By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nasarawa State Police Command has recaptured one inmate that escaped during the recent attack on Kuje Meduim Security Correctional Centre by terrorists. The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Mr. Adesina Soye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Mr....
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By RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General Mohammed. K. Fadah has charged corps members across the country to make good use of the skills acquisition programmes acquired while on training camps as there are no government jobs readily available...
A Nigerian pilgrim, Hajiya Aisha, died of illness in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Aisha Ahmed, from Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, died after a brief illness according to Alhaji Idris Al-Makura, Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board. Al-Makura told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections for Nasarawa State, Dr. David Ombugadu has pledged to run an inclusive government if elected as governor of the state come 2023. Dr. Ombugadu disclosed this yesterday while answering questions...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – About 2,500 corps members deployed to Nasarawa State for their National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have taken their oaths of allegiance and sworn in at the scheme permanent orientation camp. The corps members, who are set of 2022 Batch B stream I, took their...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – There was wailing and lamentations in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State on Saturday’s afternoon, following the announcement of the results of Nasarawa West Senatorial primary election conducted by The All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The results of the primary election showed that...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA) has generated the sum of one billion naira to renovate her alma mater’s infrastructures and academic activities of the college. President of KOBA, Engineer Edward Ujege disclosed this on Friday during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association...
Gunmen on Friday night killed police orderly and abducted Muhammad Baba-Shehu, Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State. ASP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lafia . He said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo continued his ongoing consultations and engagements with stakeholders and delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Nasarawa State, with the State Governor and Emir of Lafia commending his leadership qualities, describing him as the best among the...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Lafia commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa’s vision, political will and strides at industrialising the state. Osinbajo gave the commendation at the Nasarawa State Investment Summit where he said Gov. Sule cast the vision in the early life of his administration to rearrange...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdulahi Adamu has urged Nigerians to provide security agencies with intelligent reports so as to effectively tackle the rising insecurity bedeviling various part of the country. Senator Adamu gave the charge on Monday...
Mr Labaran Maku, former Minister of Information has declared his intention to contest the governorship seat of Nasarawa State in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Maku, a one-time deputy governor and ex-Commissioner in Nasarawa State, made the declaration on Saturday in Lafia when he...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A total of one thousand, nine hundred and thirty seven (1937) NYSC members on Thursday participated in the national orientation camp Passing Out Parade (POP) which has the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe in attendance. The event took place at the...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Nasarawa Stae Governor, Abdullahi Sule has commissioned a mullt-million naira ultra-model skills acquisition centre at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi with a call on corps members to take the training seriously as white collar jobs are no more available.. The skills acquisition centre...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Lafia said leaders who take the oath of office, swearing with the Holy Book, must be careful not to abuse the trust of leadership placed on them by the people and God. Speaking at a courtesy visit to...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has explained why the whole stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) in the state endorsed the National Chairmanship aspiration of Sen. Umaru Al-Makura. Sule gave the explanation when he paid a solidarity visit to the office of his predecessor, Al-Makura, on Monday in...
An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the post of National Chairman, Sen. Umaru Al-Makura, has pledged to provide a level-playing ground for all members of the party if he emerges winner. Al-Makura, who is representing Nasarawa South in the National Assembly, made the promise when he...
The Eggon stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State have urged the people of the state to re-elect Gov. Abdullahi Sule for a second term in 2023. The stakeholders drummed their support during an inaugural meeting of Eggon Movement for APC, Nasarawa state, on Sunday in Nassarawa...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Plans by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Nasarawa State Government to get the permanent demarcation line to end encroachment are on going as the team over the week meet at Orozo, a suburb of the FCT to continue with the demarcation.....
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Executive Chairman of Karu Local Government Council, Mr. James Thomas has charged residents of the area to embrace the use of good water and maintain good hygienic environment to avoid the spread of contagious diseases. The chairman gave the charge today while speaking...