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Court Of Appeal Rules In Favor Of PDP In Taraba State Governorship Petition

An election petition tribunal had on November 7 sacked Governor Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Justice Danladi led tribunal declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Aisha Jummai Alhassan. The PDP candidate approached the appeal court asking that the judgment of the tribunal be set aside. In its ruling today,

PHOTOS: FC Taraba Players Camp Outside The Govt House To Protest 11 Months Unpaid Salaries

Two days ago, FC Taraba players were disappointed by the Taraba State Government who had promised to pay the salaries owed.The goalkeeper Ikechukwu Obilo told said the club chairman, Daniel Ishaya Gani, had assured the players that the Government had agreed to pay them 4 months salary out of the 11 months owed, but the players were disappointed ag
Man Allegedly Hangs Himself In Taraba Church Due To Hardship In The Country

saw this photo on Facebook but can't ascertain the authenticity of the news but according to the user who shared it, the man hanged himself on a tree at Hassan Suleiman Primary School, opposite Roman Catholic Church, Drowa, Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State. He was said to have been battling with difficulties prior to his death.

UPDATE! 8 Killed, 30 Injured After Heavy Shooting In Taraba Since Gov's Tribunal Verdict

TENSION heightened in Taraba State yesterday over the sack of Governor Dairus Ishaku by a tribunal last Saturday as eight people were killed and 30 were injured when violence broke out in Wukari kingdom.The Election Petition Tribunal said Governor Ishaku was not validly elected in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its primaries. It gave
SHOCKING: Heavy Shooting In Taraba Since Election Tribunal Verdict

There’s been heavy shooting in Wukari, Taraba state since Saturday’s judgement by the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.Some killings have been reported in Wukari, 200 kilometres off Jalingo, Taraba state capital.According to residents in the area who contacted PM News via Twitter they cannot confirm who the gunmen are, add

PDP Reacts To Taraba Governorship Tribunal Ruling, Accuses Buhari Of Manipulating Judiciary

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said Saturday’s judgment of the Taraba State gubernatorial election petition tribunal in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Aisha Alhassan, was another evidence of executive interference in the judiciary.The party said the reason given by the tribunal for arriving at what it termed a �
BREAKING NEWS! APC's Aisha Alhassan Declared Governor Of Taraba By Tribunal

The Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday declared Sen. Aisha Jumai Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship election in Taraba State. The tribunal chairman, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar while delivering judgment in the petition filed by the APC candidate,

Policeman Murder Driver & Conductor Over N500 Bribe At Checkpoint In Taraba

Policemen attached to the Taraba State Police Command have been accused of killing a driver and his conductor on the Jalingo-Wukari Road.The incident reportedly happened around 6pm on Sunday when the policemen allegedly mounted a checkpoint in the area. The trailer driver and his assistant were reportedly killed followed their refusal to part with
#TarabaDecides: INEC To Hold Run Off Election In Taraba On April 25

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 25 for the run off of the Taraba governorship elections.INEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr Fabian Yame, made this known to newsmen in Jalingo on TuesdayThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that contest is between Mrs Aisha Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr D

INEC Cancels Taraba State Election Results, Rules It Inconclusive, To Be Rerun!

INEC has declared the Saturday April 11th governorship election in Taraba state inconclusive. The state Resident Electoral Officer, Mr Ahmed Makamma said the election results from Donga Local Government Area has been cancelled following high number of cancelled votes in the LGA. He said a rerun election will be conducted in that Local government..
#NigeriaDecides: INEC Declares Results For Edo And Taraba States

INEC declares results for Edo and Taraba States... EDO STATE – PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTAA: 159AD: 450ACPN:1284ADC:512APA:709APC:208,469CPP:325HOPE:22KOWA:175NCP:516PDP:286,869PPN:729UDP:160UPP:72 TARABA STATE #TarabaAA:962AD: 586ACPN:811ADC:320APA:1306APC:261,326CPP:1,033HOPE:161KOWA:153NCP:876PDP:310,800PPN:680UDP:224UPP:439 Both APC and P

Fulani Herdsmen Attack Ananum Village In Taraba State
Jonathan Stoned On Way To Visit Ailing Taraba Governor

The crisis bedeviling President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election campaign continued in Jalingo, capital of Taraba State as he was jeered and stoned during a campaign event. A member of the president’s campaign team told SaharaReporters that Mr. Jonathan was stoned on his way to Government House, Jalingo. An earlier report, now confirmed as erro

TERRIBLE: Man, 59, Rapes Two Sisters Aged 3 And 5 In Taraba [PICTURED]

[size=9pt]«§» 22 January 2015[/size] The Taraba State Police Command, Jalingo, had arrested a 59-year-old man, Ferdinand Duwanamu, for allegedly molesting two sisters aged 3 and 5. This disclosure was made by the state Commissioner of Police, Ademola Omole, during a press meeting with journalists where he was recalling the arrests made by th
Acting Taraba Governor Declares Ailing Danbaba Danfulani Suntai Missing

The acting governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar, has declared his ailing boss, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai missing.Umar, who made this shocking disclosure yesterday in Jalingo during a media chat with journalists, said that he had not set his eyes on his boss, Governor Suntai, since he was flown into the country by a certain cabal.“Few of my

Taraba House Of Assembly Raises Panel On Suntai

Governor Danbaba Suntai Taraba State House of Assembly, yesterday, set up a five-man panel to verify the health status of Governor Danbaba Suntai.This decision followed the receipt of a resolution of t

Video: Brain-Damaged Taraba Governor Back From London “I’m Coming From Abuja"

The Governor of Taraba state who survived a plane crash about two years ago in Yola has suffered an extensive brain damage that has affected his memory.The ailing Governor who was recently airlifted to London for medical treatment arrived Abuja yesterday around 10pm and was received by several politicians. While chatting with journalists in Abuja

Taraba State Accountant-General arraigned For N1.56billion Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today arraigned the Taraba State Accountant – General, Joel Joseph Lenbang, before Justice Donatus Nwabueze Okorowo of the Federal High Court Jalingo for defrauding Taraba State Government to the tune of N1.56 billion. He was docked on an 8-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense,
Fresh attacks in Taraba, four dead, several houses razed

Suspected herdsmen yesterday morning, May 11th, launched fresh attack in Dinya village in Gassol Local Government Council of the state killing at least four people and razing 30 houses. Confirming the attack, the state's Police Public Relations Officer ASP Joseph Kwaji said several ammunitions were recovered from the herdsmen."The police,

Huh: Immigration Deports 80 Foreigners From Taraba

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday deported 80 foreigners who were illegally residing in Taraba.Alhaji Habibu Haruna, the Controller of the service in Taraba, made the disclosure at the commencement of the exercise in Jalingo.Haruna said the service arrested 170 illegal immigrants, out of which, 80 were screened and ascertained that
RIP: 30 Yrs old Abuja Law School student, Auwal Haruna Takes his life in Taraba

Exclusive Photos Of Suntai, The Brain-Damaged Governor Of Taraba State

Brain-damaged Taraba state governor, Danbaba Sunati's handlers are prepping him up to retake power as Governor of Taraba, claiming that the he totally recovered from injuries he suffered after a plane he piloted crashed in Yola in October 2012.These exclusive photos were taken during an a media "interview" organized by a cabal
Breaking News: Taraba Speaker Confirmed Dead

The governor’s spokesperson confirmed the death.The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, is dead.Mr. Tsokwa’s age is unknown at this time.He died of an undisclosed ailment this morning at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, the Taraba state capital.PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr. Tsokwa took ill last Thursday and was ru

Taraba Acting Governor Escapes Death In Auto Crash

The Acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar, Monday escaped death in an accident that involved his convoy and that of the Emir of Bauchi, in Bauchi State.The autocrash is coming about one year after the state governor, Danbaba Suntai was involved in an aircash involving Cessna 208 5N-BMJ aircraft with six persons on board at Yola, Adam
Taraba: My deputy betrayed me, says Suntai

AILING Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai has accused his deputy, Alhaji Garba Umar, of betrayal. Suntai said he least expected the deputy governor to lust for his (Suntai’s) office given the confidence he reposed in him.Suntai, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sylvanus Yakubu, said the governor was no

VIDEO: Taraba Acting Governor Meets With Ailing Governor Suntai In US Hospital

[size=9pt]«§» 21 June 2013[/size]A footage of the meeting between brain-damaged Governor Dambaba Suntai with acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar at a US hospital.In this video Mr. Suntai did not say anything, however, he laughed repeatedly, a condition consistent with his mental state.As can be seen from the video, Mr. Suntai had

Taraba Governor Danbaba Suntai Brain-Damaged, Can't Recognize Visitors

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, who was seriously injured when his plane crashed on October 25 in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, has suffered extensive brain damage and failed to recognize members of a presidential delegation that visited him at a hospital in Hanover, Germany. The trip put together by Gladys Modupeola Quist-Adebiyi, a sta
BREAKING NEWS!!! [Photos] Governor of Taraba, Dambaba Suntai Dies In Aircrash

The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai has died in an aircrash at the Yola airport in Adamawa state. The governor died in a small plane piloted by him. UPDATE ONE: The governor is said to have survived the crash and is in critical condition at the hospital [size=14pt] >>>CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS<<< [/size] His remai
AGAIN!!! Another Explosion Rocks Jalingo, Taraba State

[size=10pt]«§» 5 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] UPDATE: [/size] [size=11pt] (AFP) – An explosion shook an area around an outdoor bar in the city of Jalingo , police said Friday, with local media reporting that up to three people killed. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in the town which has been occasionally t
Deputy Governor Of Taraba State Impeached For Gross Misconduct

[size=10pt]«§» 4 October 2012[/size] [size=11pt] Taraba State House of Assembly on Thursday removed Deputy Governor Sani Abubakar for “gross misconduct.” [/size] [size=11pt]The deputy governor had been accused of diverting a Millennium Development Goals project to his private school, Yagai Academy, which houses his other business vent