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...
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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...
Councilor representing Akete Ward in Donga Local Government Council, Hon. Jacob Abam, village head of Mbaiyoon, HRH Vaatyough Waakaa, and 12 other villagers from Tor-Damsa in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State were killed, while farms and houses worth millions of naira were destroyed in coordinated attacks by...
Member, Taraba State House of Assembly representing Takum 1 constituency has lamented the continuos killing of students, women and children by herders in Chanchanji ward, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba state. Tanko made the lamentations during plenary session at the harrow chambers of the assembly, stating that those...
A philanthropist and political heavy weight, Chief David Sabo Kente, has been conferred with the honorific chieftaincy title of “Zege-Igba-U-Tiv”, (Great kinsman of the Tiv) by the Tiv Area Traditional Council. Chief Sabo Kente was among the Nigerians honoured last Saturday at the JS Tarka Stadium in Gboko Benue...
Nigeria’s growing security challenges took centre stage on Wednesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led coordinated protests across several states, calling on authorities to move swiftly from promises to concrete action. The demonstrations, which drew support from various civil society organisations, were aimed at drawing attention to the...
The number of people killed in the latest violent attack on Tse-Ajogo vihttps://nationalaccordnewspaper.com/17-returning-IDPs-feared-dead-8-injured-as-militia-attack-taraba-community/llage in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State has climbed to 19, with women, children and elderly returnee Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) among the victims. Residents of the community said the attack, which occurred on Wednesday,...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo Seventeen internally displaced persons who had just returned home to rebuild their lives were killed at dawn on Wednesday when suspected militia stormed Tse Ajogo village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The early morning attack, which also left eight people severely injured...
Former lawmaker representing Taraba South Senatorial District, Senator Joel Ikenya, has defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Ikenya, who is also the former Minister of Trade and Industry, said his decision to dump the APC follows due diligence, consultation and careful consideration...
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised four armed militia members and recovered weapons during a rapid and coordinated response to renewed communal violence in Usmanu Village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammed,...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its planned reception for Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, which was initially slated for Wednesday. In a statement released Tuesday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said a new date would be announced in due course. Kefas had earlier made...
Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. John Bonzena and 16 other members who were elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have defected from the party to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The Speaker began by submitting his own resignation letter, formally leaving the PDP...
Newly elected chairman of Lau Local Government Area in Taraba State, Peter Julius, has vowed to transform rice production and livestock farming in the region by linking local farmers with major rice producers across Africa. Julius spoke on Saturday shortly after he was declared winner of the Saturday’s November...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo – Taraba State government has raised alarm over an outbreak of Avian Influenza Virus (bird flu) in some parts of Wukari Local Government Area of the state. State Commissioner of Agriculture, Prof. Nicholas Namessan disclosed this at a press conference in Jalingo on Saturday. Namessan, who...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In continuation of the ongoing operations code-named OPERATION LAFIYA NAKOWA, aimed at flushing out hibernating bandits and terrorist elements within its Area of Responsibility, troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army / Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified clearance operations across Taraba State. Acting...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo –. Former House of Representatives member, Danjuma Usman Shiddi, has voiced strong concerns over what he termed unchecked borrowing and poor fiscal accountability in Taraba State. In an open letter addressed to the Taraba State House of Assembly, traditional rulers, youth organizations, and political stakeholders,...