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  • Taraba State University Expels Eight Students For Cultism (Photos & Names)

     The students are said to have engaged in causing chaos, gangsterism, drugs and conflict within and outside the school campus.Students of Taraba State university whom engaged into confraternity have been expelled due to their nefarious activities and tarnishing the image of the institution.. The report got to the school security division on Monday, ...

  • Darius Dickson Ishaku Wins Taraba Governorship State Election Appeal In Court

     The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal which affirmed the re-election of Governor Darius Ishaku of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9 governorship election in the state.A three-man panel of the Tribunal led by Justice M O Adewara had in a unanim ...

  • JUST IN: Taraba School Principal, Yusuf Yaro KIilled In Fresh Attack At Wukari

     The principal of Tsokundi Government Secondary School, identified as Yusuf Yaro, has been killed in a fresh attack along Wukari – Tsokundi road in Wukari local government area of Taraba state. Daily Trust gathered that the victim was travelling with other people along the road when a group of suspected gunmen ambushed them at about 8am on Tuesda ...

  • NDLEA Arrests 21 Drug Dealers, Seizes 299kilos Of Drugs In Taraba

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Taraba Command, has arrested 21 suspected drug dealers with a total seizure of 299.6 kg of assorted illicit drugs.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NDLEA Commander in the state, Alhaji Suleiman Jadi, disclosed this on Friday in Jalingo while parading the suspects and the items seized fr ...

  • IRT Arrests Another Notorious Kidnap Kingpin In Taraba State

     The suspect, who was reportedly arrested following a tip off, was taken to the Force Headquarters in Abuja for interrogation. Efforts by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to rid Taraba State of kidnappers and armed robbers have started yielding fruits, as the team has arrested another kidnap kingpin. Confir ...

  • Suspected Bandit Kills Catholic Priest, Sets Vehicle Ablaze In Taraba

     According to PM News, the chairman of the Kufai Adamu, Shiban Tikari has confirmed the killing of a Catholic priest, barely 24 hours after gunmen raided villages in Taraba.Tikari who identified the deceased as Reverend Father David Tanko, also confirmed that the gunmen set him and his car ablaze.He was ambushed at Kufai Amadu in Takum local govern ...

  • Army Officer Captain Tijani Balarabe, Working With Taraba Kidnapper, Identified (Photo)

     The Army Officer Working With Billionaire terrorist Kidnapper in Taraba State has been identified. The police authorities has unveiled the rogue army officer, Captain Tijani Balarabe. Capt Balarabe allegedly instructed his men to rescue the Taraba billionaire Hamisu Bala Wadume after killing 3 Nigerian Elite Police Bala Wadume, The Kidnapping king ...

  • Ibi Residents In Taraba State Call For The Release Of Billionaire Kidnapper, Wadume For His Kindness

     The arrest of Hamisu Wadume, seems to have left a sour taste in the mouths of some residents of Ibi which is the hometown of the multi-millionaire kidnapper in Taraba state. The kidnapper whose escape was initially aided by some soldiers who ended up killing 3 police officers and a civilian, was re-arrested by the IGP Intelligence Response Team on ...

  • UPDATE On Taraba Killing: Army Captain Had 191 Phone Chats With Wanted Kidnapper

     The Nigerian Army Captain, who allegedly ordered soldiers on security check-point along the Ibi-Jalingo Expressway in Taraba State, to attack and kill police operatives attached to the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, has been identified by the force.It was gathered that police investigation revealed that teleph ...

  • PHOTOS: Police Receive Bodies Of Their Three Colleagues Killed By Soldiers In Taraba

     Last night, Police received bodies of their officers killed by soldiers in Taraba.No one has been arrested for the organised murder so far ...

  • Nigerian Police Reveal identities of 3 Operatives Killed By Soldiers In Taraba State (Photos)

     The Nigerian Police Force has lamented afresh, in a special tribute, the death of three of its men killed on 6 August by trigger-happy soldiers of the 93 Battalion Takum, Taraba state in a special tribute.Unknown to their killers, the three men, Inspector Mark Edaile, Sgt. Usman Danzumi and Sgt Dahiru Musa were stars of the force, among the most d ...

  • Shocking! Soldiers Opens Fire On Policemen Kill Three Just To Free Kidnap Kingpin In Taraba State

     Soldiers in Taraba State have killed three policemen who went to arrest a wanted kidnap kingpin and set the suspect free.This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba.According to Mba, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered full-fledged investigations into the c ...

  • Herdsmen Have Made Our Villages Inaccessible –Taraba Residents Cry Out

     Some residents of Kona community in Jalingo and Ardo-Kola local government areas of Taraba State on Thursday alleged that they could not access their homes despite deployment of security in their villages.Some of the residents who spoke to our correspondent including Mr Danlami Kwambo, Musa Notari and Augustina Yatai, said though soldiers had been ...

  • Taraba State University Senior lecturer Benjamin Ezekiel Kidnapped At Home

     Mr. Benjamin Ezekiel, a senior lecturer with the Taraba State University, Jalingo has been kidnapped.According to Channels TV, Ezekiel was abducted by unidentified gunmen in his residence in the university quarters at ATC near Grace Junior Academy in the early hours of Sunday.The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP David Misal, said the Police ar ...

  • RUGA Is Colonialism, Taraba State Gov. Ishaku Insists On Total Cancellation

     Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, on Tuesday said the Federal Government should cancel RUGA program, rather than suspending it.Speaking with reporters at the Government House, Jalingo, Ishaku said the scheme was a form of colonialism and that its suspension was not enough, as it still raises suspicion.“Ranching is the best modern practice of ...

  • Taraba Assembly Adopts Death Penalty For Kidnappers

     The Taraba House of Assembly, on Tuesday amended the state Kidnapping and Abduction Prohibition Act 2010, to introduce death penalty and life imprisonment for offenders.Mr Charles Maijankai, Majority Leader and member representing Karim Lamido 1 constituency, moved the motion for the amendment of the Act which was seconded by Alhaji Bashir Mohamme ...

  • FG Begins Ruga Settlements In Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Others

     Despite the harsh criticism of  the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project  in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed.It was learnt in Abuja on Friday that the  execution ...

  • Communal Clash: Taraba State Boils Again As Tiv And Jukun Communities Clash In Bloody Fight

     No fewer than five persons were killed on Tuesday and several houses burnt in a fresh crisis between the Tiv and Jukun in Rafinkada Village of Wukari local government area of Taraba State.Daniel Adidas, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Council confirmed the development. He alleged that gunmen in army camouflage attacked Rafinkada and set se ...

  • Photos: Many Feared Killed And Houses Burnt In Fresh Communal Crisis In Jalingo, Taraba State

     Many persons have been feared killed and houses burnt in fresh crisis in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.According to Daily Trust, Some students of Taraba State University, Jalingo, who fled the area, said they saw hundreds of people, including women and children, also running away from the area.A traveler, Mallam Musa Dauda, who narrowly escape ...

  • Senator Jumaii Alhassan, AKA "Mama Taraba" Trying To Walk Again After Surgery

     Senator Jumaii Alhassan, AKA "Mama Taraba" after a surgery (undisclosed ailment), she's learning how to walk again ...

  • Casualty Figure In Taraba Tiv/Jukun Ethnic Clashes Rises To Ten

     The chairman of Wukari Local Government Council of Taraba State, Mr. Daniel Adi, has confirmed that 10 people were killed and several others injured in the ongoing clashes between Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups.The Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups share common boundary between Benue and Taraba states.In an interview with newsmen in Wukari on Sunday, Adi, ...

  • 4 Reportedly Die in Fresh Jukun/Tiv Clashes in Taraba

     At least four persons were feared dead with several houses burnt in a fresh communal clash between Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba on Monday.According to NAN, a witness, Jerry Luka, told NAN that trouble started in Kente village in the evening when youths from both ethnic groups clashed over a misunderstanding ...

  • Graphic Photos Of People Killed In Post-election Violence In Taraba As Police Evacuate Corpses

     Fourteen people have so far been killed following political violence in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state. It was gathered that the violence sparked off following the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s declaration of Governor Darius Ishaku as the winner of the just-concluded governorship election in the state. Mr Ishaku was dec ...

  • Igbo Businessman Narrowly Escapes Death After Being Attacked By Hoodlums In Taraba

     It has been reported that an Igbo businessman narrowly escaped death after being attacked by thugs in Taraba. Rotn Akanwoke Gideon, aka Arkgee, the CEO of Arkgee Computers in Yola was attacked along Wukari Road in Taraba state.  Arkgee's car was destroyed during the attack. He was also injured, so much so that he was bleeding badly and h ...

  • APC Gov Candidate In Taraba, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi Disqualified Just Days To Election

     A man has been reportedly nabbed with N272,000 fake N1000 notes in the city of Benin, Edo state. Operatives of the Edo State Police Command has arrested a man in his mid 30s, Monday Awolowo, for being in possession of fake N1,000 notes. It was gathered that intelligence gathering led the operatives to the house of the suspect, where, the sum of N2 ...

  • Arabic Teacher, Hashiru Bala Strangles Student, Suddas Umar Yola To Death In Taraba State

     An Arabic teacher has been arrested by security operatives for allegedly strangling his student to death in Taraba state. The 9-year-old pupil of Muhawshat Primary School, identified as Muhammaded Suddas Umar Yola, was strangled to death by his teacher.Muhammaded Suddas Umar Yola, the son of prominent Jalingo-based businessman, went missing on Sun ...

  • Photo: Man Rushed To Hospital With Broken Nose While Jubilating Buhari’s Victory In Taraba State

     A man had to be rushed to the hospital after injuring himself while celebrating the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just-concluded polls. It was gathered that the young man fell down from a motorcycle and broke his nose and other parts of his face while rejoicing with others in the north over president Muhammadu Buhari’s el ...

  • #NigeriaDecides2019 - PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar Wins Taraba State

     PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has won Taraba State, as officially declared by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the 2019 presidential election.In the result announced by the returning officer, Prof. Shehu Adamu???????, President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress polled 324,906??????? votes, while Atiku Abubakar o ...

  • Taraba Gov Imposes Dusk-to-Dawn Curfew as PDP and APC Clash During Campaign (Photos)

     Taraba State Governor, Mr. Darius Ishaku, on Thursday imposed a 12-hour curfew on Wukari town with immediate effect to prevent the escalation of breakdown of law and order in Wukari and its environs.In a statement issued in Jalingo and signed by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bala Dan-Abu, the curfew is to ru ...

  • Boy Pictured With Machete Minutes Before He Stabbed His Colleague To Death In Taraba (Graphic Pics)

     A boy was stabbed to death with a machete by his colleague after a clash in Jalingo, Taraba state. The suspect was pictured with a machete moments before he carried out the deadly attack. According to reports, the young men got involved in a heated argument and the boy with the machete stabbed the other in broad daylight. The injured boy succumbe ...

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