Former Minister of Transport, Mu’azu Sambo has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to save internal democracy in the state chapter of the party. Sambo, who spoke on Saturday through his senior aide on media, Dr Sam Idiagbonya, anipr, also...
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Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state. The announcement was made by the electoral committee. Three aspirants contested the primary: Governor Kefas, former Minister of Works Alhaji Sambo Jaji, and Chief David Sabo Kente....
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the ongoing governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The governor cast his vote at Nurul/Wapan-Nghaku Primary School, Hospital Ward, in Wukari Local Government Area, where party members participated in the...
A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, David Sabo Kente, has announced his withdrawal from the party’s governorship primary election scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026. Kente made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing journalists at his residence opposite the DSS Quarters in...
A closed-door meeting between Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, and governorship aspirant, David Sabo Kente, popularly known as DSK, ended without any concrete resolution on Friday in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The meeting took place at Kente’s residence opposite the DSS quarters and is believed to be connected...
A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente (DSK), has urged his supporters and residents of the state to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, saying it remains the surest path to the completion...
Political activities within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State have intensified, following the emergence of four prominent aspirants who have obtained nomination and expression of interest forms ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Those in the race include the incumbent governor, Agbu Kefas; former Minister of Power,...
A prominent businessman and philanthropist from Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente (DSK), has officially entered the 2027 governorship race under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kente, a retired Director of Finance at the National Assembly and a long-standing APC chieftain, confirmed his ambition after obtaining...
Trial of the former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026,...
Former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Engr. Saleh Mamman, has expressed confidence that he will secure the party’s governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections, provided the primaries are conducted in a credible manner. Mamman made the declaration...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the release of over N1.39 billion to cover the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) fees for thousands of students in public secondary schools across the state, in line with his administration’s free and compulsory education policy. The intervention is aimed at eliminating...
Taraba State Government has announced that the restored Nwonyo Annual Fishing and Cultural Festival will hold on April 18, 2026, in Ibi Local Government Area, as part of efforts to sustain the state’s growing tourism and cultural revival drive. Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Hon. Zeinab Jalingo, disclosed this...
Taraba State Commissioner for Tertiary Institutions, Mike Dio Jen, has disclosed that Governor Agbu Kefas has committed billions of naira toward sustaining Taraba State University (TSU) since assuming office nearly three years ago. Jen made the revelation on Monday while addressing journalists in his office in Jalingo amid the...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has launched the distribution of 25 data capturing machines and printers to strengthen the National Identity Number (NIN) registration process across Taraba State. The equipment, procured by the Taraba State Government to support the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), was officially presented on Friday,...
Tiv Cultural and Social Association (TCSA) has commended Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, and his Benue State counterpart, Hyacinth Alia, for their joint visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the border communities of Wukari, Abako and Chanchanji. The association described the visit as a significant gesture of solidarity...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has urged the newly elected members of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State to promote unity, fairness, and inclusiveness among all party members. The state congress, which followed extensive consultations, was resolved through consensus. The announcement...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas and Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Monday held a high-level security and peace meeting in Wukari, as part of renewed efforts to end persistent violence along the Benue–Taraba border. The meeting, which also featured prominent traditional rulers including the Tor Tiv, James Ayatse,...
Outgoing State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State has formally endorsed Governor Agbu Kefas for the 2027 governorship election and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The endorsement was announced on Monday in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, during...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, alongside his Adamawa State counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri, and elder statesman, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, have held a high-level security meeting with the Minister of Defence, Christopher Gwabin Musa, in Abuja. The strategic engagement took place at the Federal Ministry of Defence headquarters as part of...
Chairman of the Taraba State Bureau for Peace and Conflict Management, Bishop Innocent Solomon, has presented the Bureau’s five-year strategic plan to Governor Agbu Kefas. The strategic document was formally submitted on Thursday at the TY Danjuma House Jalingo. Presenting the plan, Bishop Solomon explained that the document contains...