by James Sambo Minister of Information, Labaran Maku yesterday boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will the All Progressive Congress (APC) in next year’s general elections in Nasarawa State. The Minister made the declaration at the formal reception and celebration of his national honour award, Commander of the order of the Niger, CON at... Read More
by Damilola Jagun On the night of Saturday, 20 September, a 51-year-old man, Ismaila Atupa, was beheaded by unidentified persons in Doma, Nasarawa State. The man’s head was chopped-off and the remaining body dumped at the refuse dump site beside the Doma local government secretariat. Following the outcry of residents over the appearance of the... Read More
by Olorunwa Lawal A communal clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers from the Eggon ethnic group has reportedly left not less than 60 people dead in Nasarawa. The fighting reportedly broke out yesterday, a week after villagers accused the Fulani of stealing their cattle. Nasarawa police spokesman, Umaru Ismaila, told the Reuters news agency that... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju A man has been arrested by the Kano state police for murdering his former boss, who sacked him a few years ago. The murdered man, Alhaji Chief Ganiyu Akanbi Bello, is the Grand Patron of Yoruba community in Kano. The 26-year-old suspect, Abubakar Abdulrahman said he killed the man, his former employer at Race Course, Nasarawa... Read More
by Ada Benson Days after launching a tirade against the incumbent President, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has met with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. During the meeting, both men discussed sundry issues, including the nation’s security challenges. Obasanjo had, over the weekend, compared the economy under Jonathan to what obtained during the reign of the... Read More
by James Sambo The Nasarawa State Government has announced new measures to prevent an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the state. At a press conference at the state Ministry of Health along Jos Road, Lafia, Commissioner for Health, Emmanuel Akabe, said despite the fact the state was still free from the disease,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Four corpses allegedly belonging to commercial motorcyclists were found in an uncompleted building near the El-Kabir Housing Estate in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The ritualists dumped the bodies of the motorcyclists in the uncompleted building for more than seven days. Residents perceived a strange odour and raised the alarm, which prompted the... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Gov. Umaru Al-Makura has been cleared by the panel set up to investigate the 16 allegations of gross misconduct leveled against him. The panel dismissed the allegations as a result of the State house of assembly’s failure to provide incriminating evidence to back up their case. During the proceeding of the... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Police A 36-year-old man, Ezekiel Inuwa has been arrested by detectives of the Uke Police Division for molesting a 9-year-old girl at Gidan-Zakara in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Inuwa reportedly carried out the crime at about 8:45pm on Tuesday, 29 July and was later arrested by the detectives based... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju He seems to be calming down. Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has held a meeting at the Presidential villa, Abuja, with President Goodluck Jonathan over the impeachment moves against him by members of the state House of Assembly. During the meeting which had the ‘impeachment issue’ as the main topic, Jonathan... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Nasarawa State lawmakers have insisted that there is no plan to relent on their effort to impeach the state governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura. Members of the house of Assembly say they do not intend to go into negotiations with the traditional rulers of the state, who are trying to save the governor... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju A top government official has revealed that security agencies have reportedly put some national leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) on their watch list. Following the threats allegedly issued by the party chieftans of the party over the impeachment of Adamawa State ex-governor, Murtala Nyako, the APC leaders could be... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) John Odigie-Oyegun has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of gifting the members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly with $300,000 bribes to facilitate the impeachment of the former Governor, Murtala Nyako. Odigie-Oyegun said the Jonathan administration had also moved money into Nasarawa and... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A young child in Nasarawa was caught in a fire and burned to death after being locked in their home by her mother. 3-year-old Mercy died after she and her brother, Goodness lit a candle to wait for their mother who had gone to the market. The children’s mother, who wasn’t named,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A sad end has come to the sojourn on earth of a young man who had just completed his one year compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. The yet unidentified corper was part of the Batch C set that passed out yesterday and was reportedly heading to Lafia, the Nasarawa State... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The government of Taraba State has issued an official statement condemning the recent attack on the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Tsokwa. Tsokwa’s convoy was attacked by unidentified gunmen along Akwanga-Keffi Road in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement reportedly issued in Jalingo, the... Read More
by Akan Ido Four people have been reported dead after lightening struck at Mechanic Village, Lafia LGA, Nasarawa state. PM Reports say the unfortunate incident happened around 7:05pm when the victims were about leaving their place of work just before a heavy rainfall. Witnesses say they decided to lockup their workshop and go home but before... Read More
Aisha Haruna , 20, of Uke in Nasarawa State on Tuesday at a Grade 1 Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, maintained her divorce request. Aisha had on May 29 filed a suit seeking separation from her husband, Hussaini Haruna, 27, of Gurku Village, At the resumption of hearing, she told the court that she... Read More
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