Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s path to lasting peace and development depends on leaders who place justice, unity and public welfare above personal power. He specifically described the 16th Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I, as a model of the type of leadership Nigeria needs...
Nasarawa State
President Bola Tinubu has paid a special tribute to His Royal Highness, Justice Sidi Dauda Bage Muhammad 1, Emir of Lafia and Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, on the occasion of his 70th birthday on June 22, 2026. President Tinubu in his tribute on Monday, described Justice Bage...
Nigeria Police Force in Nasarawa State has confirmed the rescue of six students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi who were abducted earlier this month from the institution’s Gudi campus in Akwanga Local Government Area. The students, all from the Faculty of Engineering, were reportedly kidnapped on May 6, 2026,...
Nigeria’s push to reposition its universities as drivers of industrial growth received a major boost on Friday with the launch of the Mine-Tech University Innovation Pod (Mine-Tech UniPod) at Nasarawa State University, as the Federal Government declared that the country must transition from exporting raw minerals to building a...
Great Achievers Initiative for Youth and Community Development (GAIYD) has launched a grassroots football competition in New Nyanya, Nasarawa State, as part of efforts to promote the development of the boy-child through sports and mentorship. The tournament, which kicked off on April 23, is scheduled to run until May...
A youth forum of ethnic nationalities has rejected the endorsement of Senator Aliyu Wadada, by Governor Abdullahi Sule, as his preferred governorship candidate, saying Wadada himself had said in several fora that he is from Sokoto State. The forum comprising of 19 different tribes, made the declaration on Thursday...
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Mohammed, on Friday visited Udege Development Area in Nasarawa Local Government Area after a communal attack that resulted in the lost of 11 lives and destruction of property, with several houses burnt in Akyawa and Udege Kasa. A statement issued by the...
Former Minister of Information and frontline Nasarawa politician, Labaran Maku, has given reasons for his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), saying the decision was taken to preserve the memories of late democracy icon Chief MKO Abiola and former Nasarawa North senator Godiya Akwashiki. Speaking on his decision,...
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout, arresting one suspect and recovering an AK-47 rifle during the operation. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lafia. According to the...
Federal lawmaker representing Awe/Doma/Keana Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Abubakar Nalaraba, has flagged off the distribution of 17,000 trailer trucks of rice to Muslims and Christians across Nasarawa State. Hon Nalaraba, while speaking during the flag off of the distribution in Awe the headquarter of Awe local government...
Late-night disagreement at a snooker joint in Ombi 1 area of Lafia, Nasarawa State capital has ended in tragedy, leaving one man dead and another in police custody. According to community sources, the incident was reported around 6:00 a.m. on February 21 by a resident, Akulu Sunday. He told...
Coalition of stakeholders from Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area and Agidi Development Area, have added their voices to popular calls on Hon. Labaran Maku, to contest the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election, citing his leadership experience. This is coming barely a week after opinion leaders from Akun Development Area, called...
Baring last minute change, the Nasarawa State 2019 and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Hon David Ombugadu, is set to dump his party to the ruling All Progressives Party (APC). A top member of PDP, who begged for anonymity, disclosed the development to our correspondent in Akwanga,...
Agwatashi (Olosoho) community in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has called on the authority of the Nigerian Army, to remove its name from the news that has gone viral that an illegal armed factory has been discovered in the community. The community made its position known in...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have sustained an aggressive operational tempo in their fight against criminality, recording another significant breakthrough during a fighting and confidence-building patrol in Agwatashi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The troops, deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB)...
Late Senator Godiya Akwashiki ( SDP- Nasarawa North), who died recently was on Saturday buried in his residence in Lafia, the State Capital It would be recalled that Senator Akwashiki, died on Dec.31, 2025 in an Indian hospital at the age of 52 after a protracted illness. Akwashiki was...
Nasarawa State Government has distributed 1,000 mattresses and 500 double-bunk beds to students of the College of Education, Akwanga (COEA), to improve the learning environment. Senior special assistant (SSA) to the governor on public affairs, Peter Ahemba, said this during a bimonthly press conference in Lafia. He said that...
Four persons were killed, with over 40 others injured as unknown gunmen attacked Akunza-Ashigye community near Assakio, in Lafia East Development Area, in Lafia LG of Nasarawa State. Akunza-Ashigye community, located on Lafia – Shendam Federal highway is 50 kilometers away from Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. A source,...
Tragedy struck on Sunday evening as three trucks reportedly lost control and rammed into a crowd during the Ame Wo Ba Eggon (AWBE) carnival procession in Nasarawa Eggon town, the headquarter of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government of Nasarawa State, claiming lives and injuring several participants. The accident occurred near...