Taraba State
29 Nov
In a startling revelation, Taraba State has emerged as a hotspot for illicit drug consumption, with the age group between sixteen and forty-six being the most affected. The disclosure, as noticed by The Guardian, came from the state Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nanzing Sallah, while playing host to the leadership…
29 Nov
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the election of Dr. Kefas Agbu as the governor of Taraba State. In a unanimous judgement of the three-member panel of Justices of the court delivered by Justice Peter Affen, the appellate court held that the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and its governorship candidate,…
28 Nov
Violence across communities in Takum Local Council and Yangtu Development Area of Taraba State has been linked to the unoccupied Ukwe Takum stool.
13 Nov
More than 20 people who were said to be fishermen on Monday lost their lives in a boat accident that occurred around Anyiin, River Benue, in Taraba State.
13 Nov
The Taraba State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), yesterday, gave nod for the reopening of secondary schools in the state.
31 Oct
A boat mishap in Taraba State, Nigeria, has left at least 17 people dead and 73 others unaccounted for, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced on Monday.
26 Oct 2023
The Taraba State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the state government to make security of life and property of Christian clerics in the state a top priority.
25 Oct 2023
The Taraba state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on the state government to make the security of the lives and properties of Christian clerics in the state a top priority. Raising the alarm yesterday via a press statement made available to Journalists in Jalingo, the association, through its state chairman,…
21 Oct 2023
Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba, has urged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to upscale surveillance and air interdiction to obliterate criminal elements on porous Nigeria-Cameroun border. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said Kefas made the call during a courtesy visit on the…
2 Oct 2023
The Police Command in Taraba on Monday confirmed the electrocution of a family of four around Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital.
22 Sep 2023
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Taraba State chapter, has expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation in the state. Citing the past few days that kidnappers have been having filled day in Jalingo and other parts of the state, the association urged the state government to immediately set proactive measures in motion to address the issue…
19 Sep 2023
The Taraba Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo has sacked the victory of Nuhu Akila of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Assembly election. The Tribunal, led by Justice Benson Ogbu, ordered that the certificate of return be retrieved from Akila and returned to Emmanuel George of the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
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