The Taraba Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of a former Senator, Zik Sunday by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sunday represented Taraba North Senatorial District from 2003 to 2007. DSP David Misal, the Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the incident on Monday in Jalingo while briefing newsmen. Read Also: … Read more
For over an hour, residents of Jalingo, Taraba State, have been struggling to save a military man from committing suicide. The soldier, whose name is given as Ali, has climbed the Welcome to Taraba Roadblock Tower -over 24fts high, and is threatening to jump down. He is speaking in Hausa and pidgin, saying: “I want … Read more
A Federal House of Representatives member from Takum/Ussa/Donga/Yangtu constituency of Southern Taraba, Rimande Shawulu, has called for ceasefire between the Ichen speaking people of Jukun and the Tiv in the State. Ichen and the Tiv have lost no fewer than 100 persons in renewed crisis, which began in Donga local government area on Sunday. … Read more
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has confirmed the demise of the state’s Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Naphtali Kefas. He died on Friday in Jalingo, the state capital after a brief illness. Gov Darius Ishaku in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu, described Kefas as a hardworking gentleman. … Read more
Taraba State’s Commissioner for Rural Electrification, Alexander Markus Senlo, has died after battling a brief illness. Senlo, a former local government council chairman and two-time commissioner, died in a Yola hospital on Monday. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, Taraba state is one of the 25 Nigerian states that has not recorded any case of … Read more
A couple in Taraba state, John Lawrence Ogwuche and Faith Nathaniel Odang have gone against all odds to have their wedding on Saturday, April 4th. They held the mini occasion in their living room with only close members of their family in attendance as a way of abiding to the statewide restriction of movement and … Read more
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the second term election of Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku. A five-man panel of the court dismissed the appeal by the All Progressives Congress and its Governorship candidate in the March 9, 2019 election, Abubakar Danladi. More Details Later…
– Governor of Taraba state, Darius Ishaku said that We have to take Nigeria to enviable position – Yes, we are 59 years old, but I don’t think we are 59 years mature — it is sweet and ugly – It is sweet because we have independence, but ugly because we have not been able … Read more
– Five people have been killed in a fresh ethnic clash between the Tiv and Jukun in Donga local government area of Taraba – The state police command on Sunday, September 28 confirmed the occurrence – The state deputy police commissioner has been deployed to the affected area to restore peace and order Taraba state … Read more
-Aminu Malle candidate for Jalingo/ Yorro/ Zing federal constituency defeats Hassan Bappa Aminu Malle, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Jalingo/ Yorro /Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State has defeated Hassan Bappa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the State National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja. The … Read more
There is serious confusion in Donga town, headquarters of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State following clashes between Jukun and Hausa Fulani as well as Jukun with Tiv. It was gathered that the Jukun allegedly attacked Hausa Fulani Wednesday evening for buying farm produce from Tiv. The chairman of the local government, Nashuka Ipeyen, … Read more
Darius Ishaku, governor of Taraba state has signed into law, anti kidnapping act which provides capital punishment for offenders. The governor appended his signature on Wednesday in Jalingo after the state Assembly passed the act after its third reading. Taraba state has experienced several high-profile kidnappings in recent times. Hosea Ibi, a state lawmaker from … Read more
Taraba State government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew of 6p.m. to 6a.m. on Jalingo, the state capital from yesterday till further notice. This was contained in a release by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku, Hassan Mijinyawa. The statement read in part: “Taraba State government has imposed dusk to dawn curfew on Jalingo, … Read more