Tag: Nasarawa State
Impeachment: Panel dismisses allegations, exonerates Gov. Al-Makura
The panel set up to investigate the 16 allegations of gross misconduct leveled against Governor Umaru Al-Makura by the Nasarawa…
Impeachment: Nasarawa House rejects probe panel decision
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday rejected the verdict of the panel set up by the state Chief…
Impeachment: Nasarawa Lawmakers Reject 7-Man Probe Panel
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have rejected the seven-member panel constituted by the state’s Chief Judge, Suleiman…
Impeachment: Nasarawa Lawmakers Relocate From State Capital
Following fears that they might be attacked by supporters of Governor Umaru Al-Makura who have been protesting moves by the…
Lawmaker cautions colleagues against removing Al-makura
A lawmaker in Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Othman Bala, has appealed to members not to impeach Governor Umaru…
Police arrest 22 over impeachment protest in Nasarawa
Police Command in Nasarawa State on Friday said it arrested 22 people in Lafia following violent protest by some groups…
Gen. Agwai calls for dialogue of herdsmen, farmers
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.-Gen. Martin-Luther Agwai (retd.) has emphasised the need for dialogue to end the clashes between…
Police arraign 2 women for beating up neighbour
The police on Monday arraigned two women, Patience Osunji, 35, and Stela Ali, 38, in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in…
Nasarawa earmarks N1.5bn for Lafia water project
The Nasarawa State Government on Monday said it earmarked N1.5 billion for the upgrade of the Lafia water works to…
Nasarawa assembly wants AG sacked for scaling fence
The Nasarawa State House Assembly has called on Gov. Umaru Al-Makura to immediately relieve the the state Attorney -General and…
APC wins 6 LGAs, PDP 4 in Nasarawa poll
The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has released the results of Saturday’s local government elections, with the PDP winning…
Nasarawa council polls: Voters protest in Doma
Some voters in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against the non-availability of…
Luka, deputy governor of Nasarawa state joins PDP
The Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Damishi Luka, on Monday renounced his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tanko Al…
APC suspends Nasarawa deputy governor
The Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday announced the suspension of the state Deputy Governor,…
Akeremale, ex- police commissioner honoured at home
A former Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Chief Abayomi Akeremale, has been honoured with the title of ‘ Majekobaje'(Don’t…
Complainant vows to drop charge if accused swear on Qu’ran
A prosecution witness, Hassana Suleiman, has told a Mararaba Grade 1 Upper Area Court, in the central Nigerian state of…
Al-Makura Denies Granting Amnesty to Ombatse Militia
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, central Nigeria, on Thursday denied reports that his administration was considering granting amnesty…
Nasarawa postpones council polls
The Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) in Nasarawa State on Wednesday announced the indefinite postponement of local government election in the…
Boy,15, rapes 3 kids, including 10 month-old baby
An Upper Area Court in Mararaba,in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa has remanded a 15-year-old -boy in prison custody…
Nigeria sends troops to fight ethnic militia
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Wednesday ordered immediate troops’ deployment to North Central State of Nasarawa where clashes between members of…
Thunder strikes 4 persons dead
Four persons were killed on Friday when thunder struck at Mechanic Village in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State,…
Blind Man To Blind Friend: You Snatched My Wife
A blind man, Mr Shaibu Ibrahim, 56, of Aso Pada in Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Thursday told a Grade 1…
Blindman accuses friend of seducing wife
A blind man, Mr Shaibu Ibrahim, 56, of Aso Pada in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, central Nigeria, has told a Grade…
Nasarawa State: The War Against Eggons
By Godwin Onyeacholem One man holds the key to lasting peace in the tense Middle Belt state of Nasarawa: Governor…
Ombatse: The Lethal Cult
How a previously little known group, which calls itself a spiritual organisation, rose to prominence through astounding brutality Until 7…
Army seizes 14 tankers with suspected stolen crude
The Nigerian Army said on Friday it’s men arrested 14 tankers suspected to be loaded with crude oil stolen from…
Al -Makura sacks cabinet
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of the Nigerian central state of Nasarawa has sacked his entire cabinet, according to a statement.…
Nigerian governor offers cash for guns
Governor of Nigeria’s central state of Nasarawa, Umaru Tanko Al-makura, on Sunday promised to pay ethnic militia groups which lay…
Nasarawa PDP Opposes Gov’s N30b Loan Plan
Chairman, Nasarawa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Yunana Iliya on Sunday opposed the N30 billion loan…
Nasarawa To Flush Out Fake Teachers
The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Hussaini Abubakar, has said that the government will check the increasing cases of…