Tag: Taraba
Taraba conflicts: Tiv council makes demand from Gov Ishaku
Tiv people in Taraba on Sunday urged Gov Darius Ishaku to expedite action toward the resettlement of people displaced by…
Gunmen kidnap traditional ruler in Kuje, kill 2 chiefs, 3 others in Taraba
Armed kidnappers have abducted Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Pada, the traditional ruler of Rubochi in Kuje area council of the Federal…
Gunmen kill Catholic priest, set him ablaze
The chairman of the Kufai Adamu, Shiban Tikari has confirmed the killing of a Catholic priest, barely 24 hours after…
Policemen killed in Taraba: PDP Govs. Forum condemns killing
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has condemned the killing of three policemen and a civilian by men of…
Jukun/Tiv crisis: NYSC withdraws corps members
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn its corps members from the crisis affected communities in southern part of…
Buhari orders Army HQ to investigate Taraba killings
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Defence Headquarters to commence immediate investigation of incident involving the troops of 93 Battalion,…
Illegal loggers kill 9 Gashaka Gumti National Park workers
The Conservator of the Gashaka Gumti National Park in Taraba, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir, says illegal loggers have killed not less…
NDLEA destroys 7 tonnes of Tramadol, Indian Hemp, others
The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency has destroyed seven tonnes of an assortment of illicit drugs, including Cannabis Sativa,…
Buhari orders immediate end to attacks on Taraba communities
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the current attacks on the people of Kona in Taraba State, and ordered security forces…
Taraba dissolves 8th assembly, 9th assembly takes off June 3
Gov Darius Ishaku on Thursday dissolved the Taraba State House of Assembly and slated June 3 for the commencement of…
4 feared dead in fresh Jukun/Tiv clashes in Taraba
At least four persons were feared dead with several houses burnt in a fresh communal clash between Jukun and Tiv…
Election results: Taraba govt. lifts curfew on Jalingo
The Taraba Government on Tuesday lifted the curfew it imposed on Jalingo to forestall the escalation of the post-election violence…
Governor Darius Ishaku wins second term in Taraba
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba was on Tuesday declared the winner of Taraba governorship polls. The INEC returning officer of…
Electoral violence: Taraba Govt imposes dust to dawn curfew
The Taraba Government on Monday imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on Jalingo, the state Capital from Monday March 11,…
NAFDAC seizes fake, substandard drugs worth N1.8m in Taraba
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has discovered and confiscated a large quantity…