By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has announced traffic diversions and movement restrictions in Lafia, the state capital, due to President Bola Tinubu’s scheduled official visit. According to SP Rahman Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), the restrictions will be in place from 6:00pm on Tuesday,...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, has announced his intention not to seek re-election for a fourth term in the State Assembly in 2027. Hon Jatau, made this known during an exclusive interview with journalists at his residence...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Government has denied allegations that it harboured those responsible for attacking communities in neighbouring Benue State. Recalled that a former member of the House of Representatives from Benue State, Hon. Mark Gbilah, had recently alleged during an African Independent Television (AIT) programme...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – In a swift operation, police officers attached to the Giza Division in Nasarawa State’s Keana Local Government Area recovered an AK-47 rifle, two magazines, and 45 rounds of live ammunition, along with a suspected stolen motorcycle. The suspect, however, escaped into a nearby bush...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Adamu Bako Ninga, has called for peace in the state and Nigeria, as Muslims world over celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid al-Adha. Alhaji Ninga, made the call during a courtesy calls on him by...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi (Magajin Garin Uke), a former Minister of Environment, under President Muhammadu Buhari, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The former minister, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the chairman of the ruling party in his Uke ward...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 78 suspected Internet fraudsters in Nasarawa , Abia and Kano States Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that the EFCC operatives on Friday, arrested 43 suspected Internet...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a traditional ruler, Mr Emmanuel Omanji, the Sangarin Dari in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.. The traditional ruler was whisked away by his abductors who stormed his personal residence in Dari, near Garaku, the headquarters of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has confirmed 17 out of 18 Administrators and their members for the 18 Area Administrative Councils sent to the House by Gov. Abdullahi Sule. Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, announced their confirmations after the nominees appeared...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has inaugurated schools protection squads in Nasarawa State to create a safer and more secure learning environment for students and teachers. Speaking at the stakeholders forum on the Security of Schools in Nasarawa State on Monday in Lafia, Egbetokun said the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has carried out a major operation, destroying 75,000 kilograms of cannabis cultivated on 30 hectares of farms in Esuk-Odot village, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The operation also yielded the recovery of 200 kilograms of...
Nasarawa States Governor, Abdullahi Sule has urged Dangote Industries Limited to consider investing in more sectors of the state economy. Sule, in a statement on Sunday, said the state was home to solid mineral resources and the strategic partnership between both parties would speed up Nigeria’s industrialisation process. The...
ustice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, the Chief Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), discharged 30 inmates awaiting trial across the two custodial centres in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state. Baba-Yusuf discharged the inmates during a visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi on Thursday. The News Agency...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Tuesday said Nigeria is not sliding into a one-party state. The governor stated this after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja, stressing that the dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should not be likened to the death...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State Police Commissioner, Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, has ordered an investigation into the death of five children in the Agyaragu community of Obi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. CP Jauro-Mohammed gave the directive in a statement issued on Monday in Lafia by the police...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has entered into partnership with Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Nasarawa State Chapter, to drive fresh investment options in the State. With 68,000 hectares, the Dangote’s Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited (NSCL) in Tunga, is considered Nigeria’s biggest Backward Integration...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Tragedy struck in Aloshi town of Keana local government area of Nasarawa State, when gunmen invaded the community, killed one Mr. Stephen Kwaghtomun a.k.a (Action), aged 37 and abducted his 27 years old wife. The sad incident happened around 11:30 pm Tuesday night when...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State Police Command has recovered an English-made Beretta pistol with twelve (12) rounds of 9mm live ammunition during a successful raid. The command’s spokesman, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Lafia. SP Nansel said that the operation was...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has expressed dissatisfaction with the condition of Area and Magistrate Courts building structures in the State, as it called for immediate intervention to address them. Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary Barr. Esson Mairiga, made the call when management of Judicial...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nasarawa United has been handed a severe punishment by the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for breaching the league’s framework and rules during their match against Plateau United. The NPFL in a statement on Monday, charged the Lafia-based club with failing to provide adequate...