The Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested two suspects attempting to traffic 16 children. The suspects were arrested on Thursday at the Jalingo Main Motor Park with the 16 children heading to Benin in Edo. The state NSCDC Commandant, Adamu...
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The 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, with headquarters in Jalingo, has expressed its determination to flush out bandits and kidnappers as well as stem the tide of other criminal activities in Taraba. Brigade Commander of the formation, Maj.-Gen. Frank Etim, made the declaration on Thursday at the Combined 6...
Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, in the early hours of Tuesday, kidnapped a Second- Class Chief and 20 residents in the Pupule area of Yorro local government in Taraba state. The gunmen, according to locals in the area, invaded the community around 2:am and took away 21 members...
Taraba State Police Command has killed no fewer than 50 suspected bandits terrorising communities across the Bali Local Government Area of the state. The feat which is a major breakthrough in the fight against banditry in the North-East state was achieved on Tuesday. The police spokesman in...
Troops of 6 Brigade Garrison, Nigerian Army, have captured two suspected kidnappers and rescued two kidnap victims in Taraba. The suspects were arrested on Sunday during an anti kidnapping patrol by the troops in Jalingo, the Brigade spokesman, Lt. Ayodeji Abiodun, said in a statement on Monday....
At least 10 residents of the Takum and Ussa Local Government Areas of Taraba State have been confirmed killed by suspected bandits. The incident took place in separate locations in the said areas on Friday. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Taraba State Sector Command has organized a training workshop for special marshal in a bid to enhance their efficiency and effective performance. The Sector Commander, Abdulmaliq Bello said the training of special marshall 2023 sectoral workshop for...
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....
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...