By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described as mischievous, allegations linking his government to recent killings from an air raid on a settlement in Nasarawa State. Governor Ortom in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur , stated that neither...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has called on the National Human Rights Commission to investigate the killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma LGA of Nasarawa. The police authority in Nasarawa State, had on Thursday confirmed the alleged...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma Local Government Area of the State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development and casualty figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
By JOSEPH DANJUMA, Lafia – Unknown gunmen on Friday morning stormed LGEA primary school Alwaza in Doma LG of Nasarawa State and abducted six school pupils in the area. The abductors, who whisked away the pupils are said to have laid siege around the school while the children were...
Troops of 177 Guards Battalion, in conjunction with troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, have raided and neutralised two bandits in their enclaves in Idu, Chikara, along the boundaries of Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Abaji FCT and Koton Karfe in Kogi. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Mr David Ombugadu, has said he would give topmost priority to insecurity if elected. Mr. Ombugadu made the declaration on Sunday at Obi Local Government Area of the state at a campaign rally. He said different communities in the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- The People’s Democratic party (PDP) in Nasarawa State, has called on its supporters and other Nigerians, to eschew violent acts and embrace peace during campaigns by political parties for the conduct of next months polls. The Director of Media and Publicity of the Campaign Council,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A police inspector, Yusuf Jafaru, has been killed by unknown gunmen in a gun duel in Nunku town in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10 pm, when the gunmen in their numbers opened fire on...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Lafia – The Organising Secretary, National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) Nasarawa State chapter, Alh. Abdullahi Ibrahim Gwandu, said the ongoing fuel scarcity during this yuletide season has affected transportation system. Gwandu stated this on Saturday at Sani Abacha Motor Terminal Maraba, in Karu LG,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, has stressed that if voted, his administration would set aside 10 billion US dollars for Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) for young men and woman. Atiku Abubakar, also promised the people of Nasarawa...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police operatives attached to Obi Division, in Nasarawa State, have arrested one Isa Nana Okpoku , a 75 years old man from Daddare Development Area, Obi LGA, for allegedly raping his 4 years old Niece. The development was contained in a statement signed...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, has said that the opposition has nothing tangible to offer the state, but are merely seeking power to squander the savings made by his administration. Governor Sule stated this on Thursday in Kokona and Akwanga Local Government Areas, while...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nasarawa State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed it will deliver the state to Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the party. Leaders of the party in the state stated this on Thursday at Awe Local Government Area (LGA), during the continuation...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has recovered $15,400 fake notes, following the arrest of two members of a fake dollars syndicate in Karu Local Goverment Area (LGA), of Nasarawa State. According to a report by NSCDC Director Public Relations (DPR), Mr Olusola Odumosu, on Monday in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a 385-member campaign council for the reelection bid of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking at the inauguration on Saturday in Lafia, the President, represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, said the campaign council would...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Security operatives have rescued Mrs Victoria Dandaura, the abducted wife of the head of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS) Mr Appollos Dandaura. Recall that Mrs Dandaura was earlier abducted from her residence in Gidi-Gidi area...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Gunmen have kidnapped one Mrs Victoria Dandaura, wife of the head of the Corps’ Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS). The incident happened at the victim’s residence in Gidi-Gidi, around Cattle market, Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday at about 7 p.m. The spokesman of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has assured Nigerians that Labour party has the capacity to change the fortune the of Nigeria if elected in 2023. Obi, who spoke at the official flag off of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has committed a total sum of N7, 879, 432,390 billion to intervention projects at the College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State, from inception. Minister of Environment, Muhammed Abdullahi, who disclosed this on Thursday, while commissioning three newly-completed TETFund...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Government has commenced the disbursement of bursary allowances to over 8,000 students studying in different institutions of higher learning across the country for 2020/2021. Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board, Hajia Sa’adatu Yahaya, disclosed this, in a press briefing...