The Army has extended the Exercise Ayem Akpatuma in Taraba by two months to rid the state of militants and other criminal elements. The army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu explained in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that the extension became necessary to further consolidate on the gains achieved so far in the state. Chukwu […]
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Member representing Bali/Gassol federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Garba Hamman Julde, has been attacked by some angry constituents in Taraba state. The constituents on Saturday reportedly hurled stones at the lawmaker for allegedly abandoning them. He had presented 11 motorcycles and one car to the ward executives and local government chairman of the All […]
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The Senate says it will on Wednesday deliberate on the statement by a former Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, made on the state of security in the country. Mr. Danjuma, a retired army general, had at the convocation of Taraba State University on Saturday, urged Nigerians to resort to self-defence in the face of unending […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday “claimed that the” crisis on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State had claimed more lives than that of the herdsmen killings in Benue and Zamfara states. The President stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting with representatives of ethnic groups and the Taraba State Government at the Taraba Government House in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday arrived in Taraba as part of his tour of troubled states which included Benue, Yobe, Zamfara and Rivers. Buhari would visit Mambilla, Taraba state where some people were killed in a communal clash last week. The President would also embark on a trip to Ghana, to attend the 61st independence […]
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) says it lost one thousand Fulani and “over two million cows” Fulani to attacks orchestrated by the Benue state government. Fulani herdsmen are alleged to have killed over 100 persons in recent attacks carried out in Benue and Taraba states. Reacting to the development on Sunday, the group […]
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About 140 cases of measles have been reported across 10 local governments in Taraba state, a health official in the state has said. According a statement, Innocent Vakkai, the Commissioner of Health, on Wednesday told journalists that majority of those affected were children bellow five years, who had not been vaccinated. He said the disease, […]
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, ordered Sen.Sani Abubakar Danladi, representing Taraba North Senatorial District, to vacate his seat and refund all salaries and allowances he received within 90 days. The court also declared Alhaji Shuaibu Isa Lau, as the senator representing the constituency. The order was contained in the judgement of the court […]
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The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidates have been declared winners of 13 local government chairmanship seats so far declared by the Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission. The PDP had also won all the local government chairmanship and councillorship seats in neighbouring Gombe State. The party also won the two parliamentary seats in the rerun election […]
Continue ReadingThe National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has in its recent operations in Gembu, Taraba State, impounded unregistered drugs worth N15 million. The impounded drugs included Tramadol and Sildenafil combination. Joseph Asikpo, the state coordinator of the agency, made this known at a media briefing in Jalingo on Friday. According to […]
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