No fewer than 77 out of 2,156 persons tested HIV positive during a mass test conducted by Taraba State Agency for Control of AIDS. The mass testing and treatment project in the state was to ensure a HIV free society…
Obi an exceptional Nigerian, says Governor Ishaku
Governor of Taraba State, Engr Darius Dickson Ishaku, has described the former Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, as an exceptional Nigerian who has shown that responsibility should define the position of leadership. Governor Ishaku was speaking on Monday…
Court convicts two pastors for forgery, mischief
The Upper Area Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State has sentenced two pastors of the Court of Christ Deliverance Ministry to six-month imprisonment each for forgery, trespassing, and mischief. An option of N50, 000 fine was given for each of…
Supreme Court upholds conviction of ex-Taraba Gov, Jolly Nyame
The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the conviction and 12-year prison sentence that was handed to the former governor of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame, for stealing public funds. In a unanimous decision, a five-man panel of Justices of the…
*Alleged car theft: Magistrate threatens bench warrant against Naira Marley (Punch) *Fire razes popular ‘Kara’ Market on New Year’s eve (Nation)
Alleged car theft: Magistrate threatens bench warrant against Naira Marley (Punch) A Lagos Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, has given hip-hop musician, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, till January 14, 2020, to appear in court, else a warrant will…
Taraba: Calm returns as Police team, soldiers leave Ibbi town (DailyTrust)
Calm has returned to Ibbi town in Taraba State as the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team led by a Deputy Police Commissioner, Abba Kyari, and a team of soldiers deployed to the town in the wake of killing…
Taraba killings: Kidnap don, senior police officer exchanged 200 calls (Punch)
Investigations into the killings of the Police Intelligence Response Team operatives by soldiers of 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba State, on August 6, 2019, have unearthed shocking criminal collaboration between the fleeing kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, ( aka Wadume), and some…
Police killing: DHQ orders Taraba battalion to produce Wadume (Punch)
The Defence Headquarters has ordered the 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Takum, Taraba State, to produce the fleeing kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume, as evidence that its soldiers are not culpable in his escape after three policemen and…
APC, PDP trade words over destruction of billboards in Taraba (Guardian)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has accused loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying billboards belonging to the party. It alleged that the billboards were vandalised shortly after the campaign rally of Presidential Candidate of…
NAFDAC confiscates unregistered agrochemical products worth 1.2m in Taraba (Guardian)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has seized unregistered agrochemical products worth N1.2 million in Taraba. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye made this known in a statement in Abuja on…
