Tag: Nasarawa
Nasarawa Evangelist debunks herdsmen attack story
The command also confirmed the arrest of one Evangelist Daniel Ukpo, who recorded the video that fueled the false report
Our students mistook farmers for kidnappers – Nasarawa headmistress
headmistress said teachers were supervising the pupils outside but did not notice the moment the boy ran back into the…
AEDC alerts FCT, Nasarawa residents of interruptions in electricity supply
While announcing this on its website in Abuja on Thursday, the electricity distribution company said the exercise was a result…
Kidnap gang falls as Police recover cache of arms, ₦6.9 million loot in Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa
“A search conducted on the vehicle led to the recovery of a G3 rifle. Upon further search at the station,…
Police detain notorious kidnap kingpin, 5 others in Nasarawa
The PPRO said that the notorious and dreaded armed robber and kidnapper was apprehended by personnel attached to the Doma…
Police nab three suspected kidnappers in Nasarawa
He said the suspects had all confessed to committing the crime and were helping with investigation.
Supreme Court reserves judgement in Nasarawa election dispute
But Governor Sule filed an appeal at Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal then reinstated him.
106 people arrested in Nasarawa for violating sanitation laws
“Residents should cooperate more with the government toward ensuring that the state is clean in their best interest."
Just In: Doctors begin 5-day warning strike
By Sunday John The Nasarawa State Council of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has commenced a five-day warning strike following…
Gunmen demand N70m ransom for ex-deputy governor
Concerning the ransom, the source stated that the family members could only raise N2 million out of the N70 million…
I’ll sponsor lithium exploration bill, says Senator-elect Wadada
According to Wadada, lithium is abundant in the district, which is why he plans to sponsor a bill for lithium…
HIV/AIDS: Mother-to-Child transmission drops to 10 % – NGO
He, however, lamented that people living with HIV/AIDS in the state were still facing stigmatisation from the public.
Flood submerges 17 communities in Nasarawa
Some of the affected communities visited included Umaisha, Kanaworo, Ehemkpa, Gbagidigbo, and Ogbere.
Dangote Sugar commits billions to CSR schemes in Adamawa, Nasarawa
The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa…
Dangote Sugar to employ 30,000 youths in Nasarawa
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote explained recently in a chat with newsmen that he was embarking on Phase II…
Kidnapped Nasarawa commissioner regains freedom
Lawal was kidnapped at his residence in Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area (LGA) by gunmen on Monday, at around 9:45 pm.
Gunmen invade Government Secondary School in Nasarawa, kill teacher
The gunmen gained entrance into the school premises and went straight to the residence of the deceased, demanding money.
Nasarawa Assembly accuses Ministry of Finance of violating laws
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation has accused the state's Ministry of Finance of violating…
Nasarawa man Bako Anjeh gives teenager weed killer, rapes her to death
Anjeh in a bid to make his victim weak forced her to drink gramoxone, a chemical used for killing grasses,…
4 kidnapped students of FULafia regain freedom
According to the university’s spokesperson, the students were released at the late hours of Saturday, Jan. 15.
FG inaugurates 45-km rural roads in Nasarawa
The 45 kilometres of rural roads in Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State are part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s blueprint…
Nasarawa bans sales, use of charcoal
Mr Aliyu Agwai, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, announced this while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Lafia.
Gov. Sule sends 15 commissioner nominees to Assembly
By Mohammed Baba Busu Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has forwarded names of 15 commissioner-nominees to the House of…
Woman arrested for theft of 3-year-old child in Nasarawa
The suspected human trafficker and her accomplices had stolen the child with the intention of selling him to a prophetess…
52 sanitation offenders prosecuted in Lafia
The judge sentenced them to between six weeks and six months imprisonment each with an option of a fine of…
Gov. Sule sacks all commissioners, special advisers
Governor of Nasarawa State Abdullahi Sule has fired all his commissioners, Senior Special Advisers and Special Assistants.
School feeding: FG begins verification of Nasarawa pupils
The Federal Government has begun the biometric data capturing for 196,873 pupils in public schools in Nasarawa state for the…
Nasarawa students sensitized on COVID-19 Delta variant
An Abuja-based volunteer group, Beyond The Classroom Foundation, has taken an awareness campaign on COVID-19 to schools in Karu Local…
DPR seals 7 Nasarawa filling stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Nasarawa State has sealed 7 filling stations for various offences from January to…
Gov Sule invokes ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has invoked the ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy as workers begin indefinite strike in the state.