The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has recorded breakthroughs in its anti-smuggling operations, intercepting contraband goods valued at ₦ 98,375 in six weeks. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Command, Comptroller of Customs, Muhammed Tarko, disclosed this during a press conference held on April 15, 2026,...
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Founder of Doubleyou Centre, Mr. Israel Yabkwa, has raised concern over the persistent shortage of blood in Nigeria, describing it as a nationwide challenge affecting maternal healthcare, accident victims, surgeries, and emergency medical services. Yabkwa made the disclosure during the 2026 National Blood Drive held across the country, noting...
Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) has distributed relief materials to over 50,000 internally displaced persons and flood victims across several local government areas following recent flooding and communal crises in the state, the agency said. The intervention, carried out on March 28, targeted affected communities in Jalingo, Lau,...
A resident of Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba State, Abdulmumin Iman, has accused the state Commissioner for Commerce, Trade and Industry, Hon. Peter George, of allegedly diverting N850,000 meant for petty traders under the NG-CARES programme. Iman, who is known for his outspoken stance on governance issues in...
Tiv women in Takum and Donga Local Government Areas of Taraba State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Agbu Kefas to facilitate the urgent deployment of security personnel to their communities to enable them return to their farms. The women, drawn from affected communities including Adu, Gbundu,...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared that the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN) remains the lawful owner of its properties and assets, nullifying the emergence of the Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) and describing its registration process as unlawful. The judgment followed a legal dispute...
Leadership crisis rocking the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new turn as the Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has scheduled April 29, 2026, to begin hearing a suit challenging the emergence of Alhaji Abubakar Bawa as the party’s state chairman. The...
Residents of communities in Taraba State have recorded a breakthrough in ongoing efforts to curb violent attacks, following the arrest of three suspected looters by a joint team of Fulani, Tiv and local vigilante groups in Donga Local Government Area. The suspects were apprehended on Friday night in Tavershima...
National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Taraba State has recorded significant growth in enrollment, with over 130,000 beneficiaries now captured under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund across the state’s 168 wards. The agency has also identified 2,000 persons living with HIV, who are set to be enrolled into...
Residents of Takum and Donga Local Government Areas in Taraba State are gripped by fear following a viral video circulating on social media, warning of a looming coordinated attack by suspected militias in the coming days. The warning was issued by Mr. Judd Saul, the Founder and Executive Director...
Internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has worsened following the rejection of Dr. Victor Fallack by members of a factional caretaker committee, who have instead endorsed Alhaji Abba Saleh as the legitimate chairman of the party in the state. Eight members of the 16-member...
Academic activities at Taraba State University (TSU) are expected to resume on Monday, March 16, 2026, following moves by striking lecturers to suspend their nearly two-week-old industrial action. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the university had embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment...
National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Taraba State chapter, has announced the disbursement of more than N250 million to the families of deceased members and retirees as part of its welfare support programme. State President of the union, Bajison Wakili Danjuma, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists...
A Chief Magistrate Court Grade I sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, has sentenced three individuals arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to 10 years imprisonment each for arms trafficking. The convicts — Sakina Garba, Ali Gono, and Ibrahim Abdulrashid — were found...
Barely one week after the governors of Taraba and Benue states held a high-level security meeting in Wukari to address rising insecurity in Southern Taraba, suspected armed herders have reportedly ambushed Tiv farmers in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State, killing two people and injuring several others. The...
Chairmanship aspirant in the recently concluded Taraba State congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Hadi Lau, has taken legal action over what he described as irregularities in the process that produced Alhaji Abubakar Bawa as the party’s state chairman. Lau disclosed this while recently speaking with journalists...
No fewer than 42 people have died from Lassa fever at the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo between November 2025 and March 2026, according to hospital authorities. The tertiary health facility, regarded as the largest hospital in Taraba State, is also grappling with an acute shortage of medical doctors as...
House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Thursday raised concerns over the alleged abandonment of a ₦365 million National Library of Nigeria project in Jalingo, Taraba State, following a petition submitted by civic organisation, BudgIT Foundation. BudgIT had accused the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) of abandoning the construction...
Amid rising tensions and conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States in the Middle East, the Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has urged Christians to place their trust in God despite growing global economic uncertainties. Kefas made the call while preaching at the 2026 Annual Convention and...
Taraba State Government has explained that the recent arrest of Global Methodist Church cleric, Rev. Bazel Yoila, was carried out strictly to maintain law and order in the state. The government made this clarification following widespread reports and social media commentaries alleging misconduct in the arrest carried out by...