Tag: Taraba
Taraba crisis: Death toll rises to 18
The police command in Taraba on Friday said death toll from the crisis between the Fulani and Mambilla ethnic groups…
Osinbajo orders security reinforcement in Taraba
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday ordered police reinforcement, deployment of extra military battalion and personnel of Nigeria…
15 dead in Farmers, herdsmen’s clash in Taraba
A violent clash between farmers and cattle rearers in Ussa and Takum Council areas of Taraba has left at least…
N1.64bn fraud: Witness denies seeing Nyame receive N100m
A defence witness, Philip Akolo, who was an orderly to former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, on Tuesday told an FCT…
We can meet Nigeria’s annual rice demand— Gov
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Monday said that the state had the potential to produce 10million tonnes of rice,…
Gunmen Kill Boy, Injure Parents
The Police Command in Taraba on Friday confirmed the death of a two-year-old boy, Aondohemba Felix, in an attack at…
Police Arrest 4 Persons Who killed Father, Daughter
The Taraba Police Command says it has arrested four persons suspected to have killed one Bernard Zaakaa and his daughter,…
Digitalisation: Taraba Government, Firm Sign N2.2bn Contract
Taraba Government says it has signed a N2.2 billion contract with a communications outfit for the digitalisation of its radio…
Taraba Government To Recruit 3,000 Teachers
Taraba Commissioner for Education, Mr Johanes Jigem, on Wednesday, said the government would soon recruit 3,000 professional teachers to address…
Intercom : Glo to link 20,000 workers
National Telecoms Carrier, Globacom, on Saturday said it would link 20,000 civil servants in Taraba under its Closed User Group…
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18 farmers hacked to death in Taraba
At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol Local…
FG to revive abandoned Police barracks
Mr Paul Agbo, the District Head of Akwana in Wukari Council Area of Taraba, has appealed to the Federal Government…
Top Taraba monarch dies at 81
The Lamido of Gashaka in Gashaka Local Goverment Area of Taraba, Alhaji Hammangabdo Muhammadu Sambo, is dead. Confirming the demise…
100 orphans offered scholarships in Taraba
The Taraba State Branch of the Igbo Welfare Association has awarded scholarships to 100 orphans studying in various secondary schools…
Police parade criminals with arms
The Taraba Police Command has arrested 10 suspected criminals with large cache of arms and ammunitions during separate operations. The…
NHRC chief decries neglect of 4,000 IDPs in Taraba
Prof. Bem Angwe, the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), has decried the neglect of at least 4,723 Internally…
Normalcy returns to Wukari after tribunal verdict crisis
The Taraba Police Command, has confirmed that normalcy had returned to Wukari town after the crisis sparked off by the…
2 community leaders found dead in bush
Two community leaders were on Sunday found dead on the outskirts of Namnai village in Gassol local government area of…
Insurgency: UNHCR donates relief materials to 43,000 IDPs in Taraba
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday donated relief materials to 43,000 Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in various…
PDP praises deputy governors of Enugu, Taraba
Against criticisms about the dearth of information about two Nigerian governors—Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Danbaba Suntai of Taraba— on…
5 Die, 50 Missing in Nigerian flood
No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and more than 50 declared missing following torrential rains and flooding in…
Killed Irish man wanted to leave Nigeria
The Irish engineer, Robert Gray, killed by bandits in Taraba state, north eastern Nigeria had worked for a number of…
Suicide Bomber Hits Police Commissioner’s convoy
A suicide bomb attack targeting a senior police official’s convoy in north eastern Nigeria on Monday killed at least two…
Lassa Fever Kills 40 In Nigeria – Minister
An outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, has killed 40 people in 12…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
PDP Sweeps Plateau, Taraba, Delta States; Ogboru Loses Again
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has added Plateau, Taraba states and Delta States to its electoral spoils, according to new…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Police Arrest 42 For Post-Election Violence
The Police in Taraba have arrested 42 persons over the killing of two persons in post-election violence in Mutum Biyu…
Doctors, Nurses Continue Strike In Taraba
The chairman, Joint Health Unions Negotiating Committee in Taraba, Peter Gambo has said that all the health sector unions in…
ACN Cancels Congresses In Kwara, Taraba
The National Convention Committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has cancelled the ward & local government council congresses…