It was an emotional moment for students and teachers in Taraba State as the remains of the recently murdered teacher, Bassey Sardauna Nkuphee were laid to rest in Jalingo, the state capital. It would be recalled that Nkuphee, a teacher…
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has attributed youth restiveness and crime to the decay in the education sector. He stated this on Tuesday in an expanded meeting with the heads of tertiary institutions spread across the state in Jalingo,…
An 18-year-old identified as Miss Wassa Joel Tuwa from Yoro local government area of Taraba state was raped to death by unidentified persons in a bush path along Rankaviri village close to Jalingo, Taraba state capital. A family source, Mr.…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Abubakar Atiku, has asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to uphold the declaration of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that he (Atiku) won 21 states in…
The Nigerian Armed Forces came under fire over the weekend for the umpteenth time when Asari-Dokubo, the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, NDVF, unleashed a barrage of allegations against them. The Military was again accused of sabotaging the…
Jethro Yerga, Jalingo The Executive Governor of Taraba State, His Excellency, Lt. Col. Agbu Kefas (Rtd) has approved the dissolution of all the Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 16 Local Government Councils in Taraba State. In a press release signed…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the 22-Km Jalingo dual carriage way in Jalingo, being executed by Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba. The former president, while inaugurating the project, commended Ishaku for the gigantic project. According to Jonathan, “when…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has condemned the spate of killing and wanton destruction of properties in the Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State. Describing the killings as extrajudicial, the group, through a statement made available to…
More groups have continued to condemn recent protests by members of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Taraba State chapter, at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. One such recent condemnations is coming from…
Politicians in Taraba State, including appointees of outgoing Governor Darius Ishaku, have begun lobbying Governor-elect Kefas Agbu for appointments. News Men correspondent reports that several personalities have been paying Agbu a visit at his home in Jalingo, the state capital,…
