by James Sambo A female student of Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Jalingo, Taraba State and her father have been arrested. They were arrested while trying to enter the school premises with two military hand grenades. According to reports, the suspect, who is an SSS 1 student was discovered with the hand grenades stuck in... Read More

October 25, 2014

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Double tragedy: Lecturer burnt to death after killing five pupils in auto-crash

by James Sambo An unfortunate double tragedy occured on Friday, 24 October, in Taraba, as a lecturer was burnt to death by an angry mob, who accused him of killing five pupils with his car. Mr Joseph Kwaji, the spokesperson of the Taraba Police Command, confirmed that Alhaji Kassimu Umar, who’s a lecturer at the Taraba... Read More

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May 5, 2013

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Deaths at a funeral: 39 die in Taraba religious violence

by Isi Esene About 39 people have been reported killed in a clash between Christians and Muslims at a funeral of a traditional leader in Wukari Town, Taraba. Reports say a Christian funeral procession was passing through a predominantly Muslim area with some members of the group chanting provocative slogans which angered the residents. At... Read More

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