Nineteen people have died, and several others were injured in separate road accidents in Edo and Taraba states. In Edo State, 12 persons died, and 14 others were injured in a separate crash over the weekend at Egono community along the Auchi–Ewu–Benin road. The accident occurred when a speeding truck conveying passengers and goods attempted…
Residents of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, were on Monday thrown into another moment of panic following a fresh fire outbreak that occurred just hours after an earlier incident in the city. The latest fire incident reportedly occurred around 2:08 p.m. at Baba Ya’u CBN Bypass in Jalingo, barely hours after a similar outbreak was…
The Taraba State Government has defended the arrest of Reverend Bazel Yoila by the Department of State Services, DSS, dismissing allegations of impropriety and condemning what it described as inflammatory comments capable of inciting unrest. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Re-Orientation, Barrister Zainab Usman Jalingo, the government said…
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has ordered all private and public secondary schools in the state to immediately deboard their students in response to rising insecurity across the country. The directive was announced in a statement on Friday, signed by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin. According to the statement, the escalating security challenges…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast three days of thunderstorms in Niger, Taraba, Adamawa, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and several other states across the country.The agency stated that early morning thunderstorms are expected over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, and Adamawa states on Wednesday, adding that strong winds may precede the thunderstorms in the…
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to reducing maternal and child mortality through targeted health interventions across the country.Speaking during an engagement with traditional rulers in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, Mrs. Tinubu stressed the importance of grassroots involvement in addressing health challenges, especially among women and children.She called…
Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Taraba state chapter, on Wednesday, endorsed Governor Agbu Kefas for the 2027 governorship election. Alh. Mamudu Famlak Yaro, the NUP state chairman made the declaration during the flag-off ceremony for payment and pay-rolling of 1134 local government retirees, at the Taraba state local government staff pension Board Jalingo. The chairman…
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of six persons by suspected kidnappers in the state. The abduction comes barely a few days after the kidnapping of an inspector of police, Emmanuel Yaro, attached to the Kurmi Division. Confirming the report, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abdullahi Usman, said they were abducted…