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Taraba Govt Imposes Indefinite Curfew Over Warehouse lnvasion by Hoodlums

Gabriel Yough Oct 26, 2020 0

The Taraba Government has imposed an indefinite curfew in Jalingo, following the invasion of government warehouses by hoodlums on Saturday.This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Musleem Aruwa, the Senior Special Assistant…

Metro

Gunmen abduct former Jalingo NBA Chairman

Gabriel Yough Mar 27, 2019 0

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday abducted the immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Jalingo branch, Mr Joel Ubandoma.Ubandoma was picked in his house in Mayo-Dassa area of Jalingo at about 1:00am on…

Politics

Taraba: Scores flee Jalingo as violence greets Ishaku’s re-election

Samuel Oduoye Mar 13, 2019 0

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state was on Tuesday declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship polls in the state.Ishaku, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 520,432 votes, against the…

News

Death toll rises as supporters celebrate Buhari’s re-election

Ademola Ademiluyi Feb 28, 2019 0

A young man celebrating the victory of President Buhari has died in Jalingo, Taraba state.Reports have it that the deceased tripped from a motorcycle while he and some other supporters were speeding recklessly on a highway in the…

Politics

Stampede claims five lives at Buhari’s campaign in Taraba

Samuel Oduoye Feb 8, 2019 0

Five persons reportedly died during a stampede at the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress in Jalingo on Thursday. The incident occured at the the Jolly Nyame Stadium in the state capital Jalingo.An eyewitness reported…

Politics

Atiku cautions security agencies against partisanship

Samuel Oduoye Feb 6, 2019 0

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned security agencies to steer clear of Nigeria’s political process.Atiku explained that the duty of security personnel is to ensure that…

Government

Fashola announces Jalingo-Wukari bridge collapse

Monday Ijeh Jun 21, 2018 0

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has announced the collapse of a bridge linking Jalingo and Wukari at Maraban Gassol in Taraba State.Fashola, in statement signed by Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, the Director of…

Metro

15 killed in communal crisis buried in Jalingo

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 7, 2018 0

The Taraba Police Command has confirmed the burial of four persons on Saturday in Jalingo following a dawn attack by an armed militia on three Fulani communities in Lau Local Government Area of the state.But a resident of one of the…

Business

Price of local rice drops in Jalingo markets

Uju Oct 11, 2017 0

The price of local rice has significantly dropped in some major markets in Jalingo, Taraba.A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday at Gadar Bobboji, Kasuwan Bera and Mile Six Markets, shows that the price has…

Government

Anti-open grazing bill will benefit herdsmen, farmers – Taraba Speaker

Uju Jun 8, 2017

The anti-open grazing executive bill, currently before the Taraba House of Assembly, will benefit both the herdsman and the farmer, the Speaker, Mr Abel Diah, said on Thursday in Jalingo.“The bill is not targeted at anyone. It is not a…

Government

Controller decries congestion in Jalingo prison

Kelechi Uchenna Sep 19, 2016 0

The Taraba Controller of Nigeria Prisons Service, Alhaji Mustapha Atta, on Monday decried the congestion in Jalingo Prison.Atta told newsmen in Jalingo that the prison which has the capacity to accommodate 250 inmates now contained 584…