise The Chairman of the coalition, Manly Joshua, in a press briefing held in Jalingo, Taraba State, said the group has carefully followed the...