The absence of a former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku in court on Monday stalled his trial in an Abuja high Court on Monday. Ishaku is charged alongside a former Permanent Secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero. The Economic and Financial Crimes...
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By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu has appealed to students of Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo to shelve their planned protest. In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication to the governor, Emmanuel Bello, stressed that sources had revealed that...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – A high-level delegation from Grenada paid an official visit to Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, at Gen. TY Danjuma’s house in Jalingo, Taraba State. The delegation, which arrived at the Taraba State Government House on Friday, October 18, 2024, was received by Governor...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has extended the special taskforce on environmental protection, public safety and prohibition of deforestation to the sixteen local government areas across the State. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary Mr. Yusuf Sanda and made available to NATIONAL...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has swon in the former Taraba State Speaker, Prof. Josiah Sabo Kente as Special Adviser (SA) on Political Matters, and sixteen (16) permanent secretaries. The event which took place at the Council Chamber of Taraba State Government House...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have ambushed and killed the Chief of Chanchanji, HRH Alhaji Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son, Yusuf Tanimu, while they were returning from a funeral service on Friday evening in Takum. Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, in a statement by...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has inaugurated an advisory committee for the full implementation of the Local Government autonomy in the state. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr. Yusuf Sanda, who disclosed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Sunday...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has warned the citizens of the state to shun any evil plans that would hinder the success of the free and compulsory education policy introduced by his administration. Governor Kefas gave the warning during a media chat and...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has promised to redouble his efforts in tackling the challenges affecting community development in the state. Governor Kefas made the vowed during the celebration of his one year in office as he organized thanksgiving service to appreciate God,...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – HRH Amb. Sanvala Shinbura II, the Gara Donga is to lead Taraba State’s delegation of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land of Israel. In a press statement released by the Office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yusuf Sanda and...
Former Chief of Army Staff, Retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has commended Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba for resolving the prolonged Takum Chieftancy tussle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the resolution led to the appointment of a king after 28 years. Danjuma spoke during the inauguration ceremony...
A former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), on Friday appealed to Nigerians to stop killing each other and allow the country to make progress. Danjuma made the appeal at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Nwonyo International Fishing and Cultural Festival at Ibi, in Taraba. The retired...
BY DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo. – Forum of the Clergy of Tiv Extraction (FCTE) has condemned the gruesome murdered of a clergy, Rev. Abah Jacob, and his wife Mirrian Abah Jacob with several others by Ichen militias at Mararaba in Donga Local Government Council, Taraba State. The forum also...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo-. Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has approved the appointment of new welfare board members to safeguard and pilots the activities of Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and Christians Pilgrims Welfare Board in the State. The governor’s approval is contained in a statement by the Secretary...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Monday said it has executed no fewer than 134 projects in various sectors across Taraba. Managing Director/CEO, NEDC, Mr Muhammed Alkali, stated this when the management and Board of the commission visited Gov. Agbu Kefas in Jalingo. Alkali said that they...
Former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd) on Friday stressed the importance of peaceful coexistence in attracting investors to Taraba. Danjuma said this at the inauguration of the multi million Naira Daisy Danjuma Eye Centre in Takum Local Government area of the state. The retired General who...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Similanayi Fubara of Rivers and his Taraba counterpart, Kefas Agbu, over the Supreme Court judgments affirming their victories in the 2023 governorship election. The party gave the congratulations in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja...
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Agbu Kefas as Taraba governor. Delivering judgment, Justice Lawal Garba dismissed the appeal by the NNPP and its governorship candidate, Yahaya Sani for filing incomplete record of appeal. Details shortly….
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas has inaugurated a taskforce committee on total banned of the use of motorcycle and tricycle in Jalingo, the state capital. In an emergency security meeting with the security agencies in the Government House Jalingo, the governor, who...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has established and inaugurated a responsive civil service committee for the effectiveness of the system. Governor Kefas in a press statement released by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Yusuf Sanda, stressed that, the...