A joint operation by the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) and the Department of State Services (DSS) has disrupted a major gunrunning syndicate in Taraba State, leading to the arrest of a suspected high-profile arms trafficker. The operation, conducted near Ambassador Roundabout in Wukari Local...
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Senators Haruna Manu and David Jimkuta, on Tuesday paid a working visit to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to find ways and means to restore the collapsed Namnai bridge. Recall that the bridge collapsed in August 2024 and till date nothing meaningful has been done to fix the...
Taraba State High Court No. 1 in Jalingo has sentenced four individuals to life imprisonment for their involvement in an attempted kidnapping. The convicted individuals—Prospar Paul, Samuel David, Nosiu Buba, and Samuel Kelvin, listed as the first, second, third, and fourth defendants, respectively—faced charges of criminal conspiracy and attempted...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Retired police officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Taraba State staged peaceful demonstrations on Monday to protest the inadequate welfare conditions affecting both serving and retired members of the Nigeria Police Force. In Abuja, the protest was supported by Omoyele Sowore, Convener of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a sustained effort against banditry and kidnapping, the Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in Taraba and Edo States, successfully rescuing thirty-one (31) kidnapped victims in two separate coordinated operations. The Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- No fewer than 28,054.053 kilograms of skunk, a local strain of cannabis, were destroyed on three farms measuring over 11 hectares at Ewere Uzebba forest in Owan West LGA of Edo on Tuesday 8th July, while 82kg of already processed cannabis was recovered from the...
A daring attempt to kidnap the Chairman of Gassol Local Government Council in Taraba, Alhaji Abubakar Saidu, was foiled by the swift response of the police. It was learnt that the incident occurred at Saidu’s residence in GRA, Jalingo, in the early hours of Friday. Saidu told reporters in...
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. George Akume, has called on the Tiv community in Taraba State to prioritize peaceful coexistence with their neighbors. Akume made this appeal at the Traditional Chieftaincy Award ceremony for Dr. and Mrs. John Tor-Agbidye in Tor-Damisa, Donga Local Government Area of...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Taraba State Government has extended a helping hand to the victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State, with a donation of N50 million. A delegation led by Senator Manu Haruna, representing Taraba Central, visited Niger State Governor Muhammad Bago in Minna...
By MIKE AUDU, Jalingo – As the sun rises gently over the green hills of southern Taraba, 14-year-old Terseer Mtomga who hails from Tor-Musa village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State squats beside a pot of boiling yam in a makeshift IDP camp in Jootar in Benue...
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Federal Medical Centre Act (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to establish a Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gembu, Taraba State. The bill, which was passed on Wednesday is sponsored by Senator Haruna Manu representing Taraba Central Senatorial District. The Bill seeks to amend the Federal...
Vice President Kasshim Shettima on Wednesday said that Taraba was an agricultural power house yet to be harnessed. Shettima made the remarks at the Taraba State International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) 2025 held in Jalingo. He said that the state was endowed with rich agriculture potentials for investors to tap....
President, Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday advised governments at all levels to encourage domestic investors, nothing that only local investors can attract foreign investors in Nigeria. Dangote gave the advice at the Taraba International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) 2025 held in Jalingo. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
Troops have neutralised two bandits and recovered about 1,000 cattle in Taraba and neighbouring Plateau. This is contained in a statement, signed on Friday by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations of the VL Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Jalingo. The said the operation...
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) said it has arrested a wanted bandit in Taraba and recovered arms and ammunition. This is contained in a statement by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations on Friday in Jalingo. He said the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In continuation of the ongoing efforts to rid Taraba State and its environs of banditry and other criminal elements under OPERATION LAFIYAN JAMAA, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, in collaboration with troops of Sector 2 Operation Safe Haven (OPSH),...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted 1,149 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), allegedly smuggled through the Dorofi and Kan Iyaka axis, along the Gembu-Cameroon border in Taraba. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Friday in Jalingo while auctioning the seized petroleum products to the public....
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, has debunked reports alleging that the state is currently bankrupt. Reacting to allegations of financial mismanagement and misappropriation against the state government, Hajiya Usman said in a statement on Wednesday that the state’s Internally...
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday granted permission to former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku, to travel to Arjam, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for his routine medical check up. The judge granted the leave after hearing a motion filed through, his counsel...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a Boko Haram Terrorist suspect in Taraba. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jalingo, the state’s capital....