Tag: Nasarawa
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APC endorses Nasarawa factional Speaker
The All progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the factional Speaker of the Nasarawa House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi as the Speaker for the state 7th Assembly. Dr John Mamman, the state APC Chairman, said this when he led other party officials
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I signed the result sheet for Nasarawa under duress – PDP witness tells panel
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Hamza on Monday told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that he signed the election results of Nasarawa State under duress. The witness said this at the continuation of hearing of petition filed by
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Nasarawa Govt to sack Judges without Law degrees
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has advised Area Court Judges without Law degrees to obtain the requisite qualification within 10 years of employment or risk expulsion from the bench. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker, Nasarawa State House Assembly, made this known at preliminary in Lafia.
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Police arrest another Kuje jail escapee
The police command in Nassarawa State has arrested Salisu Buhari, one of the inmates of Kuje Correctional Centre who escaped from the facility during the July 2022 jailbreak. This is contained in a statement signed by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Sunday in Lafia.
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Police in Nassarawa confirm abduction of ex-Deputy Governor
The Police Command in Nassarawa State has confirmed the abduction by gunmen of a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prof. Onje Gye-Wado. The confirmation is contained in a statement on Friday in Lafia by DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state.
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Large turnout of female voters recorded in Nasarawa
A large turnout of women was recorded at the Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in Karu Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Correspondents monitoring the elections in the area observed more women than men voters at the various polling units visited.
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‘We can’t allow religious crisis in Nasarawa’ – Gov Sule
Ahead of the March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections, Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned that the state government will not allow religious crisis in the state. Sule stated this on Saturday in Lafia during a meeting with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jama’atu
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BREAKING: Peter Obi wins Nasarawa with 191,361 votes
Labour Party, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, scored the highest votes in Saturday’s presidential election in Nasarawa State. Obi polled a total vote of 191,361 in the contest to defeat his closest rival, Ahmed Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, who got 172,922 votes while Mr. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party secured 147,…
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Shehu Sani adopts abandoned 2-week-old baby
Sen. Shehu Sani has adopted a two-week-old baby, reportedly abandoned on the street in some part of Nasarawa State. The baby was reported to have been picked by a Police patrol team,
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Nasarawa: Police confirm alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in airstrike
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma Local Government Area of the State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development