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  • BREAKING: Nasarawa lawmaker dies of COVID-19

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    Femi Ajasa
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    A member representing Nasarawa central in the Nasarawa House of Assembly, Mr. Sule Adamu, has died of coronavirus. Governor Abdullahi Sule state disclosed this on Sunday while in a chat with newsmen. He said the House of Assembly would be shut down and all the lawmakers will be quarantined to contain the spread of the…

  • BREAKING: Nasarawa records first COVID-19 case

    BREAKING: Nasarawa records first COVID-19 case

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    Bayo Millz
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    Nasarawa state has recorded its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Abdullahi Sule confirmed the development while briefing newsmen in Lafia on Tuesday. Sule said the patient is a 25-year-old lady who recently travelled from Kano state to Kokona local government area of the state. The governor said samples were recently…

  • I have sleepless nights as COVID-19 cases increase daily in Abuja – Nasarawa Gov

    I have sleepless nights as COVID-19 cases increase daily in Abuja – Nasarawa Gov

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule has revealed the increase of COVID-19 cases in the FCT is giving him sleepless nights. He said that the proximity of Karu local government area of the state to FCT Abuja is the source of his worry. He spoke on Friday while appearing on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme in…

  • Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa governor’s adviser

    Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa governor’s adviser

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule’s Special Adviser on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development John Waje Mamman has been abducted by gunmen. The attackers stormed Mamman’s Dari country home in Kokona Local Government Area of the state about 8pm on Saturday and whisked him away. A source told The Nation that due to the…

  • Nasarawa govt approves new safety measures for footballers

    Nasarawa govt approves new safety measures for footballers

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    Bayo Millz
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    Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday announced the approval of new safety measures to protect footballers from sudden health hazards while on the pitch of play at the Lafia Township Stadium. Othman Bala-Adam, the state’s Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, told newsmen in Lafia that the measures included the provision of facilities and employment of…

  • Dethroned Emir Sanusi arrives in Loko

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    Bayo Millz
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    Dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, has arrived Loko, a town in Nasarawa State, to which he was banished, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. A NAN correspondent reports that the dethroned monarch arrived his new abode around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning. Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed Sabo, the traditional ruler of Loko, who confirmed…

  • Gunmen abducts Perm. Sec. in Nasarawa

    Gunmen abducts Perm. Sec. in Nasarawa

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Alhaji Jibrin Giza, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works in Nasarawa State was in the early hours of Sunday, abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bola Longe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. Longe told NAN that the permanent secretary was abducted…

  • Nasarawa confirms outbreak of Lassa fever

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Nasarawa State Government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Mr Ahmed Yahaya, the state Commissioner for Health, said this while speaking with journalists on Monday in Lafia. Yahaya said that a patient, resident at Mararaba Gurku in Karu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was diagnosed with the disease…

  • Police arrest monarch over alleged kidnapping

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested Alhaji Dalhatu Abubakar, Village Head of Mangora Goma Tunga village of Nasarawa Local Government Area, for allegedly aiding and abetting kidnapping. The Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, stated this on Friday in Lafia while presenting the village head alongside 80 other suspected criminals to newsmen. According to…

  • Miyetti Allah constitutes 15-member committee to fish out criminals among its members

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    Bayo Millz
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    Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Nasarawara chapter has constituted a 15-man committee to fish out criminal elements among its members. Its chairman, Mohammed Hussaini, disclosed this during a meeting with Fulanis on Saturday in Keana Local Government Area of the state. According to him, the decision to constitute the committee was necessitated…