Tag: Taraba
Grassroots employment possible – Labour Minister, Lalong
By Chijioke KingsleyAbuja (Sundiata Post) - The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has said the government is poised to create employment opportunities...
Taraba speaker resigns, new one elected
Dr Albasu Kunini, Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, on Wednesday resigned his position as speaker, a position he held since December 2019.Kunini, who...
Abubakar empathises with states impacted by flood
By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHAABUJA- The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has sympathised with victims of flood across the country.In...
NCDC reports 60 suspected monkeypox cases
By ABUJAH RACHEALABUJA- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported60 new suspected cases of monkeypox in its latest situation report covering Aug....
NGO tests children, caregivers for HIV in Taraba
By SAIDU ADAMUJALINGO- The Centre For Initiative and Development (CFID), a non-governmental organisation, says it has conducted HIV tests for more than 5,000 children...
NSCDC arrests 3 alleged suspected bandits in Gusau
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) has confirmed the arrest of three suspected bandits who fled Magami area, Zamfara, as a result...
Suspected Ambazonia Fighters Sack Manga Taraba, 5 Killed, Many Missing
At least fiver persons have died after suspected Ambazonia fighters from Cameroon stormed Manga village in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State.According to...
One Killed As Gunmen Invade Taraba Community
The farming community of Rafinkada in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba state have been attacked by some criminals suspected to be gang members...
Taraba first-class monarch Aku Uka is dead
The Aku Uka of Wukari and Chairman, Taraba State Council of Chiefs, Dr Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi, is dead.The paramount ruler died at his palace...
Flood Sweeps 30-year-old Man Away In Taraba
A 30-year-old man identified as Abbas Ahmad Dansoja has reportedly drowned in the early hours flood disaster that recurred in Jalingo, the capital of...
Ishaku knocks FG over relief intervention in Taraba
The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, on Monday, accused the Federal Government of by-passing the state government in the distribution of relief assistance to...
Suspected bandits attack Taraba council chairman, kill police orderly
Jalingo, April 17, 2021 (NAN) A police orderly attached to Mr Shoban Tikari, Chairman of Takum local government council of Taraba, was on Saturday...
NLC Chairman Gets Kidnapped From His House In Taraba
Some gunmen who are yet to be identified and are suspected to be kidnappers in the early hours of Sunday abducted Peter Jediel, the...
Gunmen kidnap 26 youths in Taraba
Twenty-six youths from Takum local government area of Taraba state were on Wednesday abducted by gunmen along Wukari-Takum road.A source in Takum told The...
Kidnapped Taraba Lawmaker, Mohammed, regains freedom
Bashir Mohammed, a member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, representing Nguroje State Constituency, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday, has regained...
Taraba Christian, Muslim Leaders Condemn Looting By Rampaging Youths
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Muslim Council have frowned at the actions of rampaging youths for the destruction and looting of...
Wife cuts husband’s manhood for impregnating another lady in Taraba
A middle-aged woman, on Sunday, reportedly cut off her husband’s manhood in Taraba State for allegedly impregnating another woman. This is coming about four months...
Senate laments underfunding killing hope for stable power supply
The Senate on Monday lamented that underfunding was hampering efforts to achieve stable power supply in Nigeria. The upper chamber was also shocked by the...
Jubilation in Taraba as soldiers kill notorious gang leader
There was jubilation in the southern part of Taraba state on Wednesday following the news of the killing of the Benue most wanted warlord,...
Minimum wage: Taraba NLC threatens strike
By Gabriel YoughJalingo - The Joint Public Service Negotiating Council in Taraba on Wednesday gave the State Government a seven-day ultimatum to...