By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Mrs Arierhi Joy Olawore (Nee Ijabor), is a visionary fashion designer and the creative force behind Dreamation Designs, known as DIIDII Designs, based in Lafia, Nasarawa State. Her brand has the perfect collections of cloth with ancient and modern touch from Africa and being...
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The police has sealed off the Nasarawa House of Assembly Complex, to avert a breakdown of law and order following the emergence of two speakers for the seventh assembly. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said this on Wednesday in a statement in Lafia. Nansel...
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says his emergence as re-elected speaker of the House followed due process and constitutional provisions. Abdullahi stated this on Wednesday in Lafia while inspecting the level of damage done to facilities at the Assembly complex following leadership tussle that...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has approved the appointment of seven new Permanent Secretaries. The Acting Head of Civil Service in the state, Mrs Abigail Waya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lafia. Mrs. Waya said that the governor approved the appointment...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has hold its valedictory session where it announced that it has passed 59 bills and 47 resolutions in the last four years. Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House stated this during the 6th Assembly...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has convened an emergency security meeting, with a view to tackling the resurgence of communal clashes across parts of the state, as well as the escalation of kidnapping activities. The meeting was held on Friday, at the instance...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says its operatives have arrested three suspected drug dealers in Nasarawa State. The the state command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Jerry Victor, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Lafia. DSC Victor said the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), are expected to resume their legislative duties next week Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023. Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, gave the directive in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Jibrin Gwamna, on Thursday. Hon. Abdullahi...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has directed the Ministry for Local Government, Community and Chieftaincy Affairs, to commence the process for the selection of the new Aren Eggon, who will succeed the late Dr. Bala Angbazo. Governor Sule, disclosed this on Tuesday when he...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a total of twenty four (24) suspected criminals who have been terrorising people in the state. The suspects were paraded at the Command’s headquarters in Lafia on Thursday, with the assurance of ridding the state of criminals. Police...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The operatives if Nasarawa State Police Command have killed three suspected kidnappers and rescued a victim in Sabon Gida, in Lafia East Development Area of Lafia local government area of the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made this known in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – The Vigilante Group of Nigeria in Nasarawa Eggon, the headquarters of Nasarawa Eggon LGA of Nasarawa State, has apprehended six suspected kidnappers at their hideout in Tudun Waya. NATIONAL ACCORD gathered that during the operation, the vigilante men also rescued seven abducted victims in...
Prof. Onje Gye-Wado, Former Deputy Governor of Nassarawa State abducted by gunmen on April 7, has been released. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lafia. NAN recalls that Gye-Wado, who was deputy...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately announce the authentic results in the Nasarawa Governorship election and without further delay declare its candidate, Hon. David Ombugadu as winner, having scored the majority of lawful votes in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The police in Nasarawa State have arrested two suspected rapists who allegedly had unlawful canal knowledge of a 15-year old girl in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the development in a statement issued to our...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, have assured Igbo Community of peaceful atmosphere to cast their votes during the March 11 governorship election in the state. The governor gave the assurance during an event organized by the Igbo Community at Igbo Community Hall in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will be the next President of Nigeria. President Buhari, made the declaration in Lafia, capital of Nasarawa State, on Saturday at the APC Presidential Campaign rally that had...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has deployed agents to some commercial banks premises in Lafia, Nasarawa State to facilitate its new naira swap policy. Mr Atiku Muhammed-Nasir, Director, Security Service of the apex bank, told newsmen on Friday in Lafia that the measure was to help decongest the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim Vocational and Technical Institute Lafia, has graduated its first batch of 70 trainees, having undergone an intensive three-month training in Information Communication Technology, welding and fabrication. Presenting certificates to the graduands of the institute at a colorful ceremony, on...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police in Nasarawa State has announced that a missing minor from Jigawa State was found in Lafia, the state capital. A statement signed by the state’s PPRO, Ramhan Nansel and made available to journalists in Tuesday, said the missing child, Hassan Mallam Tsalha...